tail off

英 [teɪl ɒf]

美 [teɪl ɔːf]

（声音）逐渐变弱; 逐渐减少; 越来越不重要; 逐渐消失

柯林斯词典

• See also:Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four percent...The drug's effect does not tail off after it has been used repeatedly.tail away

双语例句

• I cut the tail off before I cook the fish.
  我在煮之前先切掉鱼尾。
• The tail came slap off.
  尾巴忽然掉了下来。
• Just a few months ago, analysts had expected that Chinese economic growth would tail off more sharply in the fourth quarter, but for now it appears to be close to its 7.8 per cent year-on-year pace of the third quarter.
  就在短短几个月前，分析师们曾预计，中国经济增长将在第四季度比较剧烈地回落，但现在看来，第四季度增长将接近第三季度7.8%的同比增幅。
• For example, wages tend to be high near densely occupied blocks, but tail off within a mile or two.
  举例来说，在居民稠密街区的附近，工资往往较高，但一两英里以外，工资水平就降下来了。
• The work of some students begins to tail off as they approach their examination.
  随着考试的临近，学生的课程量开始减少。
• At some date in the 1990s British oil production will probably tail off.
  到20世纪90年代的某个时候，英国石油产量可能会逐渐减少。
• The number of tourists starts to tail off in October.
  游客在十月份开始见少。
• He picked up the dead mouse by the tail and went off with it.
  这个人用手勾着死老鼠的尾巴，就上路了。
• Sales tend to tail off toward the end of the season.
  该季节末期，销售量会减小。
• The dog's tail tapered off to a point.
  这狗的尾部逐渐变细成为一个尖梢。