fizzle
['fɪz.l] verb intransitive mainly US to gradually end 逐渐结束；逐渐破灭•Interest in the project fizzled after the funding was withdrawn.撤资后，人们对此专案计划的兴趣逐渐丧失殆尽。 ■UK
■to make a weak continuous 's' sound 发出微弱的咝咝声•The fire fizzled miserably in the rain.火被雨浇得咝咝作响，快要灭了。
['fɪz.l] verb intransitive
Phrasal Verbs fizzle out
■to gradually end, often in a disappointing or weak way 逐渐终止，有始无终•They went off to different universities and their relationship just fizzled out.由于他们上的不是同一所大学，两人的关系便逐渐结束了。 |