trail off
phrasal verbtrail away/off
- (of somebody’s speech
) to become gradually quieter and then stop话语 声音逐渐减弱到停止;逐渐消失 - His voice trailed away to nothing.
他的声音越来越小,最后消失了。 - + speech ‘I only hope…’, she trailed off.
“我只希望…” 她的声音越来越小,最后听不到了。
- His voice trailed away to nothing.