英语词汇“burn off”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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burn off

1. phrasal verb

If someone burns off energy, they use it.

This will improve your performance and help you burn off calories. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

2. phrasal verb

To burn off something unwanted means to get rid of it by burning it.

The bushfire actually helped to burn off a lot of dead undergrowth. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

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burn off in British English

verb (tr, adverb)

to clear (land) of vegetation by burning

to get rid of (unwanted gas at an oil well, etc) by burning

noun burn-off

an act or the process of burning off

burn-off in British English

(ˈbɜːnˌɒf)

noun

an act or the process of burning off

Soaring temperatures and gusting winds were reported to have turned a controlledburn-off into runaway bushfires.

They mistook normal burn-offs of combustible gasses for sabotage.

burn off in the Oil and Gas Industry

(bɜrn ɔf)

Word forms: (present) burns off, (past) burned off, (perfect) burned off, (progressive) burning off

verb

(Extractive engineering: Refinery processes, General)

To burn off unwanted natural gas from wells is to get rid of it by burning it.

Until recently, such unwanted gas was burned off at the well site, but due to environmentalconcerns this practice is becoming less common.

Flares were used to burn off unwanted natural gases at the well.

To burn off unwanted natural gas from wells is to get rid of it by burning it.

Related wordsOther phrasal verbs are commonly used in extractive engineering. To back off a drill string is to unscrew parts of the drill string in a well. If a well blows out, it is in a state in which there is an uncontrolled flow of fluids. To shut in a well, is to close off a well so that it stops producing.

Examples of 'burn off' in a sentence
burn off

Not to worry - she'd burn off that and more just fuming over her tax bill which was due next Wednesday.

单词	burn off
释义	Trends of burn off View usage for: burn off 1. phrasal verb If someone burns off energy, they use it. This will improve your performance and help you burn off calories. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb To burn off something unwanted means to get rid of it by burning it. The bushfire actually helped to burn off a lot of dead undergrowth. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] See full dictionary entry for burn burn off in British English verb (tr, adverb) 1. to clear (land) of vegetation by burning 2. to get rid of (unwanted gas at an oil well, etc) by burning noun burn-off 3. an act or the process of burning off burn-off in British English (ˈbɜːnˌɒf) noun an act or the process of burning off Soaring temperatures and gusting winds were reported to have turned a controlledburn-off into runaway bushfires. They mistook normal burn-offs of combustible gasses for sabotage. burn off in the Oil and Gas Industry (bɜrn ɔf) Word forms: (present) burns off, (past) burned off, (perfect) burned off, (progressive) burning off verb (Extractive engineering: Refinery processes, General) To burn off unwanted natural gas from wells is to get rid of it by burning it. Until recently, such unwanted gas was burned off at the well site, but due to environmentalconcerns this practice is becoming less common. Flares were used to burn off unwanted natural gases at the well. To burn off unwanted natural gas from wells is to get rid of it by burning it. Related wordsOther phrasal verbs are commonly used in extractive engineering. To back off a drill string is to unscrew parts of the drill string in a well. If a well blows out, it is in a state in which there is an uncontrolled flow of fluids. To shut in a well, is to close off a well so that it stops producing. Examples of 'burn off' in a sentence burn off Not to worry - she'd burn off that and more just fuming over her tax bill which was due next Wednesday. Terman, Douglas CORMORANT
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