peter

in Vietnamese Peter (tên)

BrE /ˈpiːtə/ AmE /ˈpiːtər/

noun / verb en → vi

1 PERSON'S NAME [noun] B2

Peter (tên)

a boy's or man's first name, Peter

  • My friend Peter is coming to visit.

    Bạn tôi Peter sắp đến thăm.

2 VERB [transitive] C1

Giảm bớt, giảm dần

to reduce something gradually, especially the amount of a drug that someone takes or the number of people in an organization

  • peter sth down
  • We need to start petering the drug dosage down.

    Chúng ta cần bắt đầu giảm liều lượng thuốc.

3 VERB [intransitive] C1

Giảm dần, suy yếu

to become gradually smaller or less important, especially in a way that is not planned

  • sth peters down
  • The popularity of the band has been petering down.

    Sự nổi tiếng của ban nhạc đã giảm dần.

4 VERB [intransitive] C1

Hết hứng thú với điều gì đó

to become less interested in something, especially because you have done it for a long time and are bored with it

  • sb peters out
  • He has been petering out on his job.

    Anh ấy đã mất hứng thú với công việc của mình.

5 VERB [intransitive] C1

Giảm dần, suy yếu

to become gradually smaller or less important, especially in a way that is not planned

  • sth peters out
  • The interest in the project has been petering out.

    Sự quan tâm đến dự án đã giảm dần.

6 VERB [intransitive] C1

Giảm dần, suy yếu

to become gradually smaller or less important, especially in a way that is not planned

  • sth peters out
  • The enthusiasm for the project has been petering out.

    Sự nhiệt tình với dự án đã giảm dần.

7 VERB [intransitive] C1

Giảm dần, suy yếu

to become gradually smaller or less important, especially in a way that is not planned

  • sth peters out
  • The support for the project has been petering out.

    Sự ủng hộ cho dự án đã giảm dần.

8 VERB [intransitive] C1

Giảm dần, suy yếu

to become gradually smaller or less important, especially in a way that is not planned

  • sth peters out
  • The interest in the project has been petering out.

    Sự quan tâm đến dự án đã giảm dần.