每日商務英語 第337期:逐漸消失

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to peter out 逐漸消失

英文釋義
Phrasal verb meaning to decline gradually; to fade slowly but completely; to lose size or energy.

例句
The huge, previously lucrative silver mine began to peter out after a while, and it produced less and less each year until it finally closed.

這座從前利潤很高的大型銀礦在一段時間以後開始萎縮，產量一年比一年少，直到最後關閉。