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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 EIA predicts that US crude output will begin to tail off slowly after 2020, but says there is great uncertainty over the outlook.
  美国能源情报署预计，美国原油产量将在2020年后开始缓缓下降，但表示这一前景仍有很大不确定性。
• Ultimately, though, the saving grace of Asia is that growth rates are starting to tail off from a high base.
  不过说到底，亚洲的优势在于：它的经济增长率是从一个较高的基础上开始下降的。
• Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four percent
  去年，经济增长率下降到4%以下。
• I cut the tail off before I cook the fish.
  我在煮之前先切掉鱼尾。
• The number of tourists starts to tail off in October.
  游客在十月份开始见少。
• In our motherland hidden underground everywhere is a wealth of mineral resources. South Africa's gold and mineral bonanza is beginning to tail off.
  祖国的地下到处都埋藏着丰富的矿产资源。南非的丰富黄金矿藏量以及其它矿业资源正在日益枯竭。
• 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。