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词组 wear off
释义
Idiom
wear off
Theme: DIMINISHING
to become less; to stop gradually.
The effects of the painkiller wore off and my tooth began to hurt.I was annoyed at first, but my anger wore off.
Phr V
wear off
wears, wearing, wore, worn
wear off
if a feeling or the effect of something {e.g. anaesthetic, alcohol} wears off, it gradually disappears
The anaesthetic wears off after a couple of hours.There was an initial excitement but it's started to wear off.He used to spend all day playing with his computer games, but the novelty soon wore off. (= the excitement of something new disappeared)
phrasewear off
wear off if a feeling or the effect of something such as a drug wears off, it gradually becomes weaker and disappears: The effects of the anaesthetic were starting to wear off. Learning a language is hard work, and your early enthusiasm may soon wear off.the novelty wears off (=you stop feeling excited about something because it is no longer new) Would she become bored with married life once the novelty wore off?

wear off

1. To become eroded, ground, or stripped off, as from prolonged exposure to some destructive element or force. The enamel on your teeth has almost completely worn off, which is why you've been experiencing so much pain when you eat and drink. The protective coating I'd applied to the device is beginning to wear off.
2. To erode, grind, or strip off something as a result of prolonged exposure to some destructive element or force. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wear" and "off." The inclement weather in this region tends to wear the paint off of the houses after only a couple of months.
3. To fade or lessen over time; to gradually cease or dissipate. I'm giving you a mild sedative to help you calm down—it should wear off in about an hour. We'll start driving again once your nausea wears off.

wear something off (of) something

 and wear something off
to grind or rub something off something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) The grinding of the bottom of the boat on the sandbanks wore the barnacles off the hull. The sand wore off the barnacles.

wear off

[for the effects of something] to become less; to stop gradually. The effects of the painkiller wore off and my tooth began to hurt. I was annoyed at first, but my anger wore off.

wear off

Diminish gradually, lose effectiveness, as in We'll wait till the drug wears off. [Late 1600s]

wear off

v.
1. To diminish gradually in effect until gone: The drug wore off after eight hours.
2. To be gradually removed by long or hard use, attrition, or exposure: So many people touched the picture that its luster finally wore off.
3. To gradually remove something by long or hard use, attrition, or exposure: The inclement weather wore off the awning on my porch. The snow wore the shine off my car.
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