taper / ˈteɪ pər /

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taper4 个定义

v. 无主动词 verb
  1. to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
  2. to grow gradually lean.
v. 有主动词 verb
  1. to make gradually smaller toward one end.
  2. to reduce gradually.
n. 名词 noun
  1. gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
  2. gradual decrease of force, capacity, etc.
  3. anything having a tapering form, as a spire or obelisk.
v. 动词组 verb
  1. taper off, to become gradually more slender toward one end.to cease by degrees; decrease; diminish: The storm is beginning to taper off now. I haven't stopped smoking entirely, but I'm tapering off to three cigarettes a day.

taper 近义词

v. 动词 verb

decrease

更多taper例句

  1. However, the publication is already seeing some of that taper off.
  2. One of the most vexing problems for athletes is figuring out how to time their heat adaptation prior to a competition, without messing up their taper, their travel plans, and perhaps their final stint of altitude training.
  3. This microphone is fine-tuned to capture spoken word and voice at a production-level standard, and it exhibits a high presence bump in the upper midrange with a gradual downward taper until its response drops significantly at the low end.
  4. The Federal Reserve surprised the market Wednesday with new hints about its timeline for a rate liftoff — and an acknowledgment of taper talk.
  5. The sidecut, rocker profile, and taper do much of the work for you, allowing for a loose, playful ride off-piste and, yes, even a carved turn back on trail with just a slight roll of the ankle.
  6. After that time, it is my hope that things will taper off a bit.
  7. In January, the Fed will start to scale back—taper—its bond purchases, from $85 billion per month to $75 billion.
  8. Gabrielle Taper, 19, sat next to her two teenage friends and nibbled on crawfish and Andouille, a type of sausage made from pork.
  9. Markets would have to defend against the possibility of a strong report reigniting October taper expectations.
  10. This is the dreaded “taper” that has lately given stock markets nausea.
  11. She blushed and declined, and, with the refusal on her very lips, fished it out with her taper fingers.
  12. Then the porter lifted a taper, and, followed by the young lad, began to make the tour of the church.
  13. I suppose it to have been large, for, with the help of the feeble taper, I could scarcely distinguish the walls.
  14. I then desired my young companions to follow, and giving one taper with little ceremony to the abbess, said to her, 'Forward!'
  15. One by one the delicate candle flames sprang from the taper and a soft light illumined the pale rich chamber.