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

The drug's effect does not tail off after it has been used repeatedly.
反复使用本药，药效也不会减弱。
He ragged edges has sheared away. I cut the tail off before I cook the fish.
切掉了参差不齐的边。我在煮之前先切掉鱼尾。
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。
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。
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。
For example, when would provision of treatment tail off?
例如，治疗手段的供应何时终止？
Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four percent
去年，经济增长率下降到4%以下。
The dog's tail tapered off to a point.
这狗的尾部逐渐变细成为一个尖梢。
Tests revealed that the ability to recall the right word tended to tail off as the day ended.
实验显示：一天快结束的时候，准确回忆单词的能力随之减弱。
It's then, when subscriptions typically tail off, that we'll see if the industry will be able to withstand the recession.
正是在注册用户通常会减少的时候，我们才会明白这个行业能否抵御衰退的影响。