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

• 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。
• 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。
• The Bible tells us that Peter went out and cried bitterly.
  圣经说彼得就出去痛哭。
• Indeed the number of new and significant packages may begin to peter out as the public accounts of most countries can no longer cope with the growing burden of insolvency or assume further private sector risk.
  事实上，随着多数国家不再有能力应对日益增长的破产负担或是进一步承担私营部门的风险，新的大规模救援计划可能会逐渐减少。
• Peter flung out his arms.
  彼得伸出了双臂。
• Peter blurted out the news before he considered the consequence.
  彼得未考虑后果就把消息泄露了。
• 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。
• Wendy quite liked it, until Peter pointed out the drawbacks.
  温迪挺喜欢这样，可是后来彼得指出了缺点。
• And the influx of Asian students to America may peter out.
  并且，亚洲学生的申请人数可能也会逐渐减少。
• 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。