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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 creek became narrower and finally petered out.支流越变越窄最后终于枯竭了。The rain petered out before we got started.我们动身以前雨逐渐停了。The protest campaign petered out after a few weeks.几个星期以后，抗议活动渐渐平息。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。The road peters out seven kilometres short of the village.这条路在离村子七公里的地方就到头了。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。The fighting which started in the night had petered out by morning.夜间开始的战斗到早晨逐渐平息了。The street petered out suddenly into a waste of scrub and grass.街道通到草木凌乱的荒地，一下子就断了。Interest in the sport is beginning to peter out.对运动的兴趣开始逐渐减小。As the river dried up, our water supply petered out.由于河流枯竭，我们的供水逐渐断绝。The track petered out after a mile or so.大约一英里后，小路逐渐消失了。By midday the rain had petered out.中午时分，雨渐渐停了。Some prodigies peter out in their teens.有些天才儿童到了十几岁就不行了。The road became narrower and eventually petered out.那条路越来越窄，最后消失了。They started up fragments of conversation which petered out into nervous silence.他们开始断断续续地谈话，后来就陷入了令人紧张的沉默。His ambition slowly petered out in face of opposition.在一片反对声中他的雄心逐渐泯灭。The firing petered out yesterday evening.枪炮声昨天傍晚逐渐停了。Their romantic relationship petered out after the summer.他们的爱情在夏天后就趋于平淡了。He was petered out after a day's work.干了一天活，他筋疲力尽了。The road petered out into a muddy track.路越来越窄，最后成了一条泥泞的小径。Nancy managed to secure some clerical work, but that job petered out after just three months.南希设法找了一份文书工作，但只干了三个月就不干了。 |