taper off

英 ['teɪpə ɒf] 美 ['teɪpər ɔːf]

• 使渐渐变尖； 使渐渐减少； 一头逐渐变细； 逐渐停止

英英释义

Verb:

1. end weakly;

   "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"
   

2. become smaller or less active;

   "Business tapered off"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• peter out 逐渐减少
• fizzle 发嘶嘶声
• fizzle out 终于失败