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

Peter flung out his arms.
彼得伸出了双臂。
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。
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。
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。
Peter blurted out the news.
彼得不慎说出了秘密。
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 blurted out the news before he considered the consequence.
彼得未考虑后果就把消息泄露了。
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。
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。
When his homework was done, Peter went out to play.
作业做好了，彼得出去玩了。