petering

['pi:tə]

[ petering ]

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 |