售出; 渐渐消除; 抵消; 结束
道歉及回答
A：Adam, I’m sorry!
亚当，对不起！
B：But where have you been, Alice? You’re over an hour late.
爱丽思，你到哪里去了？你迟到超过一个小时了。
A：Yes, but I couldn’t help it. I was late getting off work for a start, and then I missed the bus. The bus I did catch got caught in a traffic jam. It was one thing after another.
是的，但我身不由己。一开始我就迟下班，然后又错过了公共汽车。我后来坐上的公共汽车又碰上了交通堵塞。真是接踵而来。
B：But why were you getting off work so late? The office closes at six, doesn’t it?
那你为什么迟下班呢？办公室六点关门，对吗？
A：Yes, but there’s a rush on at the moment, and my boss asked me to do some urgent letters.
是的，但那时有个急需的活，我的老板要我处理一些紧急的信件。
B：But didn’t you tell him you had an appointment?
但你为什么不告诉他你有个约会呢？
A：Well, no. I thought I’d finish in about five minutes and I didn’t want to be difficult about just a few minutes. If it hadn’t been for missing the bus and the traffic, I wouldn’t have been so late. I’m sorry.
哦，我没有。我以为我能在五分钟内完成它，我不想在仅仅几分钟的事情上斤斤计较。如果没有错过巴士和交通堵塞，我不会那么晚的。
B：Well, you’re here. And that’s the main thing.
嗯，你在这里了。这是最主要的事情。
A：Thank you. I’ll try not to be late again.
谢谢你。我尽量不再迟到了。
1. 排除;清理;卖掉：work at 从事于,致力于 | work off 排除;清理;卖掉 | work out 算出;设计出;制定出
2. 渐渐地清除：work off steam 努力工作 | work off 渐渐地清除 | work on 继续工作
3. (使)逐渐消除; 处理(积压的工作等 卖掉 发泄 做工偿清：work in with [口]与...合拍, 与...配合[协调] | work off (使)逐渐消除; 处理(积压的工作等 卖掉 发泄 做工偿清 | work on 对...起作用, 对...有影响 使人信服, 说服 从事于, 致力于 拧进[上]
4. 消除;去除：out of work 失业 | work off 消除,去除 | work out 算出;理解;想出,制定出;解决;产生结果
1. (通过消耗体力)宣泄(愤怒)，释放(精力)，排解(压力)
If you work off energy, stress, or anger, you get rid of it by doing something that requires a lot of physical effort.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
2. work off的解释
2. 用工作偿还(债务)
If you work off a debt, you repay it by working.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
1. So eager fans will not have to miss a day off school or work to buy the new book.
2. work off
2. We should work for the reform of the international monetary system, enhance regional monetary cooperation and improve the capacity to ward off risks.
3. work off的近义词
3. After a whole year of hard work, all our income from selling cashmere and lamb was used to pay off debt.
4. work off的反义词
4. Because of flawed design, most northerners cannot turn off their central heating every morning before leaving for work.
5. The local government sent a work team to clean up the spill and cordon off the contaminated area to prevent the pool from expanding.
6. They have been cut off from power supply and clean water, and the family has been hard at work trying to salvage some appliances and furniture.
7. Spears is selling off everything from clothes to her old school work to raise money for her Britney Spars Foundation that helps out needy children.
8. The commentary says dissatisfaction deriving from the promotion of others or the distribution of work cannot be solved with one or two days off.
9. The company said a union request last week for the day off came too late for a change of work plans.
10. We have to work successively for 30 days before we take compensatory time off or CTOs.
verb
1. cause to go away through effort or work
e.g. work off the extra pounds you have gained over the holidays
we must work off the debt