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taper['teipə]n. 1 细支小蜡烛 2 (点火用的)纸媒;点火木片,点火媒儿 3 微光 4 (力量等的)渐减;减弱 5 (长形物体的)一头逐渐变得尖细 6 锥形;锥体;尖塔;方尖
vi. 1 (一头)逐渐变细;成锥形:The river tapers into a stream as you follow it up the mountain.逆流而上走进山里,大河也渐渐变成了小溪. 2 逐渐减少(或变弱):Nonproductive expenditures keep tapering down.非生产性开支一直在下降.
vt. 1 使逐渐变细;使成锥形:taper the end of a fence post with an axe用斧头把篱笆桩的一头削尖 2 使逐渐减少(或削弱)
adj. 1 一头逐渐变细的;锥形的:taper fingers尖细的手指 2 分级的:taper freight rates货运分级费率 |