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 blurted out the news.
彼得不慎说出了秘密。
It is said that Peter fled out of the prison after having been sentenced to death.
听说被判处死刑后，彼得从监狱里逃了出来。
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 launched out into another of his stories.
彼得开始大谈特谈他的另一个经历。
Deals of this sort have emerged in the past and have come to nothing, analysts said, and it is possible this one, too, could peter out.
分析人士说，过去曾有过这类协议，最后都无果而终，可能这份意向书也会不了了之。
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。
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。
You said Peter was out of town.
你不是告诉我他出差了吗。
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。
The six-month strike seemed to be petering out
长达6个月的罢工好像正逐渐平息。