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 flung out his arms.
  彼得伸出了双臂。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Bible tells us that Peter went out and cried bitterly.
  圣经说彼得就出去痛哭。
• Peter blurted out the news.
  彼得不慎说出了秘密。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Peter launched out into another of his stories.
  彼得开始大谈特谈他的另一个经历。