| 词汇 | wear off |
| 释义 | wear offwear off phrasal verbphr v a) STOP HAPPENINGif pain or the effect of something wears off, it gradually stops 〔疼痛或某种效果〕逐渐减少[消失] The effects of the anaesthetic were starting to wear off. 麻醉剂的效力开始逐渐消退。 b) the novelty wears offBORING used to say that you stop feeling interested or excited about something because it is no longer new 新鲜感消失 It was funny for a while but the novelty soon wore off. 开始有一会儿很好玩，但是新鲜感很快就过去了。 Examples from the Corpus wear off• The effects of child abuse never wear off.• The kids spent hours on the computer at first, but the novelty soon wore off.• The pain got worse as the anaesthetic wore off.• The effects of the anaesthetic will wear off within a few hours.• The shock has not worn off yet and he seems to be walking around in a daze.• Once the initial shock has worn off you'll realize that things aren't as bad as you first thought. the novelty wears off• Maybe Antonietta herself will tire of me when the novelty wears off.• But as time wears on, the novelty wears off and dissatisfaction results.• Once the novelty has worn off, most of these kitchen gadgets just sit in the cupboard, unused for years.• After the novelty wears off, the Internet can be a very dull place. → wear off at wear1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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