| 单词 | taper |
| 释义 | taper['teipə]n. 带子操作工, 小蜡烛, 尖细, 渐弱, 锥形, 尖塔a. 尖细的, 分等级的vt. (使)一头逐渐变细, (使)逐渐减少vi. (使)一头逐渐变细, (使)逐渐减少【化】 拔梢相关词组:taper off taper ta.per AHD: [t³“p…r] D.J. [6te!p*]K.K. [6tep+]n.（名词）1. A small or very slender candle.细小的蜡烛：一种小的或者非常细的蜡烛2. A long wax-coated wick used to light candles or gas lamps.灯芯：用来点燃蜡烛或煤油灯的上面覆有蜡的长灯芯3. A source of feeble light.发出微光的光源4. A gradual decrease in thickness or width of an elongated object.变尖，变细：一个细长的物体在其厚度或宽度上逐渐减小5. A gradual decrease, as in action or force.逐渐减弱，如行动或力量v.（动词） ta.pered,ta.per.ing,ta.pers v.intr.（不及物动词）1. To become gradually narrower or thinner toward one end.变尖（细）：向一端逐渐变狭窄或变薄2. To diminish or lessen gradually. Often used withoff : 逐渐减弱，消失：逐渐减小或减弱。常与off 连用： The storm finally tapered off.风暴渐渐平息下去v.tr.（及物动词）1. To make thinner or narrower at one end.使…变尖（细）：使…在一端更薄或更窄2. To make smaller gradually.使…逐渐变小adj.（形容词）Gradually decreasing in size toward a point.逐渐变小的：在尺寸上逐渐减小以至于成为一点的语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old English tapor 源自 古英语 tapor 3. possibly ultimately from Latin papyrus [papyrus (sometimes used for candle-wicks)] * see paper 可能最终源自 拉丁语 papyrus [纸草（有时被用来做灯芯）] *参见 paper继承用法:ta“peringly adv.（副词） |
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