1、wear off

（感覺等）逐漸消失，消逝

For many the philosophy was merely a fashion, and the novelty soon wore off.

對許多人來說哲學只是一種時髦罷了，不久就沒新鮮感了。

Now that the initial shock was wearing off, he was in considerable pain.

最初的震驚漸漸過去之后，他感到疼痛難忍。

2、compulsion

強烈欲望;(難以克制的)沖動

He felt a sudden compulsion to drop the bucket and run.

他突然有一種想扔掉水桶撒腿就跑的沖動。

It's a compulsion to write, more than talent, that makes a writer.

成為作家要有天分，但更要有創作的沖動。

強迫;強制

Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion.

很多大學認為如果學生上課是出于自愿而不是被迫，那么他們學到的東西會更多。

There is already an element of compulsion in existing government schemes for the unemployed.

政府現行的失業方案已經有點強制的意味了。