turn away
①轉(或背)過臉去；轉換方向：
The girl turned away in disgust.
女孩厭惡地轉過臉去。
She turned her head away when he was trying to kiss her.
當他想吻她時，她把頭別了過去。
②離開；走開：
The chairman shook hands with him and then turned away.
主席握了握他的手就轉身走了。
I saw George turn away.
我看見喬治走了。
③避開；(使)偏離，背離：
We turned our discussion away from the reform in education.
我們討論的話題離開了教育改革。
④不準…入內，不讓…參加，拒絕：
Many reporters were turned away from the door.許多記者被拒之門外。
The boss turned away our request for a pay rise.
老闆拒絕了我們要求加薪的請求。
⑤解僱，開除；驅逐；把…打發走：
The dean turned away two applicants this morning.上午，系主任打發走了兩個申請人。
⑥剋制；消除；防止，避免：
Through all their efforts, a disaster was eventually turned away.
經過他們的努力， 終於避免了一場災難。
⑦拒絕幫助，不支援；不同情，不理睬：
Don’t turn away from your old friends.
不要不理睬你的老朋友。
pull away
①拉去，拉掉，拉開：
The mother pulled the child away from the fire just in time.
母親正好及時把孩子從火旁拉開。
②使離開，(使)脫身；逃脫：
Just as I was pulling away from the parking place, another car crashed into mine.
正當我離開停車場時，另一輛汽車撞到了我的車上。
③划著船離開，拼命划船；(汽車等)開始行駛，開走：
Pull away, boys! A little more effort, and we'll soon reach the shore.
努力劃呀，孩子們!再加一把勁，我們很快就要到岸了。
④(賽馬、賽跑)領頭使勁跑：
The leader is pulling away now, and is sure to win.
這匹馬正在領先使勁地跑，肯定會贏。
cut away
①切去；剪去；切掉；砍掉：
He cut away the old branches from the tree.
他把那些枯枝從樹上砍下來。
②走開；跑開，逃走：
The boy dropped the apples he had stolen and cut away across the orchard.
那個男孩丟下偷來的蘋果，飛快地穿過果園逃走了。
wash away
①洗去；洗掉；清洗；洗淨：
The rain washed away the letters from the wall.雨水沖掉了牆上的字。
②不斷地洗滌：
to wash away one's sin
洗清自己的罪惡
③忘卻；消逝：
The story was washed away.
故事被忘卻了。
④沖壞，沖走，沖掉：
Hundreds of houses have been washed away by floods.
數百間房屋被洪水沖走了。
pass away
①度過(消磨)時間；(時間)過去；流逝：
Conversation with friends soon passes an evening away.
和朋友們談話一個晚上很快就度過了。
②結束；停止；消失，不再存在：
The storm should pass away before dark.
天黑前風暴就會停止了。
③(時間)過去：
pass away from one's mind
忘記
④死，逝世：
I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away last night.
聽到令尊昨晚去世的消息很難受。
give away
①送掉；贈送；分發(獎品)：
John gave all his possessions away and became a monk.
約翰把他所有的家產都送了人，出家為僧。
We have invited a famous actor to give away the prizes.
我們邀請了一位著名演員頒發獎品。
②(有意、無意地)洩露(情報、秘密等)：
Please don't give my secret away!
請不要說出我的秘密!
③出賣，背棄，告發(某人)： I know you didn't want to give your friend away.
我知道你不想出賣你的朋友。
④喪失；錯過；浪費：
The politician gave away his best chance to the promotion when he foolishly said the wrong thing.這位政治家愚蠢地說錯了話，失去了提升的最好機會。
⑤在婚禮上把(新娘)交給新郎：
Mary was given away by her father.
瑪麗由她父親交給新郎。
⑥(拳擊、賽馬等比賽中)(重量等)對方佔優勢：
The favourite may not win this race, as he has a heavy rider and is giving away five pounds.
這匹常勝馬可能贏不了這場比賽，因為它的騎手體重較重，喪失了五磅優勢。
=put aside
put away
①把(某物)放在合適的地方；把(某物)藏在合適的
地方；把…收起來；放回原處：
Put your toys away in the cupboard when you've finished playing.
把你的玩具玩完後放進櫃子裡去。
②儲蓄；儲存…備用：
You may just want to put something away for a rainy day.
你也許想儲存點東西以防萬一。
③處理掉；放棄；拋棄；打消：
I ask him to put away such a foolish idea.
我請他打消這種愚蠢的想法。
④(船)離開河岸等；(船)開出，劃出：
Now the boat began to put away from the shore.
現在小船開始劃離海岸。
⑤與(妻子)離婚；休(妻)：
to put away his wife
休妻，與妻離婚
⑥吃完，吃下；喝完，喝下：
I don't know how he manages to put it all away!
我真不知道他怎麼吃得這麼多!
⑦把…送進監獄(或精神病院)，關起來：
People like that ought to be put away!
像這樣的人應當關起來。
⑧[口語]埋葬，葬掉；處死，殺死；殺掉(愛畜)使它免受痛苦：
Take the incurably sick dog to the veterinarian and ask him to put it away.
把這條無法醫治的病狗帶到獸醫那裡去，請他把它殺死。
⑨[俚語]當掉，送進當鋪
cast away
①拋棄；除掉：
He cast away his baggage and fled to Shanghai.
他扔掉行李，逃往上海。
②浪費掉，虛擲：
He will cast away this money just as he has done in the past.
他將像以往一樣把這筆錢浪費掉。
Be sure not to cast away your time.
切莫虛度光陰。
③【保險業】[常用被動語態] 使(船)失事：
The ship was cast away on the coast of Europe.
這艘船在歐洲海岸失事。
④使(海難的倖存者)漂流到岸上[常用被動語態]：
They were cast away on a desert island without food or water.
他們漂流到一個荒島上，既無食物，也沒有水喝。
wear away
①(使)磨損，(使)磨薄；(使)磨滅：
The waves are wearing away the rocks.
海浪不停地衝蝕著岩石。
②(印象、時間等)消逝；消失；(體力、勇氣等)消耗
殆盡；衰老：
The old woman has been worn away by her recent illness.
由於最近生病，老婦人的身體日趨衰弱。
③消磨(時間)，虛度(光陰)：
The year is wearing away.
一年的時間很快過去。
④減低，變少：
My patience is almost worn away by their endless quarrel.
他們不停的爭吵使我的忍耐接近於極限了。
melt away
①(固體，尤指已凍結者)融化；溶化掉：
As the ice melted away,the river rose in dangerous floods.
由於冰已融化，河水上漲成了危險的洪水。
②漸漸消失；漸漸散去，(人)悄悄離開：
The crowd of demonstrators melted away when the police arrived.
警察到達後示威的人群便逐漸散去。
His doubt melted away when he found that he could trust the other members.
當發現可以信賴其他人員時他的疑慮漸漸消失。
③(使)著迷；(使)神魂顛倒；(使)狂喜；(使)心花怒放
④[口語](指人)經受酷熱
send away
①趕走，攆走；解僱，開除：
to send away somebody
趕走(或開除)某人
②(寫信)索取(某物)；函購(for):
to send away for something
函購索物
③送出；派出：
to be sent away to Africa
被派往非洲[亦作 send off]
clear away
①消失，消散；走開:
The clouds cleared away and the rest of the day was fine.
雲散之後天氣轉晴。
When he read the letter, his doubts cleared away.
他讀信後疑團消失。
②清除；拿走；驅散：
Please clear your books away so that I can serve dinner.
請把你的書拿走，我好開飯。
The police cleared the crowd away.
警察驅散了人群。
③(飯後)收拾餐桌，將餐具收走：
She always clears away quickly when we have finished eating.
我們一吃完飯，她總是很快就收拾好餐桌。
He cleared away the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen.
他收拾了碟子並打掃了廚房。
break away
①突然離開，突然脫離，強行逃脫，脫身，掙脫，脫落(from)：
The criminal broke away from his captors.
那名罪犯擺脫了抓捕他的人。
②(賽跑、賽馬等中)搶跑，偷跑，提前起跑，過早出發(或開始)，搶先開始：
The horse broke away from the starting gate.那匹馬從起跑門搶跑。
③【足球、冰球】突然轉守為攻；擺脫
④拆毀，拆去；砍去，弄掉；脫開：
He broke away the veneer with a
chisel.他用鑿子把膠合板拆開。
The wing of the plane broke away in mid-air and the plane crashed.
那架飛機的機翼在空中脫落，飛機墜毀了。
⑤破成碎片：
The surface is rotten and breaks away when you touch it.
這物表面已朽壞，你一碰就碎了。
⑥(雲霧等)消散，消失：
The frost was breaking away.
凝霜漸漸消散了。
⑦叛離，背離，脫離(政黨、國家、教會等)；擺脫；從…退出；不再忠於；斷絕關係(from):
He decided to break away from the Party.
他決定脫黨。
⑧突然改變；放棄(習慣、思想方式或信仰等)；打破(陳規等)；破壞(法律、規章等) (from):
to break away from the old conventions
破除陳規
Can't you break away from old habits?
難道你就不能去掉舊習慣嗎?
die away
①(尤指聲音、風、雨、光亮、勢力、活動等)漸漸消失，逐漸消逝(或減弱，平息)，逐漸停止：
His anger died away.
他的怒氣逐漸平息下來了。
The laughter died away.
笑聲漸漸消失了。
The cheers died away.
喝彩聲逐漸停了下來。
②褪去；衰萎；漸漸凋落：
The rosy colour of her cheeks has died away.
她粉紅色的雙頰已漸衰萎。
③失去知覺；昏絕：
She died away at the sight.
她一看到這情況就昏過去了。
④【建築學】銜接：
The arch died away against the towers.
弓形結構與塔狀結構相銜接。
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