taper

tapertaperD.J.:[ˈteipə]K.K.:[ˈtepɚ]vt. & vi.1.■(使)一端逐渐变细The pencil tapers to a sharp point.铅笔的一段细成笔尖。He tapered the stick with a knife.他用小刀把棍子的一端削尖。2.■(使某物)变少, 变小n.1.■(长形物体的)逐渐变窄Interest in the scandal seems to be tapering off.人们对那件丑闻的兴趣似乎越来越小了。2.■极细的蜡烛She put five tapers on the cake.她在蛋糕上放了五只小蜡烛。

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taper1['teipə]n.1.■(用手或机器敷贴带子的)敷带工2.■敷带机；敷带装置 taper2['teipə]n.1.■(细长)小蜡烛2.■(点蜡烛、汽灯用的)涂蜡长烛芯；点火捻儿3.■微光4.■锥形；锥体；圆锥5.■【机械工程】拔梢6.■(形体、力量等的)逐渐缩减；(活动等的)逐渐减少7.■(宽度或厚度的)逐渐尖细8.■【航空学】梯形度9.■【电工学】渐变特性adj.1.■一头变尖细的；长而尖细的；锥形的2.■依次递减的vt.1.■使一头的宽度(或厚度)逐渐变尖细：The pupil tapered one end of the pencil with a knife.小学生用刀把铅笔的一头削尖了。He tapered the end of the fence post with an axe.他用斧子把栅栏的一头削尖。2.■使逐渐减少vi.1.■一头的宽度(或厚度)逐渐变尖细：The stick tapers down to a sharp point.木棍尾端逐渐变细成为尖头。2.■逐渐减少：The demand for black-and-white television has tapered.对黑白电视机的需求量已经逐渐减少。

tapertaper[ˈteipə]n.1.■(为烛灯、烟斗等点火用的)细小的蜡烛; 蜡烛芯2.■[诗]微光3.■渐尖; 逐渐缩减[减弱]4.■圆[尖]锥(形); 斜[锥, 坡]度; 拨斜率5.■退拨, 拨[尖]梢, 楔销6.■电位器电阻分布特征

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词性变化taper[ˈteipə]adj.1.■锥形的, 渐尖的, 斜削的2.■分等级的vi.1.■变细, 变尖(down, off, away); 递减vt.1.■使逐渐变细; 使变尖2.■依次递减taper a stick to a point使 木棍的末端逐渐尖细成为尖头The organization tapered off in about half a year.那个组织大约半年内就逐渐消失了。

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继承用法taper-bitn.1.■锥形铰刀taper-pointedadj.1.■渐尖的taperedadj.1.■锥形的; 渐缩的tapernessn.