['pi:tə]
Peter
彼得(人名)
v.慢慢消失,耗尽

词形变化:

动词过去式:petered 过去分词:petered 现在分词:petering 第三人称单数:peters

例句与用法:

  1. Do not rob Peter to pay Paul.
    【谚】不要挖肉补疮。
  2. John and Peter are brothers.
    约翰和彼得是兄弟。
  3. 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。
  4. Peter smokes several cigars everyday.
    彼得每天抽好几支雪茄。
  5. 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。
  6. His interest in learning Japanese has petered out.
    他学习日语的兴趣逐渐消失了。

英英解释:

名词 peter:

  1. disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
  2. 同义词:Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle
  3. obscene terms for penis
  4. 同义词:cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, tool, putz

形容词 pet:

  1. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
  2. 同义词:favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent