peter 详细解释
peter
['pi:tə]
n. 彼得(男子名)
vi. 慢慢消失, 耗尽
vi.
逐渐枯竭; 渐渐消失[(+out/away)]
The creek became narrower and finally petered out.
支流越变越窄最后终于枯竭了。
vt.
使筋疲力尽[H]
He was petered out after a day's work.
干了一天活, 他筋疲力尽了。
词形变化
动词过去式: petered | 动词过去分词: petered | 动词现在分词: petering | 动词第三人称单数: peters |
英英释义
名词 peter:
disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
同义词：Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle
obscene terms for penis
同义词：cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, tool, putz
形容词 pet:
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
同义词：favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent
短语词组
peter out
1. 逐渐减少; 逐渐消耗
The car engine just petered out after ten years of hard driving.
结结实实开了十年之后, 那部车的引擎渐渐耗损了。
Seeing no future in it, his interest in the job petered out.
因为看不出有什么前途, 他对那件工作的兴趣就日渐低落。
The storm is petering out.
暴风雨正渐渐平息。
补充
peterpeter英:[ˈpi:tə] 美:[ˈpitɚ]vi.1.渐渐枯竭[消失]例句
1. He lowered the lamb on to the straw now that the blood had petered to a slow dripping.等到血渐渐流得少了, 开始一点一点地往下滴时, 他便把羊羔放到稻草上。 2. The firing petered out yesterday evening.枪炮声昨天傍晚逐渐停了。 3. After a long desert journey the oxen became much petered.在沙漠中走了长路，牛都累得不行了。 4. the storm had petered out.暴风雨渐渐停息了。 5. Their romantic relationship petered out after the summer.他们的爱情在夏天后就趋于平淡了。 6. Interest in the sport is beginning to peter out.对运动的兴趣开始逐渐减小。