tapering ['teɪpərɪŋ]

例句:

• Her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes.
  她的脚巧妙地伸向了前端尖细的鞋子里.
  
• Interest in the scandal seems to be tapering off.
  人们对那件丑闻的兴趣似乎越来越小了.
  
• Nonproductive expenditures keep tapering down.
  非生产性开支一直在下降.
  
• If that happens, we could start tapering our purchases then.
  来自WSJ
• We weren't interested in tapering and peaking for anything other than that final in the summer.
  来自BBC
• It is four feet thick at the bottom, tapering to two feet at the top, with concentric layers of steel reinforcing bars.
  来自SA