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peter out
The noise gradually petered out.
噪音逐渐消失了。
逐渐减少；逐渐消失
petering — present participle of peter
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逐渐减少；逐渐消失
to gradually decrease or fade away until something ends
The noise gradually petered out.
噪音逐渐消失了。
主要用于后接“out”:最初(采矿)指矿脉的矿石耗尽；现在(通常)指逐渐减少至无；逐渐消失,逐渐停止。
Chiefly followed by out: originally (mining), of a vein of ore: to be depleted of ore; now (generally), to diminish to nothing; to dwindle, to trail off.
蓝彼得的同义词；通过丢弃高牌而持有低牌来叫主。
Synonym of blue peter; to call for trump by throwing away a high card while holding a lower one.
peter
Base
原形
peters
3rd person
第三人称单数
petering
-ing
现在分词
petered
Past
过去式
petered
Past participle
过去分词
The sound peters out.
声音逐渐消失。
The excitement petered out quickly.
兴奋感很快就消失了。
The conversation has petered out.
谈话已经逐渐停了。
The noise from the party finally petered out around midnight.
聚会的喧闹声到午夜终于渐渐消失了。
This trail peters out near the river, so we have to turn back.
这条小路在河边渐渐消失了，所以我们必须折返。
Public interest in the trend is petering out quickly.
公众对这个潮流的兴趣正在迅速减退。
The noise gradually petered out.
噪音逐渐消失了。
Not this
The sound petered.
Use this
The sound petered out.
动词 peter 通常与副词 out 搭配组成短语动词 peter out 才能表示“逐渐消失”，单独使用 peter 是不完整的错误。
Not this
The noise petered off.
Use this
The noise petered out.
动词 peter 的正确搭配副词是 out，而不是 off。peter out 是固定短语，表示逐渐消失或减弱。
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逐渐消失，逐渐减少
The storm petered out by evening.
暴风雨到傍晚逐渐减弱了。
逐渐变为（更小或更弱的东西）
The wide avenue peters into a narrow lane.
宽阔的大道逐渐变成了一条小巷。
逐渐减退，消失
His enthusiasm petered away after the initial excitement.
最初的兴奋过后，他的热情逐渐减退了。
逐渐消失，逐渐减少
The storm petered out after a few hours.
几小时后风暴逐渐平息了。
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想象‘彼得（peter）’累得‘疲塌’了，力气逐渐消失殆尽。
动词peter常与out连用，表示逐渐消失或减少，语域中性，多用于非正式至中性语境。
proper noun
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