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

• Risk increases primarily during the years of contraceptive use and tapers off during the10 yr after stopping.
  危险性增加主要是在服药期间，在停药后10年间逐渐减少。
• The damage tapers off the farther you get from ground zero.
  离核爆区越远，破坏越小。
• Financial aid generally tapers off after the first year of college.
  助学金在大学一年级以后就逐步减少。
• 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。
• The top of the rock tapers sharply.
  那块岩石的顶端猛然变得异常尖细。
• 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。
• Interfacial stress distribution on immediately loaded micro-implant with different tapers: Finite element analysis
  微植体锥度对即刻加载时界面应力分布影响的三维有限元分析
• One end of the wing tapers smoothly.
  机翼的一端平滑地变成尖细状。
• Bond trading typically tapers off at the end of the year as fund managers close out their positions.
  在今年年末基金管理者平仓后，债券交易明显减少。
• 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。