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词组 peter
释义 peter
  [petered, petered, petering especially spoken]
 peter out
  1. peter out if something peters out, there is gradually less and less of it, or it becomes gradually less and less strong, until it stops completely:
    The rain will peter out later on in the day.
    Our conversation began to peter out and I was struggling to think of anything to say.
    Eventually the clapping petered out and people got up to leave the concert hall.
    SIMILAR TO: ↑fizzle out informal
  2. peter out if a path or road peters out, it gradually becomes narrower and less clear, until it ends completely:
    As they went further into the forest, the path gradually petered out.
    The street petered out into a country lane.
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