peter out

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peter out 的定义

  1. Dwindle or diminish and come to an end, as in Their enthusiasm soon petered out. The origin of this usage is unknown, but one authority suggests it may refer to the apostle Peter, whose enthusiastic support of Jesus quickly diminished so that he denied knowing him three times during the night after Jesus's arrest. [Mid-1800s]

peter out 近义词

v. 动词 verb

dwindle, decrease

更多peter out例句

  1. Really, is it any wonder that fluoride should freak people out?
  2. For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox.
  3. On Thursday, Garcetti ruled himself out of the race to succeed Boxer.
  4. Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
  5. “I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
  6. And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
  7. Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
  8. Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"
  9. The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
  10. Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.