away

away
adverb
  1. to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing
    向(在)远处;离开
    she landed badly, and crawled away.
    她狼狈地掉了下来,爬到了一边去。
    they walked away from the vicarage in silence.
    他们默默地从牧师的住所走开了。
    stay indoors, away from the trouble.
    待在家里,远离麻烦。
    Bernice pushed him away.
    伯妮斯推开他。
    we'll only be away for four nights.
    我们就离开四个晚上。
    there's a river not far away.
    不远处有条河。
    ■at a specified distance
    在(特定距离)远处
    when he was ten or twelve feet away he stopped.
    他走至10到12英尺远处停下了。
    a loud explosion a short distance away.
    不远处巨大的爆炸声。
    we have had patients from as far away as Wales.
    我们有从威尔士远道而来的病人。
    ■at a specified future distance in time
    离开(距某特定时间的未来)
    the wedding is only weeks away.
    距婚礼只有几个星期了。
    ■towards a lower level; downwards
    下沉地;向下地
    in front of them the land fell away to the river.
    在他们前面,地势向河流倾斜。
    ■conceptually to one side, so as no longer to be the focus of attention
    (观念上)偏向一边(从而不再是关注的焦点)
    the Museum has shifted its emphasis away from research towards exhibitions.
    博物馆把重心从研究转移到展览。
    ■(with reference to sports fixtures) at the opponents' ground
    (体育活动)在客队场地上
  2. into an appropriate place for storage or safe keeping
    (放)到适当的地方(保藏)
    he put away the pistol.
    他把手枪收好。
    Philip locked away all the takings every night.
    菲利普每晚都把所有进款锁好。
    ■towards or into non-existence
    (消)失;(减)退
    the sound of hoof-beats died away.
    马蹄声渐渐消失。
    Marie felt her distress ebbing away.
    玛丽感到她的痛苦渐渐减退了。
  3. constantly, persistently, or continuously
    不断地,持续地
    there was Morrissey crooning away.
    莫里西在不停地轻轻哼唱。
    have your camera at the ready and click away when you spot something.
    把照相机准备好,发现什么就按快门。
adjective
  1. (of a sporting contest) played at the opponents' ground
    (体育竞赛)客场(作战)的
    tomorrow night's away game at Leicester.
    明晚在莱斯特的客场比赛。
noun
  1. an away match or win
    客场比赛;客场获胜
常用词组
away with
  1. said as an exhortation to overcome or be rid of something; let us be rid of
    拿走;带走
    away with poverty!.
    滚开,贫穷!。
    ■(away with you)(Scottish)expressing scepticism
    (苏格兰)[表示怀疑]去你的吧!
语源
  1. Old English onweg, aweg 'on one's way' (see a-, way)
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