What does "peter out" mean?

To gradually end or fail To slowly diminish until nothing remains.

How do you use "peter out" in a sentence?

The conversation petered out. Our savings petered out. The trail petered out in the forest.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★☆☆ Moderate Neutral

Significado: To gradually end or fail

逐渐消失、耗尽

Agotarse o desvanecerse gradualmente

徐々に尽きる、途切れる

서서히 줄어들다, 흐지부지되다

To slowly diminish until nothing remains.

慢慢减少直到什么都不剩。用于描述对话、储蓄、道路等自然终结的过程。

Disminuir lentamente hasta que no quede nada. Describe cómo conversaciones, ahorros o caminos terminan naturalmente.

何も残らなくなるまでゆっくりと減少すること。会話、貯金、道などが自然消滅する様子を表す。

아무것도 남지 않을 때까지 서서히 줄어들다.

Base verb: peter

Particle: out

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

The conversation petered out.
对话逐渐冷场了
la conversación se apagó
会話が途切れた
대화가 흐지부지되었다.
Our savings petered out.
我们的积蓄耗尽了
nuestros ahorros se agotaron
貯金が底をついた
저축이 바닥났다.
The trail petered out in the forest.
小路在森林中消失了
el sendero desapareció en el bosque
道が森の中で途切れた
길이 숲속에서 끊겼다.

Contexto: ending, exhaustion

Tono: resigned

American mining term for exhausted veins.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal