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

• 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 blurted out the news before he considered the consequence.
  彼得未考虑后果就把消息泄露了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Despite a face-to-face meeting with Madoff in which the regulators caught him telling an obvious falsehood about his options trading, the commission concluded there was no evidence of fraud and allowed the investigation to peter out.
  尽管在证交会与马多夫的一次面谈中，后者关于自己期权交易的说法出现了一处明显谬误，但证交会还是得出了不存在欺诈证据的结论，并允许调查逐渐停止。
• The Bible tells us that Peter went out and cried bitterly.
  圣经说彼得就出去痛哭。