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 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 conversation soon petered out.
  不久谈话声渐渐停了。
• Bank shares led a slump in European and Asian stock markets on Tuesday, though the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened slightly higher after an oil rally on Monday petered out.
  尽管道琼斯工业平均指数随着油价下跌而高开，周二银行股仍然领跌欧洲和亚洲的股市。
• 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。
• 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。
• The need for that kind of books has petered out.
  对那种书的需求逐渐消失了。
• First, trade petered out and then ceased altogether.
  首先，贸易逐渐减少，然后完全终结。
• 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 storm petered out finally.
  暴风雨最终逐渐平息下来。
• "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。”