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
- The six-month strike seemed to be petering out
长达6个月的罢工好像正逐渐平息。 - 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。 - 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 launched out into another of his stories.
彼得开始大谈特谈他的另一个经历。 - Although there remains a risk that the global recovery may peter out, the consultancy said that the 14.2 per cent of companies making a change in the top job represented a return to the seven-year historical average.
尽管全球经济仍然存在复苏势头减弱风险,这家咨询公司表示,有14.2%的企业更换负责人,这已经恢复到了过去7年的历史平均水平。 - You said Peter was out of town.
你不是告诉我他出差了吗。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。