peter
peter1
verb
peter2
noun
(informal)(非正式)
peter3
noun& verb
verb
- [no obj.]decrease or fade gradually before coming to an end
逐渐减少，逐渐减弱
the storm had petered out.
暴风雨渐渐停息了。
- early 19th cent.: of unknown origin
peter2
noun
(informal)(非正式)
- a man's penis
（人的）阴茎 - (Austral./NZ)a prison cell
(澳/新西兰)单人牢房 - a safe
保险箱
- late Middle English: from the given name Peter, applied in many transferred uses. Current senses date from the 19th cent
peter3
noun& verb
- (Bridge). another term for echo
(桥牌)。 同 echo
- late 19th cent.: from Blue Peter (the invitation to one's partner to play a further lead in the suit being likened to the raising of this flag)
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