2019-08-04 fizzle

英英释义：to gradually fail, become less enthusiastic, or disappear, especially after starting successfully

fizzle 用作动词时是不及物动词，常和 out 搭配使用。

sentence

1. 有些恋人因为分隔两地，联系越来越少，爱情慢慢就结束了，这时就可以用到 fizzle (out）

They went to different universities, and their romance just fizzled out. 

2. 比如一个项目因迟迟没有具体的行动方案最终不了了之

Without concrete action plans, the whole project has fizzled out.

3. 我们常常做事情三分钟热血，这种虎头蛇尾的结束也可以用 fizzle (out)：

Many improvement efforts begin energetically but fizzle out in a few days.

4. Talks on curbing cluster weapons fizzle and fail.

5. The government can claim only partial credit; drug epidemics tend to fizzle.(这段话是说药物泛滥这种情况本身就呈下降趋势，政府的努力只是部分原因）

6. Meanwhile, the Europe Union's effort to keep Iran in the deal by creating a mechanism that allows European firms to bypass American sanctions has fizzled.

practice

共享单车的繁荣最终衰退了。

The boom of sharing bicycles has finally fizzled out.

参考翻译：The bike-sharing boom eventually fizzled out.