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）

经济

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

• I need to work off some aggression. please!
  弄得再具挑战性一点，求你啦！
• It might be a good idea to take some of the work off his hands.
  替他分担一些工作，这或许是个好主意。
• Break the list into two lists, one which will serve the exterior purpose, and the other which you will keep short and work off of.
  将这样的一个列表分解为两个列表，一个发挥外部的作用，另外一个尽量地保持简短。
• Take one common claim: employees claiming that they were required to work off the clock.
  举一类常见的诉讼：员工声称被要求超时工作。
• I hope to work off most of the urgent letters by tomorrow.
  我希望明天处理完大部分紧急信件。
• 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。
• 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。
• We had to work off the impurities.
  我们得把杂质去掉。
• Then the client and the project team can collaborate to work off the variance together.
  然而客户及项目团队可以一起协作排除偏差。