petered

英 ['pi:təd]

美

v. 渐渐枯竭[消失]( peter的过去式和过去分词 ); 逐渐减少; 逐渐减弱; 慢慢消失
peter的过去式, 过去分词

双语例句

• But as I thought of her, my anger slowly petered out.
  但当我想到她时，怒气便慢慢消失。
• Without entry into the eurozone, this might have petered out.
  要不是加入欧元区，这种奇迹可能不会延续下去。
• But within a few days the conference had petered out in disarray.
  但是数天来，会议逐渐在混乱中走向尾声。
• The storm petered out finally.
  暴风雨最终逐渐平息下来。
• Her enthusiasm for dancing petered out and she stopped going to lessons.
  她对跳舞渐渐失去了热情，后来便不再去上课了。
• The creek became narrower and finally petered out.
  支流越变越窄最后终于枯竭了。
• Bank shares led a slump in European and Asian stock markets on Tuesday, though the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened slightly higher after an oil rally on Monday petered out.
  尽管道琼斯工业平均指数随着油价下跌而高开，周二银行股仍然领跌欧洲和亚洲的股市。
• The car engine just petered out after ten years of hard driving.
  结结实实开了十年之后，那部车的引擎渐渐耗损了。
• The movement gained some traction over the next few years, but ultimately petered out.
  接下来几年，这场运动吸引了一些注意力，但最终还是逐渐淡出了人们的视线。
• First, trade petered out and then ceased altogether.
  首先，贸易逐渐减少，然后完全终结。