peter out

短语

逐渐消失, 耗尽

发音

UK /ˌpiːtəɹ‿ˈaʊt/
AU
US /ˌpitɚ‿ˈaʊt/
US /-ɾɚ-/

词形变化

petered out petering out peters out 三单 peters out petering out 现在分词 petered out 过去式 petered out 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of peter (“to diminish to nothing, (originally) to refer to a vein of ore”).

    不及物

    What started as a great effort ended up petering out to nothing.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

fizzle run down run out conk out fizzle out poop out taper off

上位词 6

tire jade weary fatigue discontinue pall

词源

From peter (“diminish to nothing”, intransitive verb) + out. First attested in the mid-1800s.

来源：wiktionary