| 释义 |
taper offv.1To come to an end little by little; become smaller toward the end. 逐渐停止;逐渐变小。◆ The river tapers off here and becomes a brook.这条河流到这儿逐渐变窄,成为一条小溪。2To stop a habit gradually; do something less and less often. 逐渐改掉习惯;逐渐减少做某事的次数。◆ Robert gave up smoking all at once instead of tapering off.罗伯特一下子就把烟戒掉了,而没有采取逐日减少的办法。 |