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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Peter flung out his arms.
  彼得伸出了双臂。
• 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。
• Peter scratched out his name on the bark of the tree.
  彼得把他的名家刻在树皮上。
• Deals of this sort have emerged in the past and have come to nothing, analysts said, and it is possible this one, too, could peter out.
  分析人士说，过去曾有过这类协议，最后都无果而终，可能这份意向书也会不了了之。
• Peter blurted out the news before he considered the consequence.
  彼得未考虑后果就把消息泄露了。