tapering

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.
   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。
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.
   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 off means the same as taper .
      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。
3. 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.

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. 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？
3. The severity of the hurricane is tapering off at last.
   狂暴的飓风逐渐停息下来了。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. Curved and tapering to a point; sickle-shaped.
   钩状的弯曲的和一端尖细的；
7. 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。
8. The doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose.
   医生开了递减的药量。
9. Tapering fingers are like a taper candle which is shaped so that it diminishes in diameter at one end.
   逐渐的手指就像是锥形蜡烛这是形，使之减少，直径一端。
10. A close-fitting knitted cap that resembles a stocking and often has a long tapering tail with a tassel attached.
    锥形绒线帽，编织帽：一种似长袜的紧贴的织帽，常有系着流苏或丝带的长的尖顶。
11. A large, tapering pin used to open the strands of a rope before splicing.
    一种大的、两头渐尖的钉，在接合绳头前用来解开一股绳。
12. Waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners.
    衣服后边尖着的齐腰上衣；正式晚餐中政府官员穿着。
13. 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。
14. A conical child's toy tapering to a steel-shod point on which it can be made to spin.
    一种圆锥形的儿童玩具，尖上裹着一层钢铁，它可以圆锥尖为基点进行旋转。
15. Match the balance marks carefully and complete by tapering the stitching past the drill hole in the usual way.
    仔细地对准对位记号并用以往的方法完成。针迹逐渐变细经过钻眼即可。
16. The utility model relates to a grooving and a tapering die sets for slit steel tube friction anchor rod.
    一种开缝式钢管摩擦锚杆的开槽成锥模具。
17. A close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with a tassel.
    一种贴头的毛线帽；通常有一个尖细的穗尾。
18. 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。
19. Most investors and Wall Street analysts expect the Fed to begin tapering its programme of quantitative easing in December.
    大多数投资者和华尔街分析师预计美联储将于12月份开始缩减量化宽松计划的规模。
20. This tapering period will allow your body to recover from all those months of training.
    在这个减量期间，您的身体得以从为时数月的训练中恢复。
21. His hands were on the large side, with long, tapering fingers.
    他的手相当大，手指修长，尖细。
22. Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail.
    身体相对较长的爬行动物，通常有四条腿和渐细的尾巴。
23. Her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes.
    她的脚巧妙地伸向了前端尖细的鞋子里。
24. TAIL: long, wide at base, and tapering. Fur long and flowing.
    尾巴：很长，很粗的基部，向上逐渐变细，长满了蓬松的长毛。
25. The number of applicants for the course has been tapering off recently.
    申请上该课程的人近来已逐渐减少。
26. A tall tapering spire.
    高高的圆锥形的尖顶。
27. 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。
28. 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。
29. Casualties are now tapering off.
    目前，伤亡人数在逐渐减少。

noun

1. the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
   1. the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose

adj

1. gradually decreasing until little remains

   Synonym:    dwindlingtapering off

2. becoming gradually narrower
   1. long tapering fingers
   2. trousers with tapered legs

   Synonym:    taperednarrowing