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

• 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。