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peter |
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pe·ter /ˈpiːtə $ -ər/ verb 1 peter out phrasal verb STOP HAPPENINGto gradually become smaller, less, weaker etc and then come to an end 逐渐变小;逐渐减少;逐渐消失 The road became narrower and eventually petered out. 那条路越来越窄,最后消失了。 Public interest in the environment is in danger of petering out. 公众对环境的关注有可能会逐渐减少。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuspeter• The houses began to peter out, and eventually stopped.• Traffic began to peter out and they found themselves in the middle of extensive minefields.• That hot-spot eruption lasted some 2 million years before petering out to a more modest flow.• Within a very short distance of the airport, roads peter out to cattle tracks.• Some believe the protests will eventually peter out.• The effects of the devaluation are now petering out.Peter 1 → rob Peter to pay Paul at rob(2)Origin peter (1800-1900) Origin unknownpe·ter verbPeterChineseSyllable less, smaller, weaker etc to gradually become Corpus |
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