宣泄感情
work sth off
(通过消耗体力)宣泄感情
to get rid of sth, especially a strong feeling, by using physical effort
She worked off her anger by going for a walk.她散散步气就消了。
work sth off
工作以偿债
to earn money in order to be able to pay a debt
They had a large bank loan to work off.他们有一大笔银行贷款需要偿还。
释义来自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第 9 版