fizzle
verb [ I ] uk/ˈfɪz.əl/ us/ˈfɪz.əl/
mainly US逐渐结束;逐渐破灭
to gradually end
Interest in the project fizzled after the funding was withdrawn. 撤资后，人们对此项目的兴趣逐渐丧失殆尽。
UK发出微弱的咝咝声
to make a weak continuous s sound
The fire fizzled miserably in the rain. 火被雨浇得咝咝作响，快要灭了。
Phrasal verb
fizzle out 逐渐终止，有始无终
to gradually end, often in a disappointing or weak way
They went 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。