音标:['teipә] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 带子操作工, 小蜡烛, 尖细, 渐弱, 锥形, 尖塔
a. 尖细的, 分等级的
v. (使)一头逐渐变细, (使)逐渐减少
n. a convex shape that narrows toward a point
n. the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
v. diminish gradually
词型变化:现在分词 : tapering ; 名词复数形式 : tapers ; 过去式 : tapered ; 过去分词 : tapered ; 第三人称单数 : tapers
考试类型:[六级/GRE]
词性分布:
动词51%
名词49%

taper的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. They had red tapers on the table at Christmastime.在圣诞节期间他们在桌子上点红色的细蜡烛。
用作动词(v.)
  1. 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。
  2. Taper the plug off a bit with the chisel so that it will fit into the hole.用凿子把塞子的一头削掉一点,使它能塞进洞里。
  3. The storm is beginning to taper off now.风暴现在逐渐减弱了。

词汇搭配

  • taper off使渐渐变尖
  • taper tap锥形手用丝锥...
  • taper thread锥螺纹
  • taper pipe异径管,楔形管...
  • taper joint终端连接,锥形连接...
  • taper shank锥柄
  • taper washer锥形垫圈
  • amplitude taper振幅锥度
  • taper key锥形键,楔键,钩头楔...
  • taper rolling斜坡轧制
  • back taper倒锥
  • taper sleeve锥套,锥形套筒...
  • taper bit锥形铰刀
  • taper bolt圆锥销,锥形螺栓...
  • taper line锥削传输线,锥形塞垫...
  • taper pin锥形销,锥销...
  • taper ratio锥度比
  • taper mill楔形扁材轧机...
  • taper gauge锥度规
  • taper hole锥形孔,出铁口,出渣...

经典引文

  • I would sit in the flickering light of the burning taper.

    出自:Henry Miller
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