peter out

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌpiːtəɹ‿ˈaʊt/    美 /ˌpitɚ‿ˈaʊt/|[-ɾɚ-]

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Synonym of peter (“to diminish to nothing, (originally) to refer to a vein of ore”). intransitive
    — What started as a great effort ended up petering out to nothing.

词形变化

peters out present,singular,third-person petering out participle,present petered out participle,past petered out past

词源

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