taper off

英 [ˈteɪpə(r) ɒf]

美 [ˈteɪpər ɔːf]

逐渐减少; 逐渐缩小

法律

柯林斯词典

• → see:taper 2

英英释义

verb

• become smaller or less active
  1. Business tapered off
• end weakly
  1. The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
  Synonym:peter outfizzle outfizzle

双语例句

• You'd better taper off the amount of time given to rest.
  你最好逐渐地减少休息时间。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The market has benefited from an$ 8,000 tax credit for first-time buyers and the Federal Reserve's purchase of mortgage-backed securities but the tax credit expires at the end of November, and the Fed is starting to taper off its purchases.
  针对首次购房者的8000美元税收抵免，以及美联储买入按揭支持证券，令房地产市场得益，但税收抵免将在11年底失效，而美联储也开始逐渐停止购买行为。
• 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。
• 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。
• The sleet began to taper off, and silence returned like a lost friend.
  冰雹开始（begin）减弱，寂静像失赴的朋友再度归来。
• I hope you can taper off smoking.
  我希望你能逐渐地减少吸烟量。
• 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。