| 短语 | tail away/off |
| 释义 | ˌtail aˈway/ˈoff(especially BrE)to become smaller or weaker变得越来越小（或弱）；逐渐消失The number of tourists tails off in October.十月份游客人数越来越少。‘But why…?’ Her voice tailed away.“但是为什么…？”她的声音细了下去。tail away/off1. diminish; grow progressively smaller in number, size, etc. 变得越来越少、越来越小等 * The numbers in the procession began to tail away. 队列中的人数开始减少。 * Orders for goods of this kind usually begin to tail off towards the end of the year. 这类货物的订单通常在临近年终时就开始渐渐减少了。2. lessen; decline in quality; grow progressively fainter or more scattered 降低；质量下降；变得越来越轻、越来越弱、越来越分散 * The work of some students begins to tail off as they approach their examination. 在快要考试的时候，有些学生的作业质量在下降。 * My enthusiasm has tailed off. 我的热情越来越低了。 * She was too shy to speak, and after a few words her voice tailed off into silence. 她腼腆得话也说不出来，讲了几句话，话音就越来越低，最后干脆不吭声了。 * Your work has been tailing off this year; we expect you to keep up your former standard. 今年你的工作质量在下降，我们期望你保持原来的工作水平。 |
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