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。
• 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 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。
• "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 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 meeting petered out after two hours.
  会议在两小时后接近尾声。
• 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。
• 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。