fizzle

n.嘶嘶声,微弱地结束,失败vi.发嘶嘶声,失败

动词：（火或烟）吱吱作响而熄灭；逐渐失去力量或效果；名词：绝望，失败，失望。

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1、Their early enthusiasm for the project fizzled out after several setbacks.
他们在项目中早期的热情在几次挫折后逐渐消退。
2、The fireworks display started off with a bang but quickly fizzled.
烟花表演一开始势如火爆，但很快就逐渐消散了。