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

• The six-month strike seemed to be petering out
  长达6个月的罢工好像正逐渐平息。
• Peter launched out into another of his stories.
  彼得开始大谈特谈他的另一个经历。
• 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。
• 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 blurted out the news.
  彼得不慎说出了秘密。
• 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。
• 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 blurted out the news before he considered the consequence.
  彼得未考虑后果就把消息泄露了。
• When his homework was done, Peter went out to play.
  作业做好了，彼得出去玩了。
• 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。