Taper
[ 'tepɚ ]
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vt.& vi. 逐渐变细，变尖;逐渐减弱;
n. 细蜡烛;灯芯;锥形物;
📝 例句
You'd better taper off the amount of time given to rest.
你最好逐渐地减少休息时间。
Pulmonary arteries taper towards periphery.
肺动脉向周围逐渐变细。
I hope you can taper off smoking.
我希望你能逐渐地减少吸烟量。
taper turning
推拔车削
I tapered the end of the fence post with an ax.
我用斧头将篱笆桩顶端削尖。
🌱 联想助记
【记】tape-磁带,taper-小蜡烛:点红烛,放磁带听金曲,够浪漫
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
taper
n
length of wax-covered thread like a very thin candle burned to give light or to light other candles, etc 蜡捻子, 细蜡烛（点燃後用以照明或引火）
put a taper to the fire 用蜡捻儿引火.
taper v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (off) (to sth) become or make (sth) gradually narrower 逐渐变窄; 使（某物）逐渐变窄
tapering at the ends 末端渐窄
a blade that tapers off to a fine point 缩窄成细尖的叶片
The trouser legs are slightly tapered. 裤腿逐渐向里收窄了一些. Cf 参看 flare2.
2 [Ip, Tn.p] ~ (sth) off (cause sth to) become less in amount, etc or to cease gradually （使某物）变少, 变小; （使某物）逐渐终止
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.
taper off production 逐渐停产. taper, n (usu sing 通常作单数) gradual narrowing of a long object （长形物体的）逐渐变窄
trousers with a slight taper 裤脚稍瘦进一些的长裤.
🔁 扩展释义
*['teipә]n. 带子操作工, 小蜡烛, 尖细, 渐弱, 锥形, 尖塔a. 尖细的, 分等级的vt. (使)一头逐渐变细, (使)逐渐减少vi. (使)一头逐渐变细, (使)逐渐减少【化】 拔梢相关词组: taper off
🏥 医学释义
锥形（体），斜度
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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It was very windy last fall.
去年秋天总刮风。
I ate bread for breakfast yesterday.
我昨天早饭吃的是面包。
The lines of the animal had in fact been cut into the rock.
事实上，动物的线条被刻进岩石里。