单词 | to trail off |
释义 | > as lemmasto trail off b. to trail off (fig.): to ‘go off’ in a careless, casual, or indefinite way into something; to tail off. ΘΠ the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] > finish speaking to shut up1626 to trail off1845 the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > decrease in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (intransitive)] > gradually meltc1225 dwindle1598 to die down1836 to trail off1845 to taper off (away, down)1848 to tail off (out)1854 to tail away1860 fritter1874 1845 C. Dickens Cricket on Hearth iii. 142 The soft-hearted Slowboy trailed off at this juncture, into such a deplorable howl..that [etc.]. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend I. ii. xvi. 319 Twemlow..trails off into ‘—actly so’. 1967 W. Styron Confessions Nat Turner i. 32 I heard Hark's voice trail off in something like a stifled laugh, a gurgle of satisfaction. 1982 Times 16 June 17/1 The export expansion should trail off substantially this year. < as lemmas |
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