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 meeting petered out after two hours.
  会议在两小时后接近尾声。
• 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。
• 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 storm petered out finally.
  暴风雨最终逐渐平息下来。
• But, after 2000, as the crisis remained confined to emerging markets, discussion petered out.
  然而，2000年之后，由于危机依然只局限于新兴市场，讨论逐渐平息了。
• The creek became narrower and finally petered out.
  支流越变越窄最后终于枯竭了。
• Our trail petered out, as seems inevitable in these situations.
  脚下的足迹渐渐消失，在这种情况下无可避免。
• Their enthusiasm soon petered out.
  他们的热情不久就消失了。
• 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。
• The need for that kind of books has petered out.
  对那种书的需求逐渐消失了。