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 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。
• Peter flung out his arms.
  彼得伸出了双臂。
• Peter blurted out the news.
  彼得不慎说出了秘密。
• 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。
• And the influx of Asian students to America may peter out.
  并且，亚洲学生的申请人数可能也会逐渐减少。
• You said Peter was out of town.
  你不是告诉我他出差了吗。
• Peter scratched out his name on the bark of the tree.
  彼得把他的名家刻在树皮上。
• 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。