gutter out

• • 逐渐变弱而终于熄灭：

    The candle guttered out when the melted wax ran down its sides.

    熔化的蜡沿着蜡烛四周淌下，蜡烛就渐渐熄灭了。

  • 平淡无奇地结束；默默无闻地死去(或结束)：

    Her screen career, for all practical purposes, had guttered out.

    她的银幕生涯实际上默默无闻地结束了。