verb🔗Share小牌示弱 In whist, to play a blue peter."During the final round of whist, Maria petered with a low spade, signaling to her partner that she held more spades. "在最后的回合中,玛丽亚出了一张很小的黑桃牌,这是在用小牌示弱,暗示她的搭档她还有更多的黑桃。gamesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share逐渐消失,消退。 (most often used in the phrase peter out) To dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing."The children's excitement about the new game petered out after a few weeks. "孩子们对新游戏的兴奋劲儿,几个星期后就逐渐消退了。amountprocessactiontendencyconditiontimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading