peter

v (phr v) peter out decrease or fade gradually before coming to an end 逐渐减少; 渐渐消失: The path petered out deep in the forest. 小路漫漫消失在密林深处. * The story begins dramatically but the plot peters out before the end. 这故事有些虎头蛇尾.

peso, pessary, pessimism, pessimist, pessimistic, pessimistically, pest, pest control, pester, pesticide, pestilence, pestilent, pestle, pet, pet name, pet shop, pet subject, petal, petalled (US petaled), petard, petit bourgeois, petite, petition, petitioner, petrel, petrifaction, petrify, petro-, petrochemical, petrodollar, petroglyph, petrography, petrol, petrol bomb, petrol fumes, petrol tank, petroleum, petrologist, petrology, petticoat,