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 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。
• Assets under management more than tripled in the first three quarters of 2007, but the growth almost petered out in the last quarter of the year, Z-Ben research said, as the stock market changed direction.
  上海咨奔的报告显示，2007年前3个季度，基金公司管理的资产增加了两倍有余，但在第四季度，随着股市走向转变，资产增长几乎消失殆尽。
• Their enthusiasm soon petered out.
  他们的热情不久就消失了。
• The meeting petered out after two hours.
  会议在两小时后接近尾声。
• For about two years, since the rebound from the 2008 crash petered out, the crab is what we have had.
  在过去两年左右的时间里，随着2008年崩盘后的反弹逐渐丧失动力，我们就遭遇到了横盘市。
• The creek became narrower and finally petered out.
  支流越变越窄最后终于枯竭了。
• His interest in learning Japanese has petered out.
  他学习日语的兴趣逐渐消失了。
• The fighting which started in the night had petered out by morning.
  夜间开始的战斗到早晨逐渐平息了。
• 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。