1

离;离开;不在

If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.

1. An injured policeman was led away by colleagues...

   受伤的警察被同伴带走了。

2. He walked away from his car...

   他从自己的车边走开了。

3. She drove away before either of them could speak again...

   没等他俩中任何一人再开口，她就驾车而去。

4. Jason was away on a business trip...

   贾森出差在外。

5. Simon had been away a good deal lately.

   西蒙最近经常出门。

2

向另一方向；向一边

If you look or turn away from something, you move your head so that you are no longer looking at it.

1. She quickly looked away and stared down at her hands...

   她马上将目光移开，低头盯着自己的手。

2. As he stands up, he turns his face away from her so that she won't see his tears.

   站起身时，他将脸别过去，以免让她看到眼中的泪水。

3

（放、藏）在适当的地方，在别处

If you put or tidy something away, you put it where it should be. If you hide someone or something away, you put them in a place where nobody can see them or find them.

1. I put my journal away and prepared for bed...

   我把杂志收好，准备睡觉。

2. All her letters were carefully filed away in folders...

   她所有的信件都整齐地放在文件夹中。

3. I have $100m hidden away where no one will ever find it.

   我把1亿美元藏到了一个永远没人会找到的地方。

4

离（某人或某地）有一定距离

If something is away from a person or place, it is at a distance from that person or place.

1. The two women were sitting as far away from each other as possible...

   那两个女人坐在离对方尽可能远的地方。

2. I was anxious to get him here, away from family and friends.

   我急于把他带到这儿，远离家人和朋友。

3. ...a country estate thirty miles away from town.

   离城30英里的乡间庄园

5

（表示将在某时间后发生）

You use away to talk about future events. For example, if an event is a week away, it will happen after a week.

1. ...the Washington summit, now only just over two weeks away...

   还有两周多时间即召开的华盛顿峰会

2. Peace it seemed might at last be no more than a few months away.

   看起来，几个月内也许会最终实现和平。

6

（比赛）在客场

When a sports team plays away, it plays on its opponents' ground.

1. ...a sensational 4-3 victory for the team playing away.

   该队在客场以4比3取得的引起轰动的胜利

7

（表示慢慢消失、变得不重要或慢慢改变）

You can use away to say that something slowly disappears, becomes less significant, or changes so that it is no longer the same.

1. So much snow has already melted away...

   大片雪都慢慢融化了。

2. His voice died away in a whisper...

   他的声音渐渐变为了小声低语。

3. The Liberal Democrat's support fell away at the last minute.

   自由民主党的支持率在最后一刻有所下降。

8

（表示从一种状态到另一种状态的变化或发展）

You use away to show that there has been a change or development from one state or situation to another.

1. British courts are increasingly moving away from sending young offenders to prison...

   英国法院渐渐地不再将少年犯送进监狱。

2. There's been a dramatic shift away from traditional careers towards business and commerce.

   从传统职业转向商贸领域的巨大转变已然发生了。

9

一直；持续不断地

You can use away to emphasize a continuous or repeated action.

1. He would often be working away on his word processor late into the night...

   他经常在文字处理机上一直工作到深夜。

2. She sighed, her heart banging away against her ribs as she opened the door.

   她叹了口气，开门时心一直在怦怦直跳。

10

（移）开；（撤）走

You use away to show that something is removed.

1. If you take my work away I can't be happy anymore...

   如果你炒我鱿鱼，我就再也高兴不起来了。

2. The waitress whipped the plate away and put down my bill...

   服务员把盘子撤走，放下了我的账单。

3. Weeks of heavy rain have washed away roads and bridges.

   几周的大雨将道路和桥梁都冲垮了。

1

（时间或空间上）离开（某距离），在（某距离）处

to or at a distance from sb/sth in space or time

2

海滩在一英里外。

The beach is a mile away.

3

车站离这里有步行几分钟的路。

The station is a few minutes' walk away.

4

离圣诞节还有几个月。

Christmas is still months away.

5

去别处；朝另一个方向

to a different place or in a different direction

6

走开！

Go away!

7

把你的玩具收拾起来。

Put your toys away.

8

强光使她把视线转向别处。

The bright light made her look away.

9

不在；离开

not present

10

她有一个星期没来上班。

She was away from work for a week.

11

昨天有十个孩子缺席。

There were ten children away yesterday.

12

对不起，他不在。

Sorry, he's away.

13

（用于动词后）持续地，劲头十足地

used after verbs to say that sth is done continuously or with a lot of energy

14

铃声响时她还在不停地写着。

She was still writing away furiously when the bell went.

15

他们很快就像老朋友一样聊起天来。

They were soon chatting away like old friends.

16

直到完全消失

until disappearing completely

17

水烧干了。

The water boiled away.

18

乐声逐渐消失。

The music faded away.

19

他们跳舞跳了一个通宵。

They danced the night away (= all night) .

20

在客场

at the opponent's ground or stadium

21

本星期六切尔西队要在客场比赛。

Chelsea are playing away this Saturday.

22

客场比赛

an away match/game

23

让（某人或事物）消失吧

used to say that you would like to be rid of sb/sth

24

让所有这些规章制度见鬼去吧！

Away with all these rules and regulations!

25

使头脑清醒；使振作精神

to help sb start sth in a fresh, lively state of mind

26

轻快的散步可以使人头脑清醒。

A brisk walk should blow the cobwebs away.

27

整夜（或通宵达旦）跳舞

to dance for the whole evening or night

28

后接形容词比较级或最高级

followed by comparative or superlative adjectives

29

远为；大大地

by a very great amount

30

她是当之无愧的最佳选手。

She's far and away the best player.

31

立即；马上；毫不耽搁

immediately; without delay

32

马上把它发出去。

I want it sent right away.

33

我直截了当地告诉了他我对他的看法。

I told him right off what I thought of him.

34

立即；马上

immediately; without delay

35

这件事我马上就做。

I'll do it straight away.

1

(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter

例子:

1. the pitch was away (or wide)
2. an outside pitch

近义词: outside

2

used of an opponent's ground

例子:

1. an away game

3

from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)

例子:

1. ran away from the lion
2. wanted to get away from there
3. sent the children away to boarding school
4. the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal
5. went off to school
6. they drove off
7. go forth and preach

近义词: off,forth

4

from one's possession

例子:

1. he gave out money to the poor
2. gave away the tickets

近义词: out

5

in reserve;not for immediate use

例子:

1. started setting aside money to buy a car
2. put something by for her old age
3. has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day

近义词: aside,by

6

out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)

例子:

1. brush the objections aside
2. pushed all doubts away

近义词: aside

7

out of existence

例子:

1. the music faded away
2. tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudde
3. idled the hours away
4. her fingernails were worn away

8

indicating continuing action;continuously or steadily

例子:

1. he worked away at the project for more than a year
2. the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it

9

in a different direction

例子:

1. turn aside
2. turn away one's face
3. glanced away

近义词: aside

10

in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)

例子:

1. put the toys away
2. her jewels are locked away in a safe
3. filed the letter away

11

at a distance in space or time

例子:

1. the boat was 5 miles off (or away)
2. the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
3. away back in the 18th century

近义词: off

12

so as to be removed or gotten rid of

例子:

1. cleared the mess away
2. the rotted wood had to be cut away

13

freely or at will

例子:

1. fire away!