Individual birds can grow up to three feet in length, with nearly half that length consisting of long, tapered tail feathers.

它的个头可以长到3英尺长，其中有将近一半的长度都是它那锥形尾羽。

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Tapered roller bearings for machine tools can be both radial and axial loads, double row tapered roller bearings can withstand two-way axial load.

机床用圆锥滚子轴承可同时承受径向和轴向载荷，双列圆锥滚子轴承可承受双向轴向载荷。

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As you can see, several different tubing sizes were used to give it the tapered look.

你可以看到，几种不同的油管大小被用来给它楔形的外观。

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That lawn is tapered so that when you're performing on the stage you can look everyone in the eyeballs.

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The researchers note that stopping donepezil can cause withdrawal (which can temporarily worsen symptoms), so the drug should be gradually tapered down before going off it completely.

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You can check out this chart at Box Office Mojo to see how slowly the box office tapered off for the film.

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