peter out

英 [ˈpiːtə(r) aʊt]

美 [ˈpiːtər aʊt]

逐渐结束; 逐渐消亡

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 逐渐结束；逐渐消亡
  If somethingpeters out, it gradually comes to an end.
  1. The six-month strike seemed to be petering out...
     长达6个月的罢工好像正逐渐平息。
  2. The road petered out into a rutted track.
     这条路渐渐变成一条满是车辙印的小径。

英英释义

verb

• use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
  1. At the end of the march, I pooped out
  Synonym:poop outrun downrun outconk out
• end weakly
  1. The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
  Synonym:taper offfizzle outfizzle

双语例句

• And whereas Wi-Fi signals peter out after 100 metres or so, their white-space equivalents could have ranges of several kilometres.
  并且，wi-fi信号传输约100米后，就渐渐消失，与之相比，空白频段信号传播范围则可能为几千米。
• There are concerns that the rapid expansion in the region may soon peter out and global carmakers like JLR are looking to other emerging markets for the next phase of growth.
  但也有人担心，中国市场的快速扩张可能很快就会趋缓，JLR等全球汽车厂商正转向其他新兴市场寻求下一阶段的增长。
• Deals of this sort have emerged in the past and have come to nothing, analysts said, and it is possible this one, too, could peter out.
  分析人士说，过去曾有过这类协议，最后都无果而终，可能这份意向书也会不了了之。
• When his homework was done, Peter went out to play.
  作业做好了，彼得出去玩了。
• Groupon feels like an ebay-like ( eBay) trend waiting to peter out.
  Groupon现在给人的感觉就像当年的eBay，一时风光无限，却将很快迎来颓势。
• Peter took out his wallet and showed his ID to the man
  彼得掏出钱包向那人出示他的身份证件。
• You said Peter was out of town.
  你不是告诉我他出差了吗。
• The six-month strike seemed to be petering out
  长达6个月的罢工好像正逐渐平息。
• It is said that Peter fled out of the prison after having been sentenced to death.
  听说被判处死刑后，彼得从监狱里逃了出来。
• Peter blurted out the news before he considered the consequence.
  彼得未考虑后果就把消息泄露了。