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
- When his homework was done, Peter went out to play.
作业做好了，彼得出去玩了。 - Peter launched out into another of his stories.
彼得开始大谈特谈他的另一个经历。 - Despite a face-to-face meeting with Madoff in which the regulators caught him telling an obvious falsehood about his options trading, the commission concluded there was no evidence of fraud and allowed the investigation to peter out.
尽管在证交会与马多夫的一次面谈中，后者关于自己期权交易的说法出现了一处明显谬误，但证交会还是得出了不存在欺诈证据的结论，并允许调查逐渐停止。 - 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。 - There are concerns that the rapid expansion in the region may soon peter out and global carmakers like JLR are looking to other emerging markets for the next phase of growth.
但也有人担心，中国市场的快速扩张可能很快就会趋缓，JLR等全球汽车厂商正转向其他新兴市场寻求下一阶段的增长。 - 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 moved out bag and baggage yesterday and the room became quiet today.
昨天，彼得连人带东西全部搬走了。那个房间变得很安静。 - Peter scratched out his name on the bark of the tree.
彼得把他的名家刻在树皮上。 - 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。 - 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。