peter

['pi:tə]

n. 彼得(男子名)
vi. 慢慢消失, 耗尽

例句与用法：

Do not rob Peter to pay Paul.

[谚]不要挖肉补疮。

John and Peter are brothers.

约翰和彼得是兄弟。

I know many of them, such as John, Peter, and Tom.

我认识他们当中的很多人，例如约翰、彼得和汤姆。

Peter smokes several cigars everyday.

彼得每天抽好几支雪茄。

The road became narrower and rougher and eventually petered out.

这条路越来越窄，越来越难走，最后终于消失了。

His interest in learning Japanese has petered out.

他学习日语的兴趣逐渐消失了。

词形变化：

动词过去式: petered | 动词过去分词: petered | 动词现在分词: petering | 动词第三人称单数: peters |

详细释义：

vi.

逐渐枯竭; 渐渐消失[(+out/away)]

The creek became narrower and finally petered out.

支流越变越窄最后终于枯竭了。

vt.

使筋疲力尽[H]

He was petered out after a day's work.

干了一天活, 他筋疲力尽了。

短语词组：

peter out

1. 逐渐减少; 逐渐消耗

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。

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。

The storm is petering out.

暴风雨正渐渐平息。