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

• He was petered out after a day's work.
  干了一天活，他筋疲力尽了。
• His interest in learning Japanese has petered out.
  他学习日语的兴趣逐渐消失了。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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 conversation soon petered out.
  不久谈话声渐渐停了。
• First, trade petered out and then ceased altogether.
  首先，贸易逐渐减少，然后完全终结。
• The storm petered out finally.
  暴风雨最终逐渐平息下来。
• 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。
• The debate petered out, which was a shame as it touched on an important issue in the debate about multitasking: rudeness.
  争论平息了，这有些可惜，因为它触及了“多任务处理”争论中的一个重要问题：无礼。