tapers

英 [ˈteɪpəz]

美 [ˈteɪpərz]

v.  (使)逐渐变窄
n.  (点火用的)木条，纸媒; 细长蜡烛; 渐减; 逐渐缩小(或变细)
taper的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)一端逐渐变细;(使)变锥形
  If somethingtapers, or if youtaperit, it becomes gradually thinner at one end.
  1. Unlike other trees, it doesn't taper very much. It stays fat all the way up...
     和别的树不同，它不是越往上越细，而是上下一样粗。
  2. ...beautiful hands with long, tapering fingers...
     手指修长纤细的一双美手
  3. Taper the shape of your eyebrows towards the outer corners.
     把你的眉毛修剪成越往外眼角越细的月牙形。
• V-ERG 逐渐减少;逐渐缩小
  If somethingtapersoris tapered, it gradually becomes reduced in amount, number, or size until it is greatly reduced.
  1. There are signs that inflation is tapering...
     种种迹象显示，通货膨胀率在逐渐下降。
  2. If you take these drugs continuously, withdrawal must be tapered.
     如果你一直在服用这些药，停药时一定要逐渐停。
  3. Taper offmeans the same astaper.
     taper off 同 taper
  4. Immigration is expected to taper off...
     估计移民会越来越少。
  5. I suggested that we start to taper off the counseling sessions.
     我建议我们开始缩短咨询服务的时间。
• 细长蜡烛;点火木片
  Ataperis a long, thin candle or a thin wooden strip that is used for lighting fires.

双语例句

• A thin stem ( the handle) tapers gently into a plump hollow bulb ( the base).
  一个细长的茎秆（手柄）渐变成一个丰满的空心球（底座）。
• Left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point; of little commercial value.
  尾巴呈锥形至形成一个点的左眼海生比目鱼；少有商业价值。
• The river soon tapers into a stream as you follow it up the mountain.
  你沿着这条河登山而上，会发现它很快变成一小溪。
• The study results provide an important evidence of design and application of fiber optic tapers.
  这些研究结果对锥形光纤的设计和实际应用提供了重要依据。
• It measures all external dimensions including threads, tapers, angles, radii, lenght, diameters, etc.
  可检测的参数包括：螺纹中径，大径，锥角，圆弧，长度，直径等。
• The end of the wooden stick tapers to a point.
  木棍的下梢越来越细。
• If inflation tapers off, China's stockscould get a boost.
  如果通胀走低，中国的股市将得到提振。
• The unfolded picture of intersection of2 inclined tapers is extremly complex and not easy to decide.
  斜圆锥体交线的展开图形状较复杂且不易确定，用常规的方法更难找到较好的解决方法。
• Turn left where the road tapers into a track.
  走到这条路变成一条小狭径的地方，向左转。
• If sales growth tapers off faster than expected or if systems spending becomes a bottomless pit, you can halve that valuation for starters.
  如果销售额的增速下降得比预期要快，或者，如果系统支出变成一个无底洞，你可以把这些初创企业的估值砍掉一半。