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BNC: 14001 COCA: 17027
taper
tpəʳ ˈteɪpər
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense tapers, present participle tapering, past tense , past participle tapered
1 V-ERG (使)一端逐渐变细;(使)变锥形 If something tapers, or if you taper it, it becomes gradually thinner at one end. (使)一端逐渐变细;(使)变锥形 [Also VERB preposition]
  • Unlike other trees, it doesn't taper very much. It stays fat all the way up. [VERB]

    和别的树不同,它不是越往上越细,而是上下一样粗。

  • ...beautiful hands with long, tapering fingers. [VERB-ing]

    手指修长纤细的一双美手

  • Taper the shape of your eyebrows towards the outer corners. [VERB noun]

    把你的眉毛修剪成越往外眼角越细的月牙形。

tapered
  • ...the elegantly tapered legs of the dressing-table.

    梳妆台线条优美的锥形腿

2 V-ERG 逐渐减少;逐渐缩小 If something tapers or is tapered, it gradually becomes reduced in amount, number, or size until it is greatly reduced. 逐渐减少;逐渐缩小 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
  • There are signs that inflation is tapering. [VERB]

    种种迹象显示,通货膨胀率在逐渐下降。

  • If you take these drugs continuously, withdrawal must be tapered. [be VERB-ed]

    如果你一直在服用这些药,停药时一定要逐渐停。

Taper off means the same as taper .taper off taper
  • Immigration is expected to taper off.

    估计移民会越来越少。

  • 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。

3 N-COUNT 细长蜡烛;点火木片 A taper is a long, thin candle or a thin wooden strip that is used for lighting fires. 细长蜡烛;点火木片
SYN candle, spill, wick, glim [old-fashioned]
Phrasal verbs:
taper off
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taper
To become less in size, amount or value: crater, decrease, decline...
Things used for lighting fires and making flames: faggot, firelighter, incendiary...
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