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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - You'd better taper off the amount of time given to rest.
你最好逐渐地减少休息时间。 - 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。 - I hope you can taper off smoking.
我希望你能逐渐地减少吸烟量。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。