petered ['pi:təd]

例句:

• The road petered out into a rutted track.
  这条路渐渐变成一条满是车辙印的小径。
  
• By midday their enthusiasm had petered out.
  他们的热情到中午就烟消云散了.
  
• The conversation gradually petered out.
  谈话逐渐终止了.
  
• Conversation between her and Geoffrey D. has mercifully petered out.
  来自NEWYORKER
• Later, after addressing political grievances, the uprising petered out.
  来自BBC
• The wait and see-ers kept waiting, and the rising petered out.
  来自BBC