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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

双语例句

  • Peter blurted out the news.
    彼得不慎说出了秘密。
  • The Bible tells us that Peter went out and cried bitterly.
    圣经说彼得就出去痛哭。
  • When his homework was done, Peter went out to play.
    作业做好了,彼得出去玩了。
  • 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 blurted out the news before he considered the consequence.
    彼得未考虑后果就把消息泄露了。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。