burn off · Learn English释义
动词verb
- 1intransitiveTo dissipate as the result of heat.
- 2transitiveTo cause to dissipate by applying heat.
- 3transitive, intransitive, oil industryTo dispose of (unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well) by burning it as it emerges from the well.
- 4(intransitive, rail transport, of an axle bearing) To fail due to overheating.
- 5(transitive, intransitive, television) To fill (low-value air time) with programming not suitable for its original purpose.
- 6transitiveTo expend energy resulting from metabolizing food.
- 7transitiveTo use up a resource in a nonproductive manner.
- 8(rugby) to cause to waste energy.