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

• The upper part tapers to a point.
  上部逐渐变细，成一尖梢。
• The top of the rock tapers sharply.
  那块岩石的顶端猛然变得异常尖细。
• The house and the roof are tapers.
  房子、房顶是圆锥。
• The tail is very thick at the base, and tapers to a point.
  尾巴很厚的基础上，并逐渐在同一点上。
• The end of the wooden stick tapers to a point.
  木棍的下梢越来越细。
• The church spire tapers off to a point.
  教堂的尖顶逐渐变细，形成了一个尖头儿。
• The muzzle tapers little from base to nose and is rounded at the tip.
  口吻从根部向鼻镜方向略呈锥形，尖端略圆。
• A tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building ( usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top.
  一种作为建筑物的上部结构的高塔（通常是在一个教堂或是一座庙里）顶上的锥形还具有一个尖。
• 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。
• 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