What does "wear off" mean?

To gradually diminish in effect When medication or effects slowly fade away.

How do you use "wear off" in a sentence?

The painkillers are wearing off. The anesthetic wore off. The novelty soon wore off.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To gradually diminish in effect

逐渐减弱、失效

Perder efecto gradualmente

徐々に効果が薄れる

서서히 효과가 사라지다

When medication or effects slowly fade away.

效果慢慢消失。用于描述药物、情感或新鲜感等效果随时间推移而减弱的过程。

Que un efecto desaparezca lentamente. Describe cómo medicamentos, emociones o novedades pierden su efecto con el tiempo.

薬や感情の効果がゆっくりと消えていくこと。鎮痛剤、麻酔、興奮などの効果が時間とともに弱まる様子を表す。

약이나 효과가 서서히 없어지다.

Base verb: wear

Particle: off

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

The painkillers are wearing off.
效果正在减弱
el efecto está disminuyendo
効果が薄れてきている
진통제 효과가 사라지고 있다.
The anesthetic wore off.
新鲜感消失了
la novedad se desvaneció
新鮮さがなくなった
마취가 풀렸다.
The novelty soon wore off.
等麻药劲过去
espera a que pase el efecto de la anestesia
麻酔が切れるのを待つ
신선함이 곧 사라졌다.

Context: medication, effects

Tone: descriptive

From erosion through wear.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal