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。
• You said Peter was out of town.
  你不是告诉我他出差了吗。
• Peter flung out his arms.
  彼得伸出了双臂。
• In my judgment, the positive impact of a fiscal stimulus will peter out after its scheduled completion.
  否则按我的判断，财政刺激的积极影响将在其按计划完成后逐渐降低。
• Peter scratched out his name on the bark of the tree.
  彼得把他的名家刻在树皮上。
• Peter launched out into another of his stories.
  彼得开始大谈特谈他的另一个经历。
• Peter blurted out the news before he considered the consequence.
  彼得未考虑后果就把消息泄露了。
• The good news is that H1N1 is hitting North America at the tail end of its flu season. It's possible that the virus may peter out and re-appear next autumn, but that gives us months to prepare.
  好消息是，甲型H1N1流感是在北美流感季节快要结束时出现的，病毒可能会逐步消失并在秋天再次出现，但这将给我们数个月的准备时间。
• Peter blurted out the news.
  彼得不慎说出了秘密。
• 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。