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

• But then it normally begins to tail off after six months or so.
  然而通常在六个月之后就会开始减弱。
• Iron ore is heavily linked to Chinese infrastructure construction that is expected eventually to tail off, and coal could be threatened by changing environmental rules.
  铁矿石与中国基础设施建设密切相关，而中国的基建预计终会逐渐冷却；环保规则的改变则可能会对煤炭构成威胁。
• 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。
• Tests revealed that the ability to recall the right word tended to tail off as the day ended.
  实验显示：一天快结束的时候，准确回忆单词的能力随之减弱。
• The dog's tail tapered off to a point.
  这狗的尾部逐渐变细成为一个尖梢。
• The drug's effect does not tail off after it has been used repeatedly.
  反复使用本药，药效也不会减弱。
• A kangaroo needs its tail for pushing off.
  袋鼠需要它的尾巴来推离（地面）。
• The tail came slap off.
  尾巴忽然掉了下来。
• 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。
• A kangaroo cannot jump if its tail is off the ground.
  如果袋鼠的尾巴离开地面就不能跳跃。