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

• 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 flung out his arms.
  彼得伸出了双臂。
• 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。
• 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。
• Although there remains a risk that the global recovery may peter out, the consultancy said that the 14.2 per cent of companies making a change in the top job represented a return to the seven-year historical average.
  尽管全球经济仍然存在复苏势头减弱风险，这家咨询公司表示，有14.2%的企业更换负责人，这已经恢复到了过去7年的历史平均水平。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Bible tells us that Peter went out and cried bitterly.
  圣经说彼得就出去痛哭。
• 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。
• Peter scratched out his name on the bark of the tree.
  彼得把他的名家刻在树皮上。