Phrase
tapers off
verb
逐渐减少或减弱；变得更小、更慢、更安静等。
tapers off is the third person singular of taper off.
- 1.
To diminish or lessen gradually; to become or make smaller, slower, quieter, etc.
逐渐减少或减弱；变得更小、更慢、更安静等。
- 2.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see taper, off.
非比喻或习语用法,见 taper 和 off。
非比喻或习语用法,见 taper 和 off。；使一头逐渐变细；逐渐停止
Connections
Word family
- tapers off
- third person singular
- tapered off
- past, past participle
- tapering off
- present participle
Learner notes
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