tapering的意思

单词音标：

【音标】 ['teipәriŋ]

汉语翻译

英语解释：

名词 tapering:

1. the act of gradually lowering the size or amount

动词 taper:

1. diminish gradually同义词：taper
2. give a point to同义词：sharpen, taper, point

形容词 tapering:

1. gradually narrowed toward a point同义词：tapered
2. becoming gradually narrower同义词：tapered, narrowing
3. gradually decreasing until little remains同义词：dwindling, tapering off

例句：

1. Any of various small slender parrots, usually having long tapering tails and often kept as pets.鹦鹉通常长有锥形尾巴的几种小巧玲珑的鹦鹉中的任意一种，常被作为宠物饲养
2. A cigar with a long, tapering body and blunt ends.一种长雪茄烟，一端粗一端细，两端都很钝
3. Tapering at each end; spindle-shaped.梭形的每端都尖细的; 纺锤形的
4. The number of applicants for the course has been tapering off recently.申请上该课程的人近来已逐渐减少。