work off

  1. (使)分离〔分开〕
    • The nut has worked off.
      螺帽已经脱落了。
    • I can't work off the lid of this bottle; can you help me?
      我不能把这个瓶盖转下来, 你能帮帮我吗?
  2. 渐渐消除; 逐渐减弱
    • As I got about, the stiffness in my left leg gradually worked off.
      由于我四处走动, 左腿僵硬的情况逐渐消失了。
  3. 发泄
    • There is no need to work off your anger on me.
      你没有必要冲着我发脾气。
    • On that occasion there was no one on whom his temper could be worked off.
      在那种情况之下, 没有一个人是他的出气筒。
  4. 抵消, 以干活抵偿
    • It took him several years to work off the loan he owed us.
      他花了好几年的时间才逐渐还清欠我们的债务。
  5. 除去; 处理掉
    • He tried to work off his surplus fat by doing exercises every day.
      他每天运动, 想以此去掉一些多余的脂肪。
  6. 售出; 卖掉
    • About 100, 000 copies of the book have been worked off.
      这书已经售出近十万册。
  7. 结束, 完成
    • The contract is worked off.
      合同已经履行完毕。
  8. 使假冒, 使人对…得到错误印象
    • He tried to work off the poem as his own.
      他想冒称这首诗是他写的。
    • They can't work off that tale on us.
      他们那套鬼话骗不了我们。

网络词典

work off

英 ˈwɜːk ɒf 美 ˈwɜːrk ɒf
动词短语 中文翻译:工作以减轻负担
同义词: ['burn off', 'shed off', 'expend']

例句:

  1. 1. She worked hard to pay off her student loans.
    她努力工作来还清她的学生贷款。
  2. 2. The hikers burned off a lot of calories on the mountain.
    登山者在山上消耗了很多卡路里。
  3. 3. He shed off his old clothes and dressed in new ones for the party.
    他脱下旧衣服,换上新衣服参加派对。