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

• 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。
• But within a few days the conference had petered out in disarray.
  但是数天来，会议逐渐在混乱中走向尾声。
• Assets under management more than tripled in the first three quarters of 2007, but the growth almost petered out in the last quarter of the year, Z-Ben research said, as the stock market changed direction.
  上海咨奔的报告显示，2007年前3个季度，基金公司管理的资产增加了两倍有余，但在第四季度，随着股市走向转变，资产增长几乎消失殆尽。
• 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。
• 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。
• The fighting which started in the night had petered out by morning.
  夜间开始的战斗到早晨逐渐平息了。
• He was petered out after a day's work.
  干了一天活，他筋疲力尽了。
• His interest in learning Japanese has petered out.
  他学习日语的兴趣逐渐消失了。
• 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。