Translations for „taper“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

I . taper [ˈteıpə] VB trans, intr

taper

(off)(使)逐渐尖细 zhújiàn jiānxì

taper off to a point

逐渐变细，终成一点

II . taper [ˈteıpə] N

taper

细长蜡烛 xìcháng làzhú

I . tap¹ [tæp] N

tap

(液体或气体管道的)龙头 lóngtóu

II . tap¹ <tapped; tapping> [tæp] VB trans

1. tap:

tap

让…流出 ràng…liúchū

2. tap:

tap

开发 kāifā

tap

发掘 fājué

3. tap:

tap

窃听(电话) qiètīng

tap¹ [tæp]

on tap

(啤酒)桶装的 tǒngzhuāngde

on tap

现成的 xiànchéngde

tap² <tapped; tapping> [tæp] VB trans, intr

tap

(on)轻打 qīngdǎ

tap

轻拍 qīngpāi

tap sb on the back

轻拍某人的背

tap dancing N

tap dancing

踢踏舞 tītàwǔ

▶ tap dancer N

tap water N

tap water

自来水 zìláishuǐ

Usage examples with taper

taper off to a point

逐渐变细，终成一点

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The walls are six feet thick at the base and taper to four feet thick at the top.

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Conical liners are tapered toward the muzzle for ease of removal from the breech end while limiting forward creep during firing.

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Loose fitting coats were introduced, trousers began to be tapered at the bottom and suit coats began to have tapered arms.

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This friction tight socket is only needed for the federals and the tapers.

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The pygidial axis is tapering backwards and touches the border furrow.

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It has a hairline that tapers out by curving to the left.

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The leaves are wide and flat, and they taper to a point at the end.

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The individual borer is a hollow tube, tapered at the edge, generally with some kind of handle at the other end.

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The wings were straight tapered with rounded tips.

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The concrete face which tapers from at the base to at the crest acts as a seal between the water and the dam embankment.

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