Many novels start well, but peter out before the end.

Usually , however, such heresy-hunts peter out quickly in the face of faculty solidarity.

然而, 在学院团结的局面下这些怪论猎捕很快就消散.

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.

For a while that book was very popular , but suddenly the demand just petered out.

那本书曾畅销了一阵子, 但很快就没人买了.

The couple's argument petered out.

夫妇俩的争吵平息下来了.

But the early advance quickly petered out, as the worries of the last few weeks returned.

但很快过去几周的担忧又重新占据了市场,早前的上涨随即烟消云散.

The storm petered out.

暴风雨渐息.

Her enthusiasm for dancing petered out and she stopped going to lessons.

她对跳舞渐渐失去了热情,后来便不再去上课了.

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.

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.

My money finally petered out, and I had to come home.

最后,我的钱用得一干二净, 只好回家.

He was petered out after a day's work.

干了一天活,他筋疲力尽了.

The storm is petering out.

暴风雨正渐渐平息.

It read , Jonathan Peters worked for our company for 11 years.

当他离去的时候,我们很满意.

The story begins dramatically but the plot peters out before the end.

这故事有些虎头蛇尾.

Peters turned thumbs down on going to the exhibition.

彼得一家不赞同去展览馆.

When the Nazis had gone, the people of St Petersburg began rebuilding.

纳粹走了之后, 圣·彼得堡的人们开始了城市的重建工作.

The aristocratic Russian capital St. Petersburg became the next centre of ballet.

贵族气派的俄国首都圣彼得堡接下来成了色蕾舞中心.

In Petersburg, 30 patrolmen have died violently in the past five years.

在彼得斯堡，过去5年中有30名巡警死于暴力事件。

A week later my mother left for St. Petersburg.

一周后,我母亲出发去了圣彼得堡.

The 19 th century was a golden age for St. Petersburg's wealthy classes.

十九世纪对圣彼得堡的富有阶级来说是段黄金岁月.