Using more consistent data points gives a different picture with job losses tapering off by the end of 2009.

如果使用一致的数据点，我们将会看到一张截然不同的图表，其中的失业情况在 2009 年年底之后逐渐减弱。

Forecasters expected the storm to move northeast from the Colorado Rocky Mountains with the snow tapering off by Thursday afternoon.

天气预报员预计这场风暴将从科罗拉多落基山脉向东北方向移动，到周四下午积雪将逐渐减少。

With Hamas rocket fire tapering off, and with Israel's ground operation in Gaza winding down, the fighting appears to be easing.

目前，哈马斯火力减弱，以军也已从加沙地区撤离，这场战争似乎有结束的趋向。

It's time to start tapering off.

慢慢的不要喝了。

That Lancet study found that viral shedding was lower towards the end of that period, indicating the risk of spreading was tapering off.

《柳叶刀》的这项研究发现，到那个时期结束时，病毒脱落率较低，表明传播的风险正在逐渐减小。