| 释义 |
burn off
verb
Etymology: burn (II) + off
transitive verb
1. : to clear up : break away : dissipate — used of weather phenomena (as fog, dew, clouds) that are regarded as adverse and particularly subject to the sun's warmth and often with it as an indefinite nominative
< it will burn off before noon >
2.
a. : to remove (as debris on a surface) by burning
< I want to burn off the rest of the brush this fall >
b. : to free (a piece of land) of unwanted vegetation or plant residues
< we'll burn off the north field the next time it rains >
intransitive verb
of the sun : to cause watery vapor (as clouds or fog) to dissipate |