柯林斯英汉双解大词典
peter out ( petering, petered, peters )
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PHRASAL VERB If something peters out, it gradually comes to an end. 逐渐停息
例：The six-month strike seemed to be petering out.
持续了6个月的罢工似乎在逐渐停息。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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Output peaked in 2002 and may Peter out in a decade.
2002年，产量达到顶峰，而且也许会在10年间逐渐消失。
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Even if the IPO bonanza were to peter out, there would be other opportunities.
即使IPO这块肥肉已经被分光了，其他的机会还是存在的。
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"We believe inflationary pressures will Peter out in the coming months," said Qu Hongbin, at HSBC.
“我们相信通胀压力将在未来几个月逐渐减弱，”汇丰(HSBC)的屈宏斌表示。
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"The aftershocks will start off being fairly large and fairly frequent, and then sort of peter out as time goes on, although you will see aftershocks for weeks to months after the earthquake.
VOA: standard.2010.01.13
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The character of Peter brought directly out of the New Testament is really slicing through the poem's fictive veneer.
彼得的形象是直接从中借鉴而来的,在这首诗虚构的伪饰中显得格外犀利。
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Alpheus is also the god of erotic pastoral poetry, it turns out, and this god is literally gone underground during the terrifying appearance of Saint Peter.
阿尔甫斯也是描写爱欲的诗歌之神，从诗句上来看，这位神灵在圣彼得面前,悄无声息的隐匿了踪影。
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