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.- The six-month strike seemed to be petering out...
长达6个月的罢工好像正逐渐平息。 - 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 six-month strike seemed to be petering out...
英英释义
verb
- use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
- At the end of the march, I pooped out
- end weakly
- The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
双语例句
- You said Peter was out of town.
你不是告诉我他出差了吗。 - And whereas Wi-Fi signals peter out after 100 metres or so, their white-space equivalents could have ranges of several kilometres.
并且,wi-fi信号传输约100米后,就渐渐消失,与之相比,空白频段信号传播范围则可能为几千米。 - Peter launched out into another of his stories.
彼得开始大谈特谈他的另一个经历。 - Peter scratched out his name on the bark of the tree.
彼得把他的名家刻在树皮上。 - 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 flung out his arms.
彼得伸出了双臂。 - But though the Hangzhou strike is likely to peter out, the grievances that sparked it may not be resolved so easily, and may resurface elsewhere, say labour analysts.
劳工问题分析人士称,虽然杭州的罢工很可能逐渐平息,但引燃此次罢工的不满怒火可能不那么容易扑灭,并可能在其它地方再度冒头。 - Peter blurted out the news.
彼得不慎说出了秘密。 - 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。 - Otherwise, it ran the risk of seeing the whole revolution peter out into a mere peasant uprising that would collapse when it hit the cities.
否则,整个革命就可能蜕变成单纯的农民起义,等到进攻城市的时候就会垮台。