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

• 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 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。
• "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。”
• His interest in learning Japanese has petered out.
  他学习日语的兴趣逐渐消失了。
• 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 creek became narrower and finally petered out.
  支流越变越窄最后终于枯竭了。
• Their enthusiasm soon petered out.
  他们的热情不久就消失了。
• 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。
• 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。
• The meeting petered out after two hours.
  会议在两小时后接近尾声。