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taper off

英 [ˈteɪpə(r) ɒf]

美 [ˈteɪpər ɔːf]

逐渐减少; 逐渐缩小

法律

柯林斯词典

英英释义

verb

  • become smaller or less active
    1. Business tapered off
  • end weakly
    1. The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
    Synonym:peter outfizzle outfizzle

双语例句

  • 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。
  • Financial aids generally taper off after the first year of college.
    助学金通常在大学一年级之后逐渐减少。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • Talk that it would taper off its bond purchases, which kept US rates low and encouraged money to go overseas, last summer led to a sell-off in emerging markets.
    美联储对债券的收购将美国利率保持在低点,并鼓励资金流向海外。而去年夏天,有关美联储会逐步缩减这一收购力度的说法,曾导致新兴市场出现一轮抛售行为。
  • So, after about a month of consistent rewards for a new behavior, taper off. Instead, reward yourself or others spontaneously!
    所以,对一种新的行为举止进行了大约一个月的奖励后,就停下来,而只在需要的时候才奖励自己和别的人。
  • I hope you can taper off smoking.
    我希望你能逐渐地减少吸烟量。
  • 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。
  • You'd better taper off the amount of time given to rest.
    你最好逐渐地减少休息时间。
  • The sleet began to taper off, and silence returned like a lost friend.
    冰雹开始(begin)减弱,寂静像失赴的朋友再度归来。