tail off

  1. 变得越来越少〔小〕
    • The shower tailed off into a drizzle.
      阵雨越来越小, 最后变成了毛毛雨。
    • The number of tourists starts to tail off in October.
      游客在十月份开始逐渐减少。
  2. 不了了之
    • His voice tailed off into silence.
      他的话音慢慢低了下去, 终于不再作声了

网络词典

tail off

英 teɪl ɒf 美 tɛl ɑːf
动词短语 中文翻译:减少
同义词: ['cut off', 'cease', 'diminish', 'end']

例句:

  1. 1. Theproject's budget has been tailedoff by the unexpected expenses.
    由于意外支出,该项目的预算已经被削减了。
  2. 2. Thesales have tailed off as the competitionintensified.
    随着竞争加剧,销售额已经减少。
  3. 3. The team decided to tail offtheir training sessions for the day.
    团队决定当天减少训练时间。