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

• A conical child's toy tapering to a steel-shod point on which it can be made to spin.
  一种圆锥形的儿童玩具，尖上裹着一层钢铁，它可以圆锥尖为基点进行旋转。
• The number of applicants for the course has been tapering off recently.
  申请上该课程的人近来已逐渐减少。
• Most investors and Wall Street analysts expect the Fed to begin tapering its programme of quantitative easing in December.
  大多数投资者和华尔街分析师预计美联储将于12月份开始缩减量化宽松计划的规模。
• Her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes.
  她的脚巧妙地伸向了前端尖细的鞋子里。
• In this way, the grooving anchor rods can taper in the tapering die set.
  这样，开槽的锚杆就可以在成锥模内成锥。
• A close-fitting knitted cap that resembles a stocking and often has a long tapering tail with a tassel attached.
  锥形绒线帽，编织帽：一种似长袜的紧贴的织帽，常有系着流苏或丝带的长的尖顶。
• 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。
• His hands were on the large side, with long, tapering fingers.
  他的手相当大，手指修长，尖细。
• 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。
• 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。