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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Taper \Ta"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tapered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Tapering}.]
   To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf
   tapers toward one end.

Tapering \Ta"per*ing\, a.
   Becoming gradually smaller toward one end. --
   {Ta"per*ing*ly}, adv.

资料来源 : WordNet®

tapering
     adj 1: gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire"
            [syn: {tapered}]
     2: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers";
        "trousers with tapered legs" [syn: {tapered}, {narrowing}]
     3: gradually decreasing until little remains [syn: {dwindling},
         {tapering off}]
     n : the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the
         doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"