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

• 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。
• 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。
• I need to work off some aggression. please!
  弄得再具挑战性一点，求你啦！
• A stored procedure, like any other application, needs to work off of a Connection context.
  与其他任何应用程序一样，存储过程需要一个Connectioncontext。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He tries to shuffle his work off onto others.
  他想把工作推给别人。