Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense tapers, present participle tapering, past tense, past participle tapered
1V-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
2V-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. [beVERB-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 同 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。
3N-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