| 短语 | peter out |
| 释义 | peter out to gradually become smaller, less, weaker etc and then come to an end逐渐变小; 逐渐减少; 逐渐消失:•The road became narrower and eventually petered out.那条路越来越窄，最后消失了。•Public interest in the environment is in danger of petering out.公众对环境的兴趣有可能会逐渐减少。ˌpeter ˈoutto gradually become smaller, quieter, etc. and then end逐渐减少；逐渐减弱；慢慢消失The campaign petered out for lack of support.那场运动因缺乏支持者而最终烟消云散。The road petered out into a dirt track.大道延伸到一条泥路小径。peter outsteadily weaken or decrease and come to an end 渐趋消失；逐渐停止 * Her enthusiasm for dancing petered out and she stopped going to lessons. 她对舞蹈的热情已渐趋消失，而且已不再去上课了。 * The enemy's supplies petered out. 敌人的给养耗尽了。 * As he thought of her, his anger slowly petered out. 一想到她，他的怒气就慢慢平息了。 |
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