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

• The fighting which started in the night had petered out by morning.
  夜间开始的战斗到早晨逐渐平息了。
• 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。
• "Seeing no future in it, his interest in the job petered out."
  “因为看不出有什么前途，他对那件工作的兴趣就日渐低落。”
• 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。
• The creek became narrower and finally petered out.
  支流越变越窄最后终于枯竭了。
• But the early advance quickly petered out, as the worries of the last few weeks returned.
  但很快过去几周的担忧又重新占据了市场，早前的上涨随即烟消云散。
• Their enthusiasm soon petered out.
  他们的热情不久就消失了。
• 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。
• 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。
• For about two years, since the rebound from the 2008 crash petered out, the crab is what we have had.
  在过去两年左右的时间里，随着2008年崩盘后的反弹逐渐丧失动力，我们就遭遇到了横盘市。