| 词汇 | taper-off |
| 释义 | taper offphrasal verb with taperverb[ I or T ]uk /ˈteɪ.pər/ us /ˈteɪ.pɚ/ to become gradually narrower at one end: Then you'll come to a place where the pavement tapers off and the dirt road begins. to become gradually smaller or weaker, or happen less often: 逐渐变小;逐步减弱 Her voice tapered off as she realized everyone was listening.当她意识到大家都在听时，她的声音就越来越小了。 Sales have gradually tapered off.销售额逐渐下滑。 Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindle dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off halve recede reduce reducible reduction resize trough tumble You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Coming to an end taper off | American Dictionarytaper offphrasal verb with taperverb[ I/T ]us/ˈteɪ·pər/ to become smaller in size or less in degree: Mortgage rates may taper off in the spring. The rain will taper off by morning. |
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