| 释义 |
〔taper〕A gradual decrease in thickness or width of an elongated object.变尖，变细：一个细长的物体在其厚度或宽度上逐渐减小〔attenuate〕tenuāre [to make thin] from tenuis [thin] * see ten- tenuāre [变细] 源自 tenuis [细] * 参见 ten- 〔attenuate〕To become thin, weak, or fine.变细、变弱或变小〔pole〕The long, tapering wooden shaft extending up from the front axle of a vehicle to the collars of the animals drawing it; a tongue.车辕：从一辆车的前轴延伸到牵引该车的动物身上所套颈圈上的一根长的、由粗变细的木杆；辕杆〔spire〕A slender, tapering part, such as a newly sprouting blade of grass.动叶，抽条：逐渐向顶端变尖变细的部分，如新长出的草叶 |