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work off

英 [wɜːk ɒf]

美 [wɜːrk ɔːf]

(通过消耗体力)宣泄(愤怒),释放(精力),排解(压力); 用工作偿还(债务)

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柯林斯词典

  • PHRASAL VERB (通过消耗体力)宣泄(愤怒),释放(精力),排解(压力)
    If youwork offenergy, stress, or anger, you get rid of it by doing something that requires a lot of physical effort.
    1. She went for a brisk walk to work off her frustration...
      她快步走了一会儿,以排解心中的沮丧。
    2. If I've had a bad day I'll work it off by cooking.
      我要是哪天不顺心,就去做饭排解一下。
  • PHRASAL VERB 用工作偿还(债务)
    If youwork offa debt, you repay it by working.
    1. The report proposes that students be allowed to work off their debt through community service...
      这份报告建议让学生通过参加社区服务来偿还债务。
    2. There were heavy debts. It would take half Edward's lifetime to work them off.
      爱德华负债累累,他要工作半辈子才能偿清。

英英释义

verb

  • cause to go away through effort or work
    1. work off the extra pounds you have gained over the holidays
    2. we must work off the debt

双语例句

  • Let's get the work off hand today.
    咱们今天把这项工作干完。
  • A broader set of policies could help to work off the hangover faster.
    一套更广泛的政策可以更快地帮助解决这种头重脚轻的局面。
  • They decided to work off the effects of a heavy supper by walking for an hour.
    他们吃了一餐油腻难消化的晚饭,决定散步一小时帮助消化。
  • Obama commended the Lakers players not only for their athletic achievements, but also their work off the court.
    奥巴马不仅对湖人将帅的在球场上取得的运动成就大加赞赏,同时也对他们在球场下所做的慈善工作提出了肯定。
  • I go out for a long walk when I feel anxious; it helps me to work off steam.
    我感到忧虑时,就外出长时间的散步,这样有助于我消愁解闷。
  • 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。
  • They decided to work off the surplus goods.
    他们决定把多余的货物处理掉。
  • To finance her education in Britain, her father borrowed from a wealthy cousin, quit his job as managing director of a state-owned telecoms company and moved to another province, with his wife, to work off the debt as an employee of his relative.
    为了资助她去英国留学,她父亲向一个富有的远房亲戚借了钱,放弃了国有电信公司董事总经理的职位,和妻子一起搬去另一个省份,为他的亲戚工作,以偿还债务。
  • You copied this work off Paul because you've made exactly the same mistakes.
    你的作业是从保尔那里抄袭来的,因为你俩错得完全一样。
  • Finish the work off before you leave for your holiday.
    在你放假之前把工作完成。