tapered

基本解释

Meanwhile, steer clear of tapered leg openings or a wide bell-bottomed look.
同时，不要穿锥形或宽腿喇叭型的牛仔裤。
You’ll notice that the current version has tapered the green over the shoulders and cut the bottom portion to a point at the hips, making it look more like a jumpsuit than these earlier near-pajamas.
你会注意到现今的版本是逐渐减少了肩膀的绿色部分以及将底部的一部分收回到了臀部，这让其看起来比早期的略紧的睡衣更像是跳伞服。
It is now under the consideration of the editor, " Professor Yang adds. "We also developed a tapered cavity and are preparing an experiment which will be completed at the end of this year."
我们正把研究结果递交到专业期刊上，编辑们正在审阅，”杨教授补充道，“我们还开发出了锥形腔，正在为今年底的试验做准备。”

The twenty-five years I have lived since then tapered to a palpitating point and vanished. This is a remarkable passage to me.
那以后生活的二十五年，就惭渐缩小成一个颤栗的点,以致终于消失了，这个段落非常值得注意。
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If something tapers, or if you taper it, it becomes gradually thinner at one end.
tapered
A taper is a long, thin candle or a thin wooden strip that is used for lighting fires.