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

• But this figure could decline a lot in the next few months, particularly if the boom in steelmaking, one factor that has pushed up iron ore prices in the past four years, starts to peter out later in 2008.
  但在未来的数月中，该价值会下降许多，尤其是如果钢铁业的繁荣在2008年下半年开始消退的情况下&这轮繁荣是在过去4年中推升铁矿石价格的因素之一。
• Peter flung out his arms.
  彼得伸出了双臂。
• Peter blurted out the news before he considered the consequence.
  彼得未考虑后果就把消息泄露了。
• 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。
• The Bible tells us that Peter went out and cried bitterly.
  圣经说彼得就出去痛哭。
• 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。
• Peter moved out bag and baggage yesterday and the room became quiet today.
  昨天，彼得连人带东西全部搬走了。那个房间变得很安静。
• 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。
• 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。