tapering

英 [ˈteɪpərɪŋ]

美 [ˈteɪpərɪŋ]

v.  (使)逐渐变窄
taper的现在分词

现在分词：tapering　

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BNC.22099 / COCA.30085

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.

英英释义

noun

• the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
  1. the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose

adj

• gradually decreasing until little remains
  Synonym:dwindlingtapering off
• becoming gradually narrower
  1. long tapering fingers
  2. trousers with tapered legs
  Synonym:taperednarrowing

双语例句

• Smooth-skinned deep-sea fish with a tapering body and long threadlike tail.
  平滑表皮、锥形身体和鞭状尾巴的深海鱼。
• Match the balance marks carefully and complete by tapering the stitching past the drill hole in the usual way.
  仔细地对准对位记号并用以往的方法完成。针迹逐渐变细经过钻眼即可。
• Marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines.
  尖细身体的海生鱼，有盔甲头和毒刺。
• The severity of the hurricane is tapering off at last.
  狂暴的飓风逐渐停息下来了。
• A usually firm, tapering tip on certain plant structures, such as some seeds and fruits.
  某些植物组织上通常硬而坚的顶端，如一些种子和果实。
• His hands were on the large side, with long, tapering fingers.
  他的手相当大，手指修长，尖细。
• Tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards.
  弹子球或台球中用来撞击母球的尖细的杆子。
• All is but let us at tapering off, I'd like to tell you how willingly himself fall.
  所有的回头是岸不过是让我们渐行渐远，我愿意为你沦陷述说自己如何心甘情愿。
• Waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners.
  衣服后边尖着的齐腰上衣；正式晚餐中政府官员穿着。
• Her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes.
  她的脚巧妙地伸向了前端尖细的鞋子里。