burn off

英 [bɜːn ɒf]

美 [bɜːrn ɔːf]

消耗; 耗费

化学

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 消耗；耗费
  If someoneburns offenergy, they use it.
  1. This will improve your performance and help you burn off calories.
     这将会改善你的表现，并帮你消耗卡路里。
• PHRASAL VERB 烧掉；烧除
  Toburn offsomething unwanted means to get rid of it by burning it.
  1. The bushfire actually helped to burn off a lot of dead undergrowth.
     林区大火实际上有助于清除很多枯死的矮灌木。

英英释义

verb

• clear land of its vegetation by burning it off
• use up (energy)
  1. burn off calories through vigorous exercise
  Synonym:burnburn up

双语例句

• As you are generally active and on the go, you are likely to burn off calories pretty quickly.
  因为你通常很活跃，总是忙忙碌碌的，你的热量能消耗得很快。
• So will standing still: moving around will get your circulation going and help you burn off the jitters.
  站立不动也是如此：四处走动能促进演讲者的血液循环，帮助消除紧张。
• Burn off the old paint, fill any cracks in the woodwork, and rub down well with sandpaper.
  将这件木器原来的漆烧掉，填补好上面的裂缝，再用砂纸磨光。
• Give everyone in the house a physical chore that will help burn off some of the excess energy.
  让家里的每个人都做些家务，免得他们精力过剩。
• So now I'm going to burn off that wire.
  我现在要烧断线。
• But he'd rather burn off my feelers and watch me squirm.
  但他烧着我的角，眼看着我被烧死。
• The plane landed after circling the airport for several hours to burn off excess fuel.
  飞机随后返回波士顿，在城市上空盘旋了几个小时把燃油耗尽后才紧急降落。
• But extra UCP-3 causes the mice to burn off energy without making ATP-their bodies produce more heat instead.
  但多余的UCP-3使这些老鼠将能量耗光而不产生ATP-它们的身体产生的是更多的热量。
• Laser surgery – precisely targeted laser beams are used to burn off the haemorrhoids.
  激光疗法，精确的激光束用来烧掉痔疮。
• We'll burn off that plot of land.
  我们将把那块地上的草木统统除掉。