| 单词 | peter |
| 释义 | pe·ter I. 1. slang a. b. 2. II. 1. a. < when the rain had petered to a misty drizzle — Hugh Fosburgh > — usually used with out < the stream peters out between the rocks > < when the rich copper deposits petered out — Harold Griffin > b. < broad daylight song peters to diminuendo — Lee Anderson > — usually used with out < that all the old American families are petering out — New York Times Magazine > 2. < after a long desert journey the oxen became much petered — Overland Monthly > — usually used with out < raked half the lawn before he petered out > III. IV. V. — a communications code word for the letter p |
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