점차 사라지거나 소멸하다
To diminish or fade away gradually until coming to a complete stop or end, often used with 'out'.
예문:
"The initial excitement for the new product began to peter out after the first month."
"As the trail reached the rocky summit, it slowly petered away into nothing."
"The rain started as a downpour but eventually petered out into a light drizzle."
돈이나 귀중품을 보관하는 금고
A safe, cash box, or trunk used for storing money or valuables.
예문:
"The burglars spent hours trying to crack the heavy iron peter in the office."
"He kept his life savings hidden in an old peter under the floorboards."
교도소의 감방 또는 독방
A prison cell, especially one used for solitary confinement.
예문:
"The prisoner was thrown into the peter for starting a fight in the yard."
"Spending a week in the peter can break even the toughest inmate."
법정 내의 증인석
The stand or box in a courtroom where a witness gives testimony.
예문:
"The nervous witness took his place in the peter to give his statement."
"All eyes in the courtroom were fixed on the defendant as he stepped into the peter."
남을 잠들게 하려고 음료에 타는 마취약
A drug, typically a narcotic or knockout drops, added to a drink to make someone unconscious.
예문:
"He realized too late that someone had slipped a peter into his drink at the bar."
"The detective suspected the victim had been incapacitated by a peter before the robbery."
남성의 성기
A slang term for the penis.
예문:
"The locker room was full of crude jokes involving the word peter."
"He used a euphemism instead of saying peter in polite company."