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tail off
phrasal verb with tailverb[ T ]uk /teɪl/ us /teɪl/
to reduce in amount or become lower in level: 逐渐变小，逐渐减弱
His voice tailed off as he drifted into sleep.他迷迷糊糊地快睡着了，说话声越来越小。
The profits tailed off after a few years.几年后，利润越来越少。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making smaller or less
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attenuate
attenuated
attenuating
attenuation
compress
contraction
dwindle
dwindling
ease
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ease up/off
halve
recede
reduce
reducible
reduction
resize
trough
tumble
tail off | American Dictionary
tail off
phrasal verb with tailverb[ T ] infmlus/teɪl/
us/ˈteɪl ˈɔf/
to become gradually less or smaller:
Profits tailed off in the last half of the year.
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