taper off
英 [ˈteɪpə(r) ɒf]
美 [ˈteɪpər ɔːf]
逐渐减少; 逐渐缩小
柯林斯词典
- → see:taper 2
英英释义
verb
- become smaller or less active
- Business tapered off
- end weakly
- The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
双语例句
- With winter coming to Afghanistan's towering mountains, fighting could taper off as movement becomes difficult along the border with Pakistan.
随着冬季降临阿富汗的高山，在巴基斯坦边境的活动将变得困难，战斗也将逐渐减少。 - If you believe Malcolm Gladwell, then the curve will eventually taper off.
如果你相信马尔科姆o格拉威德尔的预言，那么这条曲线最终会递减直至消失。 - Sales are expected to taper off after the year-end holiday season.
年底节日过后，预计商店的销售额就会逐渐减少。 - At present, disassembly taper sleeve and joint are adopted at home, a section of hose or soft shaft is cut off for reassembly and continuing use.
目前国内均采用拆卸锥套和接头，截去一段软管或软轴，重新装配继续使用。 - Taper the plug off a bit with a chisel so that it will sit into the hole.
用凿子把这塞子一头削尖点，使它能塞进孔里。 - These increases taper off after a time, though, unless they enter management.
然而，除非你能进入管理层，这样的增长在一定时间后就渐渐停滞了。 - In countries with a temperate climate, seasonal epidemics typically taper off in the spring and end before summer.
在气候温和的国家，季节性流感通常在春季减弱，在夏季来临前结束。 - Either way, those enviable levels of credit growth are likely to taper off soon.
不管是哪种情况，那些令人羡慕的信贷增长水平都可能会很快消失。 - So, after about a month of consistent rewards for a new behavior, taper off. Instead, reward yourself or others spontaneously!
所以，对一种新的行为举止进行了大约一个月的奖励后，就停下来，而只在需要的时候才奖励自己和别的人。 - Those factors combined with the videogame industry's cycles ─ where sales taper off before a new game console is released ─ have hurt sales of new games, consoles and accessories.
这些因素加上视频游戏行业的周期因素（新的游戏机发布之前销售减弱）削弱了新的游戏、游戏机和配件的销售。