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 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。
• 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。
• Our trail petered out, as seems inevitable in these situations.
  脚下的足迹渐渐消失，在这种情况下无可避免。
• Her enthusiasm for dancing petered out and she stopped going to lessons.
  她对跳舞渐渐失去了热情，后来便不再去上课了。
• The need for that kind of books has petered out.
  对那种书的需求逐渐消失了。
• 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。
• The creek became narrower and finally petered out.
  支流越变越窄最后终于枯竭了。
• The meeting petered out after two hours.
  会议在两小时后接近尾声。
• But as I thought of her, my anger slowly petered out.
  但当我想到她时，怒气便慢慢消失。
• 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。