| 单词 | peter |
| 释义 | peter peter1 /pee"teuhr/, v.i. peter out 1. to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower. 2. to tire; exhaust (usually used as a past participle): I'm petered out after that walk. [1805-15, in sense "put an end to"; 1860-65 for def. 1; orig. uncert.] peter2 /pee"teuhr/, n. Slang (vulgar). penis. [1900-05; generic use of the proper name] peter3 /pee"teuhr/, n. Whist. a signal for an echo. [1935-40; from BLUE PETER] |
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