wear off

英 [weə(r) ɒf]

美 [wer ɔːf]

（感觉等）逐渐消失，消逝

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （感觉等）逐渐消失，消逝
  If a sensation or feelingwears off, it disappears slowly until it no longer exists or has any effect.
  1. For many the philosophy was merely a fashion, and the novelty soon wore off...
     对许多人来说哲学只是一种时髦罢了，不久就没新鲜感了。
  2. Now that the initial shock was wearing off, he was in considerable pain...
     最初的震惊渐渐过去之后，他感到疼痛难忍。
  3. The contraceptive effect wears off in two days.
     避孕效果两天就会消失。

英英释义

verb

• deteriorate through use or stress
  1. The constant friction wore out the cloth
  Synonym:wearwear outwear downwear thin
• diminish, as by friction
  1. Erosion wore away the surface
  Synonym:wear away

双语例句

• I am afraid the gilt of the ring will wear off before long
  恐怕戒指的镀金层不久就会磨掉
• Homesickness, however, takes a while to wear off, if ever.
  然而，我的思乡病花了一阵时间才消除&如果真能消除的话。
• Well, it would have started to wear off.
  好，现在我就来揭开谜底。
• If you are a real tourist, you probably do not stay long enough for this phase to wear off but go on to the next new location or experience.
  如果你是个真正的旅行家，你不会在一个地方呆到完全对它失去了兴趣才去游览下一个地方去感受新的经历。
• It's starting to wear off, isn't it?
  已经开始减弱了，不是吗？
• The poison has paralyzed your body. it'll wear off soon.
  毒药已麻醉了你的身体，很快它就会发生效用。
• The smell of the new paint will wear off in about a week.
  新刷油漆的气味大约一星期内会逐渐消失。
• Your sorrow will wear off in time.
  日子久了，你的悲哀是会消失的。
• Though alcohol is a depressant that will help you fall asleep in the short term, once its effects wear off, it can cause you to wake up prematurely.
  虽然酒精是能够帮助人们短期入睡的抗抑郁，但是一旦它的作用消失，它会引起人们过早醒来。
• Mind you, the think-before-you-buy effects of serotonin wear off after a few hours.
  不过还要提醒诸位的是，五羟色胺的这种抑制作用只能持续几小时。