| 词汇 | burn off |
| 释义 | Phr V burn off burns, burning, burnt or burned burn off sth or burn sth off to remove something by burning itUp to 40 oil wells have been set alight to burn off the lethal gases. burn off/up sth or burn sth off/up to use or get rid of energy or something which provides energy {e.g. calories, fat}, by doing a lot of physical exerciseAerobics certainly burns off a lot of calories.Do you think you burn off much fat in the gym?Research shows that fat people actually burn up energy faster than thin ones. burn off verb to drive very fast, especially if showing off AUSTRALIA, 1984burn off1. To cause something to disperse or evaporate through heating. Don't worry, most of the alcohol will burn off once you pour the wine into the hot pain. When will this fog burn off? 2. To use fire to destroy existing vegetation. We need to burn off the field before the next planting season. burn something off somethingand burn something offto cause excess volatile or flammable substance to burn until there is no more of it. We burnt the gasoline off the water's surface. Why did you burn off the gasoline? burn off[for some excess volatile or flammable substance] to burn away or burn up. A film of oil on the surface of the water was burning off, making dense black smoke. The alcohol burned off and left a delicious flavor in the cherries jubilee. burn off1. Dissipate by heat, as in The sun will soon burn off the morning fog. 2. Clear land by burning vegetation, as in They've decided to burn off part of the field to prepare it for another planting. This practice has long been common in many parts of the world, but the precise term dates only from the first half of the 1800s. |
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