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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - You'd better taper off the amount of time given to rest.
你最好逐渐地减少休息时间。 - 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。 - I hope you can taper off smoking.
我希望你能逐渐地减少吸烟量。 - 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。 - 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。