taper是什麽意思及反義詞

[英] [?te?p?(r)][美] [?tep?]

vt.& vi.

逐漸變細，變尖; 逐漸減弱;

n.

細蠟燭; 燈芯; 錐形物;

[例句]

Unlike other trees, it doesn't taper very much. It stays fat all the way up

和別的樹不同，它不是越往上越細，而是上下壹樣粗。

[復數]tapers