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

• 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。
• But, after 2000, as the crisis remained confined to emerging markets, discussion petered out.
  然而，2000年之后，由于危机依然只局限于新兴市场，讨论逐渐平息了。
• The conversation soon petered out.
  不久谈话声渐渐停了。
• The storm petered out finally.
  暴风雨最终逐渐平息下来。
• 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。
• 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 need for that kind of books has petered out.
  对那种书的需求逐渐消失了。
• "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。
• He was petered out after a day's work.
  干了一天活，他筋疲力尽了。