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peter out

美 [ˈpiːtər aʊt]英 [ˈpiːtə(r) aʊt]
  • v.逐渐结束;逐渐消亡
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peter out

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    PHRASAL VERB 逐渐结束;逐渐消亡
    If something peters out, it gradually comes to an end.

    The six-month strike seemed to be petering out...

    长达6个月的罢工好像正逐渐平息。

verb

1
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
At the end of the march, I pooped out
Synonym: poop out run down run out conk out
2
end weakly
The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
Synonym: taper off fizzle out fizzle

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  1. The car engine just peter out after ten year of hard driving .

    明确地,确切地peterout逐渐消失结结实实开了十年之后,那部车的引擎渐渐耗损了。

  2. And the influx of Asian students to America may peter out .

    并且,亚洲学生的申请人数可能也会逐渐减少。

  3. In my judgment , the positive impact of a fiscal stimulus will peter out after its scheduled completion .

    否则按我的判断,财政刺激的积极影响将在其按计划完成后逐渐降低。

  4. Groupon feels like an ebay-like ( eBay ) trend waiting to peter out .

    Groupon现在给人的感觉就像当年的eBay,一时风光无限,却将很快迎来颓势。

  5. Deals of this sort have emerged in the past and have come to nothing , analysts said , and it is possible this one , too , could peter out .

    分析人士说,过去曾有过这类协议,最后都无果而终,可能这份意向书也会不了了之。

  6. Otherwise , it ran the risk of seeing the whole revolution peter out into a mere peasant uprising that would collapse when it hit the cities .

    否则,整个革命就可能蜕变成单纯的农民起义,等到进攻城市的时候就会垮台。

  7. And whereas Wi-Fi signals peter out after 100 metres or so , their white-space equivalents could have ranges of several kilometres .

    并且,wi-fi信号传输约100米后,就渐渐消失,与之相比,空白频段信号传播范围则可能为几千米。

  8. There are concerns that the rapid expansion in the region may soon peter out and global carmakers like JLR are looking to other emerging markets for the next phase of growth .

    但也有人担心,中国市场的快速扩张可能很快就会趋缓,JLR等全球汽车厂商正转向其他新兴市场寻求下一阶段的增长。

  9. A new concern Mr Rajan expressed while talking to the FT Financial Times , was that the productivity gains that have underpinned the world economy might peter out as fresh policy reforms stall .

    拉詹先生在接受《金融时报》采访时表达了一种新的忧虑,即随着新的政策改革陷入停滞,一度支撑了世界经济的生产率增长可能会逐渐消失。

  10. But though the Hangzhou strike is likely to peter out , the grievances that sparked it may not be resolved so easily , and may resurface elsewhere , say labour analysts .

    劳工问题分析人士称,虽然杭州的罢工很可能逐渐平息,但引燃此次罢工的不满怒火可能不那么容易扑灭,并可能在其它地方再度冒头。

  11. Indeed the number of new and significant packages may begin to peter out as the public accounts of most countries can no longer cope with the growing burden of insolvency or assume further private sector risk .

    事实上,随着多数国家不再有能力应对日益增长的破产负担或是进一步承担私营部门的风险,新的大规模救援计划可能会逐渐减少。

  12. Goldman Sachs estimates that the growth impact of the House version peaks in the second and third quarters of 2009 , and that by the final quarter of 2010 will start to peter out .

    高盛(goldmansachs)估计,众议院版刺激方案对经济增长的影响将在2009年第二和第三季度达到峰值,到2010年第四季度其效果就会开始逐渐消失。

  13. Although there remains a risk that the global recovery may peter out , the consultancy said that the 14.2 per cent of companies making a change in the top job represented a return to the seven-year historical average .

    尽管全球经济仍然存在复苏势头减弱风险,这家咨询公司表示,有14.2%的企业更换负责人,这已经恢复到了过去7年的历史平均水平。

  14. But this figure could decline a lot in the next few months , particularly if the boom in steelmaking , one factor that has pushed up iron ore prices in the past four years , starts to peter out later in 2008 .

    但在未来的数月中,该价值会下降许多,尤其是如果钢铁业的繁荣在2008年下半年开始消退的情况下&这轮繁荣是在过去4年中推升铁矿石价格的因素之一。

  15. The good news is that H1N1 is hitting North America at the tail end of its flu season . It 's possible that the virus may peter out and re-appear next autumn , but that gives us months to prepare .

    好消息是,甲型H1N1流感是在北美流感季节快要结束时出现的,病毒可能会逐步消失并在秋天再次出现,但这将给我们数个月的准备时间。

  16. Despite a face-to-face meeting with Madoff in which the regulators caught him telling an obvious falsehood about his options trading , the commission concluded there was no evidence of fraud and allowed the investigation to peter out .

    尽管在证交会与马多夫的一次面谈中,后者关于自己期权交易的说法出现了一处明显谬误,但证交会还是得出了不存在欺诈证据的结论,并允许调查逐渐停止。

  17. Peter took out his wallet and showed his ID to the man

    彼得掏出钱包向那人出示他的身份证件。

  18. So Peter got out of the boat and also walked on the water .

    所以彼得从船上下来走在水面上。

  19. When his homework was done , Peter went out to play .

    作业做好了,彼得出去玩了。

  20. You said Peter was out of town .

    你不是告诉我他出差了吗。

  21. Peter launched out into another of his stories .

    彼得开始大谈特谈他的另一个经历。

  22. Peter moved out bag and baggage yesterday and the room became quiet today .

    昨天,彼得连人带东西全部搬走了。那个房间变得很安静。

  23. The Bible tells us that Peter went out and cried bitterly .

    圣经说彼得就出去痛哭。

  24. Peter blurted out the news before he considered the consequence .

    彼得未考虑后果就把消息泄露了。

  25. Peter scratched out his name on the bark of the tree .

    彼得把他的名家刻在树皮上。

  26. Wendy quite liked it , until Peter pointed out the drawbacks .

    温迪挺喜欢这样,可是后来彼得指出了缺点。

  27. It is said that Peter fled out of the prison after having been sentenced to death .

    听说被判处死刑后,彼得从监狱里逃了出来。

  28. Peter flung out his arms .

    彼得伸出了双臂。

  29. Peter blurted out the news .

    彼得不慎说出了秘密。

  30. John advised Peter to get out and mix more with people .

    约翰劝彼得出去参加社交活动,多跟人们来往。