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pe·ter¹ /ˈpiːtə(r)/ vi. | vt.
❶ vi.
逐渐减少，逐渐减弱；终止；消失；耗尽(out, away)
The firing petered out. 枪炮声逐渐停了。
The rain petered out before we got started. 我们动身以前雨逐渐停了。
The civil war petered out. 内战逐渐平息。
His ambition slowly petered out in face of opposition. 在一片反对声中他的雄心逐渐泯灭。
The street petered out suddenly into a waste of scrub and grass. 街道通到草木凌乱的荒地，一下子就断了。
The cash petered out in three months. 现金3个月就用完了。
Some prodigies peterout in their teens. 有些天才儿童到了十几岁就不行了。
❷ vt.
[常用被动语态]使筋疲力尽
I am plumb petered out. 我真是筋疲力尽了。
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