"taper off" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 逐渐减少
• 逐步减弱

Definition

随着时间的推移慢慢变少、变小或变弱。常用于描述疼痛、活动或某物的数量等。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Taper off” 属于非正式用语，常用于日常口语和一般写作。适合用于描述逐步减少的事物（如药量、雨量、人群等），常与表示时间的短语连用。

Examples

The rain will taper off later this afternoon.

下午的时候雨会**逐渐减少**。

The doctor told me to taper off the medicine slowly.

医生让我慢慢**减少**药量。

Attendance at the meetings began to taper off after summer.

夏天以后，会议出席人数开始**逐渐减少**。

After a while, my headache finally started to taper off.

过了一会儿，我的头痛终于开始**慢慢减弱**了。

Interest in the project seemed to taper off once the holidays hit.

一到假期，大家对这个项目的兴趣就**逐渐减弱**了。

If you stop smoking, your cough should taper off on its own.

如果你戒烟，咳嗽应该会自己**逐渐减轻**。