Taper
[ 'tep? ]
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vt.& vi. 逐漸變細，變尖;逐漸減弱;
n. 細蠟燭;燈芯;錐形物;
?? 例句
You'd better taper off the amount of time given to rest.
你最好逐漸地減少休息時間。
Pulmonary arteries taper towards periphery.
肺動脈向周圍逐漸變細。
I hope you can taper off smoking.
我希望你能逐漸地減少吸煙量。
taper turning
推拔車削
I tapered the end of the fence post with an ax.
我用斧頭將籬笆樁頂端削尖。
?? 聯想助記
【記】tape-磁帶,taper-小蠟燭:點紅燭,放磁帶聽金曲,夠浪漫
? 同義詞
?? 反義詞
?? 牛津釋義
taper
n
length of wax-covered thread like a very thin candle burned to give light or to light other candles, etc 蠟捻子, 細蠟燭（點燃後用以照明或引火）
put a taper to the fire 用蠟捻兒引火.
taper v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (off) (to sth) become or make (sth) gradually narrower 逐漸變窄; 使（某物）逐漸變窄
tapering at the ends 末端漸窄
a blade that tapers off to a fine point 縮窄成細尖的葉片
The trouser legs are slightly tapered. 褲腿逐漸向里收窄了一些. Cf 參看 flare2.
2 [Ip, Tn.p] ~ (sth) off (cause sth to) become less in amount, etc or to cease gradually （使某物）變少, 變小; （使某物）逐漸終止
The number of applicants for the course has been tapering off recently. 申請上該課程的人近來已逐漸減少.
taper off production 逐漸停產. taper, n (usu sing 通常作單數) gradual narrowing of a long object （長形物體的）逐漸變窄
trousers with a slight taper 褲腳稍瘦進一些的長褲.
?? 擴展釋義
*['teip?]n. 帶子操作工, 小蠟燭, 尖細, 漸弱, 錐形, 尖塔a. 尖細的, 分等級的vt. (使)一頭逐漸變細, (使)逐漸減少vi. (使)一頭逐漸變細, (使)逐漸減少【化】 拔梢相關詞組: taper off
?? 醫學釋義
錐形（體），斜度
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And I've never been happier, Harry.
我也從來沒有這樣快樂過 ，Harry。
We can go faster than yesterday, I guess.
我想我們可能比昨天走得遠。
There are some changes the still have to be made.
有些地方還得修訂。