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

• 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。
• 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。
• Investors are asking whether the markets can survive tapering by the Fed.
  投资者正在问一个问题：市场能否从美联储逐步缩减量化宽松规模的过程中幸存下来？
• Marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines.
  尖细身体的海生鱼，有盔甲头和毒刺。
• 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。
• The doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose.
  医生开了递减的药量。
• They both had large eyes, wide foreheads and tapering muzzles.
  他们俩的大眼睛，宽阔的前额和尖细枪口。
• Curved and tapering to a point; sickle-shaped.
  钩状的弯曲的和一端尖细的；
• 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。
• Tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards.
  弹子球或台球中用来撞击母球的尖细的杆子。