peter
['pi:tə]
n. 彼得(男子名)
vi. 慢慢消失, 耗尽
例句与用法:
Do not rob Peter to pay Paul.
[谚]不要挖肉补疮。
John and Peter are brothers.
约翰和彼得是兄弟。
I know many of them, such as John, Peter, and Tom.
我认识他们当中的很多人,例如约翰、彼得和汤姆。
Peter smokes several cigars everyday.
彼得每天抽好几支雪茄。
The road became narrower and rougher and eventually petered out.
这条路越来越窄,越来越难走,最后终于消失了。
His interest in learning Japanese has petered out.
他学习日语的兴趣逐渐消失了。
词形变化:
动词过去式: petered |
动词过去分词: petered |
动词现在分词: petering |
动词第三人称单数: peters |
vi.
逐渐枯竭; 渐渐消失[(+out/away)]
The creek became narrower and finally petered out.
支流越变越窄最后终于枯竭了。
vt.
使筋疲力尽[H]
He was petered out after a day's work.
干了一天活, 他筋疲力尽了。
短语词组:
peter out
1. 逐渐减少; 逐渐消耗
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。
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 storm is petering out.
暴风雨正渐渐平息。
peter
■"It's simply disgraceful of you Peter, " threw in Betty.
"彼得,你简直可耻。"贝蒂插嘴说。
■Unluckily (for Peter) he did not get the job.
(彼得)他可真不走运,没能获得那份工作。
■Mary was dancing while Peter was playing the piano.
Mary在跳舞,而Peter在弹钢琴。
■Do not rob Peter to pay Paul.
[谚]不要挖肉补疮。
■A word had clicked in Peter's brain.
一个词突然在彼得脑里一闪。
■Everything was to be fine and dandy once Peter started his new job.
一旦彼得有了新工作,一切都会好的。
■A blizzard of blows makes Peter lose his confidence.
一阵强烈的打击使彼得丧失了信心。
■It soon came out that Peter and Alice were going to get married.
不久大家知道了彼得和艾丽斯将要结婚的消息。
■Peter had his head in a tar barrel sure enough.
不出所料,彼得陷入了困境。
■I met Peter at the beach two days ago.
两天前我在沙滩上遇见了彼特。
■I will meet with Peter this evening.
今天晚上我要与彼得会面。
■Why did he tick little Peter off such a way?
他为什么这样训斥小彼得?
■He may not be so clever as Peter, but he is as industrious as can be.
他也许不如彼得聪明,但却用功极了。
■He is called Peter Brown. Brown is his surname.
他叫彼得·布朗,布朗是他的姓。
■He is as nice a boy as Peter (is).
他和彼得一样都是好男孩。
■He took over the job from Peter.
他接管了彼特的工作。
■His cousin, Peter, holds no kindred with him.
他的堂兄(弟),彼得,不以亲属待他。
■He spoke of a joke at Peter's expense.
他讲了一个笑话,意在贬低彼得。
■He was a very unpleasant person-he would always use his friend Peter as the fall guy if things went wrong.
他这人很可恶,出了岔子总是拿他的朋友彼得当替罪羊。
■None of you can complain, Peter least of all.
你们谁都不应抱怨,彼得尤其不应该。
■Did you hear what happened to Peter last night?
你听说过彼得昨晚发生了什么事情吗?
■You can rely on Peter to do whatever he promises.
你尽可相信彼得,让他去履行诺言。
■Did you know that Peter was sent up for ten years?
你知道彼得被判处10年徒刑吗?
■Russia's Peter the Great was a cruel despot.
俄国的彼得大帝就是一个残酷无情的暴君。
■Peter sprained hi ankle just now.
刚才彼得扭伤了脚脖子。
■Do not be silly, Peter! We can not let you do that.
别傻了,彼得!我们不能让你付帐的。
■Only one student passed the exam, namely Peter.
只有一个学生通过了考试,就是彼得。
■Seeing no future in it, his interest in the job peter 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。
■As George introduced Peter and Sarah it is only fit (and proper) that he should be best man at their wedding.
因是乔治介绍彼得与萨拉相识的,由他来作他们婚礼的男傧相是最合适的。
■At the meeting everybody picked apart Peter because he had beaten a little boy.
在会上,大家都严厉地批评彼得,因为他打了一个小男孩。
■In the middle of the floor, Peter was struggling furiously with a man twice his size.
在地板中央,彼得正与一个比他个头大一倍的人激烈搏斗。
■A walk across America opened Peter's eyes to the country and he began to love it.
在美国各处走了一次使彼得对国家有所了解,他开始热爱他的国家了。
■Peter drank a bottle of whisky at the party.
在聚会上彼得喝了一瓶威士忌。
■She leaned over and whispered something in Peter's ear.
她俯身对彼得讲了几句悄悄话。
■She quarrelled with Paul and then married Peter on the rebound.
她和保罗争吵后愤而嫁给了彼得。
■She often writes to Peter on the sly.
她经常秘密地给彼得写信。
■Mummy, Peter kicked me (on the leg)!
妈妈,彼得踢我(腿)!
■Excuse me, aren't you Peter Greene?
对不起,你不是彼得·格林吗?
■Excuse me, are not you Peter Greene?
对不起,你不是彼得。格林吗?
■Peter remained on friendly terms with Christ notwithstanding Christ's having healed his mother-in-law.
尽管基督曾经治愈了他的岳母,彼得仍旧和基督保持了友好关系。
■Not both Peter and John enjoy music.
并非彼得与约翰都喜欢音乐。
■Peter: How am I supposed to shave in France?
彼得:那我在法国怎么刮胡子啊?
■Peter was unaccustomed to go to school on foot.
彼得不习惯走路上学。
■Peter sacrificed everything to his ambition.
彼得为他的志愿牺牲一切。
■Peter hired a leg man for the company.
彼得为公司雇佣了一名送信跑腿的人。
■Peter had never been on a ship at sea.
彼得从未坐过海船。
■Peter was never much of a hand at letter-writing.
彼得从来就不擅于写信。
■Peter emerged from the bathroom swathed in a towel.
彼得从浴室里出来,身上紧紧裹着一条浴巾。
■Peter'll know; he always keeps an ear to the ground.
彼得会知道的,他耳听八方。
■Peter seems to have taken it much to heart.
彼得似乎对这事很耿耿于怀。