翻译
  • 简明
  • peter out

    • 英 [ˈpi:tə aut]
    • 美 [ˈpitɚ aʊt]

    释义

    • v.
      逐渐消失
  • 实用场景例句

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    Many novels start well, but peter out before the end.

    有很多小说开关都很好, 不过到后来就越写越差,草草结尾了.

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    Seeing no future in it, his interest in the job peter out.

    因为看不出有什麽前途, 他对那件工作的兴趣就日渐低落.

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    Usually , however, such heresy - hunts peter out quickly in the face of faculty solidarity.

    然而, 在学院团结的局面下这些怪论猎捕很快就消散.

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  • 英英释义

    Verb

    • 1. end weakly;

      "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"

    • 2. use up all one's strength and energy and stop working;

      "At the end of the march, I pooped out"