flicker out

• • (火光)摇曳地熄灭：

    When the candle was only half an inch high it flickered out and the room became dark.

    蜡烛只有半英寸长时，烛光忽闪忽闪地熄灭了，于是房间一片漆黑。

  • 逐渐平息：

    The hatred between these two families never quite flickered out.

    这两家人之间的仇恨从来没真正消除。