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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Peter scratched out his name on the bark of the tree.
彼得把他的名家刻在树皮上。 - The Bible tells us that Peter went out and cried bitterly.
圣经说彼得就出去痛哭。 - Peter flung out his arms.
彼得伸出了双臂。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。