v.逐渐变细，逐渐停止

逐渐变细；逐渐减少

n.（长形物体的）逐渐变窄; 微弱的光; 极细的蜡烛

take off───起飞；脱下；离开；突然成功

came off───成功，发生；脱落

ease off───减轻；缓和；放松

eased off───减轻

eases off───放松

face off───开球；和…对抗；使平滑

far off───遥远的；久远的；遥远地

The export growth has begun to taper off and that is a sort of leading indicator for macroeconomic performance.───出口增长已经减弱，这是某种反映宏观经济表现的指向标。

We should taper off the amount of time given to work.───我们应该逐渐减少工作时数.

Financial aids generally taper off after the first year of college.───助学金通常在大学一年级之后逐渐减少.

Museums often enjoy cheeringly high visitor Numbers in the first year or two, but then attendance tends to taper off.───博物馆的访客量往往在第一、二年有较高的人数，随后便趋于逐年减少。

The storm is beginning to taper off now.───风暴现在逐渐减弱了.

The sleet began to taper off, and silence returned like a lost friend.───冰雹开始减弱, 寂静像失去的朋友再度归来.