tapers

英 [ˈteɪpəz]

美 [ˈteɪpərz]

v.  (使)逐渐变窄
n.  (点火用的)木条，纸媒; 细长蜡烛; 渐减; 逐渐缩小(或变细)
taper的第三人称单数和复数

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.

双语例句

• They had red tapers on the table at Christmastime.
  在圣诞节期间他们在桌子上点红色的细蜡烛。
• Tailstock may be offset for turning tapers.
  尾座可抵消车削锥度。
• She eats complex carbs at the beginning of the day and tapers off.
  吃复合碳水化合物，她在一天的开始和逐渐减少。
• Financial aid generally tapers off after the first year of college.
  助学金在大学一年级以后就逐步减少。
• Turn left where the road tapers into a track.
  走到这条路变成一条小狭径的地方，向左转。
• Aiming at the security and credibility requirement of power protection equipment, power spectrum estimate algorithm which based on multiple orthonormal tapers is researched and modified in this paper.
  针对电力保护设备的安全性和可信赖性指标要求，研究了基于多正交窗分析的功率谱估计算法，并从计算量的角度出发对算法进行了改进。
• The top of the rock tapers sharply.
  那块岩石的顶端猛然变得异常尖细。
• The end of the wooden stick tapers to a point.
  木棍的下梢越来越细。
• The study results provide an important evidence of design and application of fiber optic tapers.
  这些研究结果对锥形光纤的设计和实际应用提供了重要依据。
• A tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building ( usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top.
  一种作为建筑物的上部结构的高塔（通常是在一个教堂或是一座庙里）顶上的锥形还具有一个尖。