搭配 burn off the calories1 燃烧卡路里 或者 burn off the pounds 减重 的意思是通过大量体育训练 消耗热量,减脂。动词短语 burn off something 本身指能量或脂肪 消耗、燃烧 的过程。在谈论健身减重的语境中,burn off the calories 和 burn off the pounds 的用法频率都非常高。
例句
A: Doctor, Im putting on weight even though Im not eating anything different.
B: Running and swimming are two types of exercise that help burn off the calories quickly. Try them for a few weeks and see.
医生,虽然我的饮食上没任何变化,可还是在长胖。
跑步和游泳是两种能助你迅速燃烧脂肪的运动。试几个星期,看看成效怎么样。
Wow, Mark! You look great! Youve really been burning off the pounds at the gym, havent you?
哇,马克!你看着很好啊!你在健身俱乐部运动,丢掉了不少脂肪,是否?
I really burned off the pounds for my sisters wedding2 but I put the weight back on afterwards3!
为了参加妹妹的结婚典礼,我减掉了赘肉,但结婚典礼之后我就又胖回来了。