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单词 tail off
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tail off


tail off

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tail away

vb (adverb, usually intr) to decrease or cause to decrease in quantity, degree, etc, esp gradually: his interest in collecting stamps tailed off over the years.
Translations
变少声音越来越弱缩小

tail

(teil) noun1. the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body. The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail. 尾巴 尾巴2. anything which has a similar function or position. the tail of an aeroplane/comet. 尾狀物,尾部 尾状物,尾部 verb to follow closely. The detectives tailed the thief to the station. 跟蹤,尾隨 跟踪,尾随 -tailed having a (certain size, type etc of) tail. a black-tailed duck; a long-tailed dog. (構成形容詞)有...尾(狀)的 有...尾(状)的 tails noun, adverb (on) the side of a coin that does not have the head of the sovereign etc on it. He tossed the coin and it came down tails. 錢幣背面 钱币背面 interjection a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc. 利用擲骰錢幣(正或反面)的方式來決定某事 (猜钱币决定某事时)要背面 ˌtail-ˈend noun the very end or last part. the tail-end of the procession. 末尾,末端 末尾,末端 ˈtail-light noun the (usually red) light on the back of a car, train etc. He followed the tail-lights of the bus. 尾燈 尾灯tail wind a wind coming from behind. We sailed home with a tail wind. 尾風 尾风tail off1. to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end). His interest tailed off towards the end of the film. 變少,縮小 变少,缩小 2. (also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent. His voice tailed away into silence. (聲音)越來越弱 (声音)越来越弱

tail off


tail off

To dwindle, diminish, or fade away; to become fainter or weaker. His campaign started really strong, but public support for the candidate tailed off following a series of scandals. The lights on the car began tailing off into the blackness of the night, leaving me alone in the empty field. He started talking about the tax code, but he tailed off when he realized no one was listening.See also: off, tail

tail off

to dwindle to nothing. The number of people filing for unemployment insurance is beginning to tail off. As the storms tailed off, we began to realize how much damage had been done.See also: off, tail

tail off

Also, tail away. Diminish gradually, subside, as in The fireworks tailed off into darkness. [Mid-1800s] See also: off, tail
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