Pete once bought the boys a bicycle cheap off the back of a lorry.

Pete got on his horse and started trotting across the field.

皮特跨上马，开始在田野间小跑起来。

There was a remarkable resem-blance between him and Pete.

他和皮特之间有着惊人的相似之处。

He turned on Pete and accused him of being mixed up in drugs.

他怒斥皮特，指责他沾染毒品。

We hold Peter in high scorn.

我们瞧不起彼得.

Seeing no future in it, his interest in the job peter out.

因为看不出有什麽前途, 他对那件工作的兴趣就日渐低落.

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

有很多小说开关都很好, 不过到后来就越写越差,草草结尾了.

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.