taper off
Phrasal Verb
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★☆ Common
Neutral
意味: To reduce gradually
逐渐减少
Reducir gradualmente
徐々に減る
점차 줄다, 서서히 줄이다
To decrease steadily.
稳步减少。
Disminuir de forma constante.
着実に減少すること。
꾸준히 감소하다.
Base verb: taper
Particle: off
Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together
例文
- She tapered off her medication. 她逐渐减少了用药Fue reduciendo la medicación gradualmente彼女は薬を徐々に減らした그녀는 약을 서서히 줄여나갔다.
- The rain tapered off. 雨渐渐小了La lluvia fue amainando雨が徐々に弱まった비가 점차 약해졌다.
- His enthusiasm tapered off. 他的热情逐渐消退了Su entusiasmo fue decayendo彼の熱意は徐々に冷めた그의 열의가 서서히 식었다.
発音
使い方ガイド
場面: reducing, gradual, decreasing
トーン: calm
✓ 正しい言い方
- Taper off逐渐减少Ir reduciendo徐々に減らす서서히 줄이다
起源と歴史
From becoming narrower.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
このトピックの他の表現
turn into
★★★★★
To become something different
move on
★★★★★
To progress to the next thing; to stop dwelling on the past
wear out
★★★★★
To become unusable through use; to exhaust
pick up
★★★★★
To improve or increase
take up
★★★★★
To start a new activity or hobby
cut down
★★★★★
To reduce the amount of something
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