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

• 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。
• 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 blurted out the news before he considered the consequence.
  彼得未考虑后果就把消息泄露了。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Peter launched out into another of his stories.
  彼得开始大谈特谈他的另一个经历。