• 零散地落在后面,变得越来越少〔小〕

1.逐渐减少;越来越不重要;逐渐消失
When somethingtails off, it gradually becomes less in amount or value, often before coming to an end completely.

e.g. Last year, economic growth tailedoff to below four percent...
去年，经济增长率下降到 4% 以下。
e.g. The drug's effect does nottailoff after it has been used repeatedly.
反复使用本药，药效也不会减弱。

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1. 缩小：tail fin 尾鳍 |tailoff 缩小 |tail pipe 排气尾管

2. 发动机关闭：tail-light socket ==> 尾灯座 |tail-off ==> 发动机关闭 |tail-pulley screw take-up ==> 尾轮螺旋拉紧装置

3. tail off的反义词

3. 变得越来越少(或小、弱)：sympathetic to 赞同的,支持的 |tailoff 变得越来越少(或小、弱) | take after(在外貌、性格等方面)与(父、母等)相像

4. tail off的反义词

4. 缩小,变少--考生看过来：stir up 激起,鼓动,煽动--考生看过来 |tailoff 缩小,变少--考生看过来 | take account of 考虑到,注意到--考生看过来

1. Its torso trails off into a vestigial whirlpool.
   它的身体下方逐渐缩小成为一个不完全的漩涡。
2. He reduced the acreage of his property by selling off several paddocks.
   他卖掉了一些围场以缩小地产的面积。

• tail off变小
• get off one's tail着手工作而不坐等某事...