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

• Instead, if you are going to use caffeine, drinking early in the evening so it will wear off by the time you want to sleep.
  如果你想利用咖啡因提神，那就傍晚的时候早点儿喝，这样当你犯困的时候就会起作用了。
• We'll see what happens when the drugs wear off.
  等你药退了再看看吧。
• That acid must wear off naturally.
  酸必须得自然消耗完。
• Stains come and go, they just wear off.
  污渍来了又走了，它们会逐渐消失的。
• And at some point, she says, the advantage of an odd or unexpected name will wear off.
  她指出，到了某一点，另类或出人意表的名称的优势就会减少。
• 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。
• Well, it would have started to wear off.
  好，现在我就来揭开谜底。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。