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

• Goldman Sachs estimates that the growth impact of the House version peaks in the second and third quarters of 2009, and that by the final quarter of 2010 will start to peter out.
  高盛（goldmansachs）估计，众议院版刺激方案对经济增长的影响将在2009年第二和第三季度达到峰值，到2010年第四季度其效果就会开始逐渐消失。
• 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。
• When his homework was done, Peter went out to play.
  作业做好了，彼得出去玩了。
• The six-month strike seemed to be petering out
  长达6个月的罢工好像正逐渐平息。
• 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 blurted out the news.
  彼得不慎说出了秘密。
• A new concern Mr Rajan expressed while talking to the FT Financial Times, was that the productivity gains that have underpinned the world economy might peter out as fresh policy reforms stall.
  拉詹先生在接受《金融时报》采访时表达了一种新的忧虑，即随着新的政策改革陷入停滞，一度支撑了世界经济的生产率增长可能会逐渐消失。
• Groupon feels like an ebay-like ( eBay) trend waiting to peter out.
  Groupon现在给人的感觉就像当年的eBay，一时风光无限，却将很快迎来颓势。
• Peter scratched out his name on the bark of the tree.
  彼得把他的名家刻在树皮上。
• You said Peter was out of town.
  你不是告诉我他出差了吗。