英语词汇“taper”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

taper

(teɪpəʳ )

Word forms: tapers , tapering , tapered

1. verb

If something tapers, or if you taper it, it becomes gradually thinner at one end.

Unlike other trees, it doesn't taper very much. It stays fat all the way up. [VERB]

...beautiful hands with long, tapering fingers. [VERB-ing]

Taper the shape of your eyebrows towards the outer corners. [VERB noun]

[Also VERB preposition]

tapered adjective

...the elegantly tapered legs of the dressing-table.

2. verb

If something tapers or is tapered, it gradually becomes reduced in amount, number, or size until it is greatly reduced.

There are signs that inflation is tapering. [VERB]

If you take this medicine continuously, withdrawal must be tapered. [be VERB-ed]

Taper off means the same as taper.

Immigration is expected to taper off. [VERB PARTICLE]

I suggested that we start to taper off the counseling sessions. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

Synonyms: candle, spill, wick, glim [old-fashioned]

3. countable noun

A taper is a long, thin candle or a thin wooden strip that is used for lighting fires.

Synonyms: candle, spill, wick, glim [old-fashioned]

Phrasal verbs:

taper off taper [sense 2]

Translations:

Chinese: 逐渐变细, 细长的蜡烛或点火木条

Japanese: 先を細くする/先細りになる, 細いろうそく

单词	taper
释义	taper (teɪpəʳ ) Word forms: tapers , tapering , tapered 1. verb If something tapers, or if you taper it, it becomes gradually thinner at one end. Unlike other trees, it doesn't taper very much. It stays fat all the way up. [VERB] ...beautiful hands with long, tapering fingers. [VERB-ing] Taper the shape of your eyebrows towards the outer corners. [VERB noun] [Also VERB preposition] tapered adjective ...the elegantly tapered legs of the dressing-table. 2. verb If something tapers or is tapered, it gradually becomes reduced in amount, number, or size until it is greatly reduced. There are signs that inflation is tapering. [VERB] If you take this medicine continuously, withdrawal must be tapered. [be VERB-ed] Taper off means the same as taper. Immigration is expected to taper off. [VERB PARTICLE] I suggested that we start to taper off the counseling sessions. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] Synonyms: candle, spill, wick, glim [old-fashioned] 3. countable noun A taper is a long, thin candle or a thin wooden strip that is used for lighting fires. Synonyms: candle, spill, wick, glim [old-fashioned] Phrasal verbs: taper off taper [sense 2] Translations: Chinese: 逐渐变细, 细长的蜡烛或点火木条 Japanese: 先を細くする/先細りになる, 細いろうそく
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