taper /ˈteɪpə/ ( tapering, tapered, tapers )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If something tapers, or if you taper it, it becomes gradually thinner at one end. 使逐渐变细; 逐渐变细

  例：

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

  不像其他树，它不是越往上越细，而是自下往上一样粗。

• 2. 

  tapered ADJ 锥形的

  例：

  ...the elegantly tapered legs of the dressing-table.

  …梳妆台那优美的锥形腿。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A taper is a long, thin candle or a thin wooden strip that is used for lighting fires. 细长的蜡烛; 点火木条

  例：

  Taking up a candlestick, he touched the wick to a lighted taper.

  他举起烛台，触摸一根燃着的蜡烛的烛芯。