When the business questions tapered off, Jobs turned the tables on the well-groomed students.

渐渐地，不再有人问商业方面的问题了，乔布斯开始向这些衣冠整齐的学生们提问。

And the National Weather service: most of the rivers of western Washington state are back below flood stage after heavy rains tapered off.

暴雨逐渐减弱后，华盛顿西部大部分河流水位低于洪水位。

But since he started hanging out with Megan, Pumpkin, and Jack a few weeks ago, the daily meltdowns have tapered off to maybe one or two a week.

但自从几周前他跟梅根、南瓜、杰克待在一起之后，每天发作逐渐减少，变成一周一两次。

For paroxetine, Ms Framer's antidepressant, they prescribe what is known as the Horowitz-Taylor method—lowering the dose by 10% every two to four weeks until it has tapered off completely.

对于 Framer 女士的抗抑郁药帕罗西汀，他们开出了所谓的 Horowitz-Taylor 方法——每两到四个星期将剂量降低 10%，直到完全减量。