单词
taper
读音
ˈteɪpər
美式
英式
词根
Taper 这个词的词根是来自古英语 "tapur, taper" ，意思是 "蜡烛，尖端"。
释义
v. （使）逐渐变窄；（使）成锥形；逐渐变弱（或减轻）；（中央银行）缩减资产购买 n. （点火用的）木条，纸媒；细长蜡烛；逐渐缩小（或变细）；弱光；锥形物；（比赛前）练习的减少 adj. 逐渐变窄的；划分等级的 [ 复数 tapers 第三人称单数 tapers 现在分词 tapering 过去式 tapered 过去分词 tapered ]
例句
Taking up a candlestick, he touched the wick to a lighted taper.
他举起烛台，触摸一根燃着的蜡烛的烛芯。
Unlike other trees, it doesn't taper very much. It stays fat all the way up.
不像其他树，它不是越往上越细，而是自下往上一样粗。
If the charcoal does fail to light, use a special liquid spray and light it with a long taper.
如果木炭确实点不着，喷一种专用液体喷雾剂，再用一根长蜡烛把它点燃。
Taking up a candlestick, he touched the wick to a lighted taper.
他举起烛台，触摸一根燃着的蜡烛的烛芯。
Unlike other trees, it doesn't taper very much. It stays fat all the way up.
不像其他树，它不是越往上越细，而是自下往上一样粗。
If the charcoal does fail to light, use a special liquid spray and light it with a long taper.
如果木炭确实点不着，喷一种专用液体喷雾剂，再用一根长蜡烛把它点燃。
强化记忆
你可以把 "taper" 想象成 "tap" 和 "er" 的组合。当你轻轻“tap”（轻击）一根木棍使其“er”（向下）滑动时，木棍会逐渐变细，这就是 "taper" 的意思。"Taper" 主要是在美式英语中使用，并在各种上下文中都可以看到，它的源起是由于一种中世纪时期的特殊烛火，形状长且细尖。
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and if you or a loved one are prescribed opioids,make sure your doctor has a plan to taper you off,accounting for the risk of dependence.
And in proportion, what would the size of the sphereand the length, and what would the taper be to the Earth?And so I went about and made that sculpture,
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