【句子】Gabrielle, the morphine’s wearing off. I really don’t have time for these games. 【Desperate Housewives S02E02】
【发音】/ˌgæbriˈel/ /ðə/ /ˈmɔː(r).fiːnz/ /weə(r)ing/ /ɒf/ /ɑːf/ /aɪ/ /ˈrɪə.li/ /dəʊnt/ /hæv/ /taɪm/ /fə(r)/ /ðiːz/ /geɪmz/
【发音技巧】wearing off连读；don’t have不完全爆破；
【翻译】加布丽尔，镇痛剂（吗啡）的药劲儿要过去了，我真的没时间跟你在这里斗嘴。
【适用场合】
今天节目中，我们讲一下这个表达，叫做wear off；
这个短语的意思蛮多的，今天重点讲解一个：
“随着时间的推移变轻、变弱；逐渐地消失、停止、消散；”
to fade or lessen over time; to gradually cease or dissipate

eg: The effects of the painkiller wore off and my tooth began to hurt.
止疼药的效果在逐渐变弱，我的牙开始疼了。
eg: I was annoyed at first, but my anger wore off.
我一开始挺生气的，后来我的怒气烟消云散了。

eg: The effects of the drug will soon wear off.
这个药的效果很快就会消失。

eg: I'm giving you a mild sedative to help you calm down. It should wear off in about an hour.
我现在给你来一剂比较缓和的镇定剂帮你平静一下情绪，药力大概能保持1个小时左右/药力大概1个小时左右以后失效。

eg: We'll start driving again once your nausea wears off.
等你不恶心了，我们再开车。

eg: The numbness in his shoulder was starting to wear off.
他肩膀的麻木症状已经开始减轻了。

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The novelty of married life was beginning to wear off.