tapers
n. 锥体;逐渐缩减;小蜡烛(taper 的复数形式)
v. 使逐渐减少;逐渐变尖细(taper 的三单形式)
例句
The Tree trembled so in every bough that one of the tapers set fire to the foliage.
枞树的每根枝子都在发抖,弄得一根蜡烛烧着了一根枝子。
As domestic output tapers off, this ratio is bound to rise.
随着国内石油产量不断下降,这一比例还将上升。
The top heavy face is wider on the top half and tapers to a more narrow chin line.
额头高脸又大的脸型的特点是脸的上部分要比下部分宽,而且越往下下巴越短。