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pe.ter outHpi:7tE5, $-tLv adv [I]esp. Br also pe.ter.a.way to be reduced gradually so that nothing is left逐渐减弱,耗尽The fighting which started in the night had petered out by morning.晚上开始的战斗到早晨逐渐平息了。The track petered out after a mile or so, and we were left wondering which way to go.小路在大约一英里的地方到了尽头,我们不知道该往哪里去。
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