tapers

英 [ˈteɪpəz]

美 [ˈteɪpərz]

v. (使)逐渐变窄
n. (点火用的)木条，纸媒; 细长蜡烛; 渐减; 逐渐缩小(或变细)
taper的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

V-ERG (使)一端逐渐变细;(使)变锥形
If somethingtapers, or if youtaperit, it becomes gradually thinner at one end.
1. Unlike other trees, it doesn't taper very much. It stays fat all the way up...
  和别的树不同，它不是越往上越细，而是上下一样粗。
2. ...beautiful hands with long, tapering fingers...
  手指修长纤细的一双美手
3. Taper the shape of your eyebrows towards the outer corners.
  把你的眉毛修剪成越往外眼角越细的月牙形。
V-ERG 逐渐减少;逐渐缩小
If somethingtapersoris tapered, it gradually becomes reduced in amount, number, or size until it is greatly reduced.
1. There are signs that inflation is tapering...
  种种迹象显示，通货膨胀率在逐渐下降。
2. If you take these drugs continuously, withdrawal must be tapered.
  如果你一直在服用这些药，停药时一定要逐渐停。
3. Taper offmeans the same astaper.
  taper off 同 taper
4. Immigration is expected to taper off...
  估计移民会越来越少。
5. I suggested that we start to taper off the counseling sessions.
  我建议我们开始缩短咨询服务的时间。
细长蜡烛;点火木片
Ataperis a long, thin candle or a thin wooden strip that is used for lighting fires.

It measures all external dimensions including threads, tapers, angles, radii, lenght, diameters, etc.
可检测的参数包括：螺纹中径，大径，锥角，圆弧，长度，直径等。
In early China and Japan tapers were made with wax from insects and seeds, wrapped in paper.
中国和日本在早期消减了与蜡防虫种子、包裹文件。
Left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point; of little commercial value.
尾巴呈锥形至形成一个点的左眼海生比目鱼；少有商业价值。
The muzzle tapers little from base to nose and is rounded at the tip.
口吻从根部向鼻镜方向略呈锥形，尖端略圆。
The house and the roof are tapers.
房子、房顶是圆锥。
If inflation tapers off, China's stockscould get a boost.
如果通胀走低，中国的股市将得到提振。
Bond trading typically tapers off at the end of the year as fund managers close out their positions.
在今年年末基金管理者平仓后，债券交易明显减少。
The damage tapers off the farther you get from ground zero.
离核爆区越远，破坏越小。
A thin stem ( the handle) tapers gently into a plump hollow bulb ( the base).
一个细长的茎秆（手柄）渐变成一个丰满的空心球（底座）。
The church spire tapers off to a point.
教堂的尖顶逐渐变细，形成了一个尖头儿。