taper off
英 [ˈteɪpə(r) ɒf]
美 [ˈteɪpər ɔːf]
逐渐减少; 逐渐缩小
柯林斯词典
- → see:taper 2
英英释义
verb
- become smaller or less active
- Business tapered off
- end weakly
- The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
双语例句
- At present, disassembly taper sleeve and joint are adopted at home, a section of hose or soft shaft is cut off for reassembly and continuing use.
目前国内均采用拆卸锥套和接头，截去一段软管或软轴，重新装配继续使用。 - Those factors combined with the videogame industry's cycles ─ where sales taper off before a new game console is released ─ have hurt sales of new games, consoles and accessories.
这些因素加上视频游戏行业的周期因素（新的游戏机发布之前销售减弱）削弱了新的游戏、游戏机和配件的销售。 - Sales are expected to taper off after the year-end holiday season.
年底节日过后，预计商店的销售额就会逐渐减少。 - If you believe Malcolm Gladwell, then the curve will eventually taper off.
如果你相信马尔科姆o格拉威德尔的预言，那么这条曲线最终会递减直至消失。 - You'd better taper off the amount of time given to rest.
你最好逐渐地减少休息时间。 - These increases taper off after a time, though, unless they enter management.
然而，除非你能进入管理层，这样的增长在一定时间后就渐渐停滞了。 - The market has benefited from an$ 8,000 tax credit for first-time buyers and the Federal Reserve's purchase of mortgage-backed securities but the tax credit expires at the end of November, and the Fed is starting to taper off its purchases.
针对首次购房者的8000美元税收抵免，以及美联储买入按揭支持证券，令房地产市场得益，但税收抵免将在11年底失效，而美联储也开始逐渐停止购买行为。 - In countries with a temperate climate, seasonal epidemics typically taper off in the spring and end before summer.
在气候温和的国家，季节性流感通常在春季减弱，在夏季来临前结束。 - With winter coming to Afghanistan's towering mountains, fighting could taper off as movement becomes difficult along the border with Pakistan.
随着冬季降临阿富汗的高山，在巴基斯坦边境的活动将变得困难，战斗也将逐渐减少。 - Taper the plug off a bit with a chisel so that it will sit into the hole.
用凿子把这塞子一头削尖点，使它能塞进孔里。