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)
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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.

They had red tapers on the table at Christmastime.
在圣诞节期间他们在桌子上点红色的细蜡烛。
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。
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。
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。
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 end of the wooden stick tapers to a point.
木棍的下梢越来越细。
Moderate width at the back of the skull tapers gradually to a strong muzzle.
头颅后方宽度中等，向口吻方向逐渐变细，口吻结实。
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。
The house and the roof are tapers.
房子、房顶是圆锥。
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。