"taper off" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 逐漸減少
• 逐步減弱

Definition

隨著時間的推移慢慢變少、變小或變弱。常用於描述疼痛、活動或某事物的數量等。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Taper off” 是非正式用語，常用於口語和一般書寫。多用於描述逐步減少的事情（如藥量、雨量、人羣等），常和時間相關的詞搭配。

Examples

The rain will taper off later this afternoon.

下午時雨會**逐漸減少**。

The doctor told me to taper off the medicine slowly.

醫生讓我慢慢**減少**藥量。

Attendance at the meetings began to taper off after summer.

夏天以後，會議出席人數開始**逐漸減少**。

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

過了一會兒，我的頭痛終於開始**慢慢減弱**了。

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

一到假期，大家對這個項目的興趣就**逐漸減弱**了。

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

如果你戒菸，咳嗽應該會自己**逐漸減輕**。