peter out

peter out

美 　英

• v.逐渐终止
• 网络逐渐消失；逐渐散去

词形变化

第三人称单数：peters out  现在分词：petering out  过去式：petered out  

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英汉解释

v.	1. 逐渐终止
un.	1. 尖灭

英英解释

na.	1. to gradually become smaller or weaker before coming to an end or disappearing completely

例句

He did want Turkish Delight and to be a Prince (and later a King) and to pay Peter out for calling him a beast.

他的确想吃土耳其软糖，而且想当王子（日后当个国王），还想出出彼得骂他坏蛋这口恶气。

U-shaped one would be feebler and flatter. And in a W-shape, growth would return for a few quarters, only to peter out once more.

型阶段的复苏相比之下要微弱和平和一些。在W型阶段，经济增长会连续几个季度反弹，结果又会再一次回落。

The row will peter out soon, no doubt, though not before saving Dr Hawking a pretty penny in advertising costs for his book.

虽然这是在为霍金先生节省一大笔广告成本之后发生，但是毫无疑问，这种争吵会马上消退。

The store's business began to peter out about a year ago and it closed last week.

大约一年前，这商店的生意逐渐走下坡路，上周终于关门大吉了。

Action increased, the price performance of busy all day, love stopping by and busy bodies, things peter out.

动作增多，则表现整日价忙忙碌碌，爱串门，好管闲事，做事有始无终。

Moreover, most of this improvement will peter out in subsequent years, leaving the outlook as dismal as before.

另外，大部分进展在接下来几年都会消失殆尽，情况就会像以前一样令人沮丧。

Deals of this sort have emerged in the past and have come to nothing, analysts said, and it is possible this one, too, could peter out.

分析人士说，过去曾有过这类协议，最后都无果而终，可能这份意向书也会不了了之。

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。

'Growth could peter out quite sharply by the end of the year, ' says Ben May, economist at the consultancy Capital Economics.

咨询公司CapitalEconomics经济学家本-梅（BenMay）说，今年年底前，经济增长可能将大幅减少。

"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。

But now it is time to look again. Each of those overlapping conflicts has lately begun to peter out.

但现在是再一次审视局势的时候了，种种复杂的冲突现在都开始烟消云散。

But that flow might peter out soon if the U. S. economy becomes a source of growth and related risks that bring reward.

但若是美国经济成为增长的源泉，且相关风险能够带来报酬，这样的资金流动情形不久可能逐渐减少。

Argentina's vigorous recovery from its financial collapse of 2001-02 will peter out in 2009, as commodity prices soften.

阿根廷从2001-2002的金融崩溃中强有力地恢复过来，但随着商品价格的疲软，将再次步入萧条状态。

in my judgment, the positive impact of a fiscal stimulus will peter out after its scheduled completion.

否则按我的判断，财政刺激的积极影响将在其按计划完成后逐渐降低。

"The less the companies feel responsible [for cluster development], the more these things tend to peter out, " says Prof Porter.

波特表示：“企业（对集群发展）的责任感越弱，这类好事越容易消失。”

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。

And whereas Wi-Fi signals peter out after 100 metres or so, their white-space equivalents could have ranges of several kilometres.

并且，Wi-Fi信号传输约100米后，就渐渐消失，与之相比，空白频段信号传播范围则可能为几千米。

Consumers are dealing with too much debt, help from government spending will peter out, and businesses aren't spending much.

消费者担负着过重的债务，政府支出起到的扶助作用将逐渐枯竭，企业的支出也没有多少。

Managers are hoping that support for the New York proposal will also peter out.

基金经理们也同样希望纽约州类似议案的支持声音会逐渐退去。

As a result, the chain reaction will peter out unless the neutrons can be slowed down sufficiently.

因此，除非这些中子能够被充分减速，否则链式反应会停止。

And while Wi-Fi signals peter out after 100 metres (330 feet) or so, their white-space equivalents could have ranges measured in kilometres.

而且WIFI信号传递大概100米（330英尺）就会逐渐衰弱，而白色空间信号则可以传递几公里的距离。

Housing recoveries have seemed imminent before, only to peter out when the economic outlook weakened.

之前的楼市复苏似乎是短暂的，当经济前景低迷时，它竟然退去了。

The growth-boosting potential of debt seemed to peter out.

债务对于经济增长的潜在刺激作用似乎已经消失了。

And the influx of Asian students to America may peter out.

并且，亚洲学生的申请人数可能也会逐渐减少。

Because the recovery is so dependent on government support, the bears think it will soon peter out.

熊市论者认为，由于经济复苏过分依赖政府支持，所以很快将逐渐减弱。

Peter out grow less or diminish gradually and stop; make exhausted

逐渐减弱；消失；耗尽；使筋疲力尽