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

verb | noun

tapertaper1 /ˈteɪpɚ/ verb [intransitive, transitive]

VERB TABLE

taper

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	taper
	he, she, it	tapers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	tapered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have tapered
	he, she, it	has tapered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had tapered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will taper
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have tapered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am tapering
	he, she, it	is tapering
	you, we, they	are tapering
Past	I, he, she, it	was tapering
	you, we, they	were tapering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been tapering
	he, she, it	has been tapering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been tapering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be tapering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been tapering

to become gradually narrower toward one end, or to make something narrower at one end: The jeans taper toward the ankle.taper off phrasal verb to decrease gradually SYN diminish: The rain tapered off at sunset.—tapering adjective: long tapering fingers → see also tapered

verb | noun

tapertaper2 noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYtaper²

Origin: Old English tapor, taper thin candle

1a very thin candle2a piece of string covered in wax, used for lighting lamps and candles3[usually singular] a gradual decrease in the width of a long object