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 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。
• The car engine just petered out after ten years of hard driving.
  结结实实开了十年之后，那部车的引擎渐渐耗损了。
• The movement gained some traction over the next few years, but ultimately petered out.
  接下来几年，这场运动吸引了一些注意力，但最终还是逐渐淡出了人们的视线。
• But the early advance quickly petered out, as the worries of the last few weeks returned.
  但很快过去几周的担忧又重新占据了市场，早前的上涨随即烟消云散。
• The need for that kind of books has petered out.
  对那种书的需求逐渐消失了。
• The storm petered out finally.
  暴风雨最终逐渐平息下来。
• He was petered out after a day's work.
  干了一天活，他筋疲力尽了。
• The meeting petered out after two hours.
  会议在两小时后接近尾声。
• History suggests that trends established during periods of low trading volumes have swiftly petered out once volumes picked up.
  历史表明，在交投清淡时期确立的趋势，一旦交投活跃起来，就会迅速瓦解。
• His interest in learning Japanese has petered out.
  他学习日语的兴趣逐渐消失了。