名詞 tapering:

1. the act of gradually lowering the size or amount

動(dòng)詞 taper:

1. diminish gradually
   同義詞：taper
2. give a point to
   同義詞：sharpen, taper, point

形容詞 tapering:

1. gradually narrowed toward a point
   同義詞：tapered
2. becoming gradually narrower
   同義詞：tapered, narrowing
3. gradually decreasing until little remains
   同義詞：dwindling, tapering off

1. Any of various small slender parrots, usually having long tapering tails and often kept as pets.
   鸚鵡通常長有錐形尾巴的幾種小巧玲瓏的鸚鵡中的任意一種，常被作為寵物飼養(yǎng)
2. A cigar with a long, tapering body and blunt ends.
   一種長雪茄煙，一端粗一端細(xì)，兩端都很鈍
3. Tapering at each end; spindle-shaped.
   梭形的每端都尖細(xì)的; 紡錘形的
4. The number of applicants for the course has been tapering off recently.
   申請上該課程的人近來已逐漸減少。