tapering

英 [ˈteɪpərɪŋ]

美 [ˈteɪpərɪŋ]

v. (使)逐渐变窄
taper的现在分词

现在分词：tapering　

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.

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

There are signs that inflation is tapering
种种迹象显示，通货膨胀率在逐渐下降。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes.
她的脚巧妙地伸向了前端尖细的鞋子里。
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。
The severity of the hurricane is tapering off at last.
狂暴的飓风逐渐停息下来了。
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。
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。