peter

[US]/'piːtə/
[UK]/ˈpitɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 渐渐枯竭,消失;逐渐减弱,慢慢消失
Word Forms
过去分词petered
第三人称单数peters
过去式petered
复数peters

Phrases & Collocations

Peter Pan

彼得潘

Peter Rabbit

彼得兔

peter jackson

彼得·杰克逊(导演,编剧)

peter out

v. 逐渐消失;逐渐减少

Example Sentences

Peter's a cook in a hotel.

彼得在一家大酒店当厨师。

She is Peter's sister.

她是彼得的妹妹。

The conversation gradually petered out.

谈话逐渐终止了。

the Church of SS Peter and Paul.

圣彼得和圣保罗教堂。

Peter cut him short rudely.

彼得粗鲁地打断他的话。

Peter leapt the last few stairs.

彼得跳过最后几步台阶。

Peter's first reply was unprintable.

彼得的第一个回答不宜公开。

The storm petered out.

暴风雨渐息。

Their enthusiasm soon petered out.

他们的热情不久就消失了

Peter boiled the kettle.

彼得把茶壶的水烧开了。

They embroiled Peter in their quarrel.

他们使彼得卷入了他们的争论。

Peter is hardly ever late.

玛丽几乎从不迟到。

Peter is rarely / seldom late.

彼得不常迟到。;彼得很少迟到。

They made the appointment of Peter as chairman of the union.

他们任命彼得为工会主席。

We hold Peter in high scorn.

我们瞧不起彼得。

The road petered out into a dirt track.

大道延伸到一条泥土小径。

By midday their enthusiasm had petered out.

他们的热情到中午就烟消云散了。

Peter had just begun a life sentence for murder.

彼得因谋杀被判终身监禁,才刚刚开始服刑。

Real-world Examples

So, if the R0 is below 1, the infection peters out; if it's one, it stays steady.

若R0减弱;若R0=1,感染传播规模将维持稳定。

Source: Osmosis - COVID-19 Prevention

However, at that point nuclear fusion no longer releases enough energy, and the pressure from the core peters out.

并支持它们快速燃烧 最终变为铁或镍,然而 当核聚变不再释放能量时。

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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