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

• 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。
• Peter scratched out his name on the bark of the tree.
  彼得把他的名家刻在树皮上。
• The Bible tells us that Peter went out and cried bitterly.
  圣经说彼得就出去痛哭。
• You said Peter was out of town.
  你不是告诉我他出差了吗。
• When his homework was done, Peter went out to play.
  作业做好了，彼得出去玩了。
• But though the Hangzhou strike is likely to peter out, the grievances that sparked it may not be resolved so easily, and may resurface elsewhere, say labour analysts.
  劳工问题分析人士称，虽然杭州的罢工很可能逐渐平息，但引燃此次罢工的不满怒火可能不那么容易扑灭，并可能在其它地方再度冒头。
• 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 launched out into another of his stories.
  彼得开始大谈特谈他的另一个经历。
• Wendy quite liked it, until Peter pointed out the drawbacks.
  温迪挺喜欢这样，可是后来彼得指出了缺点。
• So Peter got out of the boat and also walked on the water.
  所以彼得从船上下来走在水面上。