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peter out steadily weaken or decrease and come to an end 渐趋消失;逐渐停止 * Her enthusiasm for dancing petered out and she stopped going to lessons. 她对舞蹈的热情已渐趋消失,而且已不再去上课了。 * The enemy's supplies petered out. 敌人的给养耗尽了。 * As he thought of her, his anger slowly petered out. 一想到她,他的怒气就慢慢平息了。 |