单词 | taper off |
释义 | taper off (once / 16577 pages) v WORD FAMILY taper off: tapered off, tapering off, tapers off USAGE EXAMPLESThe pruning in the occipital lobe, at the back of the brain, tapers off by age 20. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) Before enrolling, I was told by several different staff that I had to get on a plan to taper off the buprenorphine. Slate(Nov 30, 2016) The showers are expected to taper off by Saturday night as high pressure gains strength over the region. Seattle Times(Nov 25, 2016) 1v become smaller or less active Business tapered off Hyper contract, narrow make or become more narrow or restricted 2v end weakly Syn|Hyper fizzle, fizzle out, peter out discontinue come to or be at an end |
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