turn away
①转(或背)过脸去；转换方向：
The girl turned away in disgust.
女孩厌恶地转过脸去。
She turned her head away when he was trying to kiss her.
当他想吻她时，她把头别了过去。
②离开；走开：
The chairman shook hands with him and then turned away.
主席握了握他的手就转身走了。
I saw George turn away.
我看见乔治走了。
③避开；(使)偏离，背离：
We turned our discussion away from the reform in education.
我们讨论的话题离开了教育改革。
④不准…入内，不让…参加，拒绝：
Many reporters were turned away from the door.许多记者被拒之门外。
The boss turned away our request for a pay rise.
老板拒绝了我们要求加薪的请求。
⑤解雇，开除；驱逐；把…打发走：
The dean turned away two applicants this morning.上午，系主任打发走了两个申请人。
⑥克制；消除；防止，避免：
Through all their efforts, a disaster was eventually turned away.
经过他们的努力， 终于避免了一场灾难。
⑦拒绝帮助，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，拉开：
The mother pulled the child away from the fire just in time.
母亲正好及时把孩子从火旁拉开。
②使离开，(使)脱身；逃脱：
Just as I was pulling away from the parking place, another car crashed into mine.
正当我离开停车场时，另一辆汽车撞到了我的车上。
③划着船离开，拼命划船；(汽车等)开始行驶，开走：
Pull away, boys! A little more effort, and we'll soon reach the shore.
努力划呀，孩子们!再加一把劲，我们很快就要到岸了。
④(赛马、赛跑)领头使劲跑：
The leader is pulling away now, and is sure to win.
这匹马正在领先使劲地跑，肯定会赢。
cut away
①切去；剪去；切掉；砍掉：
He cut away the old branches from the tree.
他把那些枯枝从树上砍下来。
②走开；跑开，逃走：
The boy dropped the apples he had stolen and cut away across the orchard.
那个男孩丢下偷来的苹果，飞快地穿过果园逃走了。
wash away
①洗去；洗掉；清洗；洗净：
The rain washed away the letters from the wall.雨水冲掉了墙上的字。
②不断地洗涤：
to wash away one's sin
洗清自己的罪恶
③忘却；消逝：
The story was washed away.
故事被忘却了。
④冲坏，冲走，冲掉：
Hundreds of houses have been washed away by floods.
数百间房屋被洪水冲走了。
pass away
①度过(消磨)时间；(时间)过去；流逝：
Conversation with friends soon passes an evening away.
和朋友们谈话一个晚上很快就度过了。
②结束；停止；消失，不再存在：
The storm should pass away before dark.
天黑前风暴就会停止了。
③(时间)过去：
pass away from one's mind
忘记
④死，逝世：
I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away last night.
听到令尊昨晚去世的消息很难受。
give away
①送掉；赠送；分发(奖品)：
John gave all his possessions away and became a monk.
约翰把他所有的家产都送了人，出家为僧。
We have invited a famous actor to give away the prizes.
我们邀请了一位著名演员颁发奖品。
②(有意、无意地)泄露(情报、秘密等)：
Please don't give my secret away!
请不要说出我的秘密!
③出卖，背弃，告发(某人)： I know you didn't want to give your friend away.
我知道你不想出卖你的朋友。
④丧失；错过；浪费：
The politician gave away his best chance to the promotion when he foolishly said the wrong thing.这位政治家愚蠢地说错了话，失去了提升的最好机会。
⑤在婚礼上把(新娘)交给新郎：
Mary was given away by her father.
玛丽由她父亲交给新郎。
⑥(拳击、赛马等比赛中)(重量等)对方占优势：
The favourite may not win this race, as he has a heavy rider and is giving away five pounds.
这匹常胜马可能赢不了这场比赛，因为它的骑手体重较重，丧失了五磅优势。
=put aside
put away
①把(某物)放在合适的地方；把(某物)藏在合适的
地方；把…收起来；放回原处：
Put your toys away in the cupboard when you've finished playing.
把你的玩具玩完后放进柜子里去。
②储蓄；储存…备用：
You may just want to put something away for a rainy day.
你也许想储存点东西以防万一。
③处理掉；放弃；抛弃；打消：
I ask him to put away such a foolish idea.
我请他打消这种愚蠢的想法。
④(船)离开河岸等；(船)开出，划出：
Now the boat began to put away from the shore.
现在小船开始划离海岸。
⑤与(妻子)离婚；休(妻)：
to put away his wife
休妻，与妻离婚
⑥吃完，吃下；喝完，喝下：
I don't know how he manages to put it all away!
我真不知道他怎么吃得这么多!
⑦把…送进监狱(或精神病院)，关起来：
People like that ought to be put away!
像这样的人应当关起来。
⑧[口语]埋葬，葬掉；处死，杀死；杀掉(爱畜)使它免受痛苦：
Take the incurably sick dog to the veterinarian and ask him to put it away.
把这条无法医治的病狗带到兽医那里去，请他把它杀死。
⑨[俚语]当掉，送进当铺
cast away
①抛弃；除掉：
He cast away his baggage and fled to Shanghai.
他扔掉行李，逃往上海。
②浪费掉，虚掷：
He will cast away this money just as he has done in the past.
他将像以往一样把这笔钱浪费掉。
Be sure not to cast away your time.
切莫虚度光阴。
③【保险业】[常用被动语态] 使(船)失事：
The ship was cast away on the coast of Europe.
这艘船在欧洲海岸失事。
④使(海难的幸存者)漂流到岸上[常用被动语态]：
They were cast away on a desert island without food or water.
他们漂流到一个荒岛上，既无食物，也没有水喝。
wear away
①(使)磨损，(使)磨薄；(使)磨灭：
The waves are wearing away the rocks.
海浪不停地冲蚀着岩石。
②(印象、时间等)消逝；消失；(体力、勇气等)消耗
殆尽；衰老：
The old woman has been worn away by her recent illness.
由于最近生病，老妇人的身体日趋衰弱。
③消磨(时间)，虚度(光阴)：
The year is wearing away.
一年的时间很快过去。
④减低，变少：
My patience is almost worn away by their endless quarrel.
他们不停的争吵使我的忍耐接近于极限了。
melt away
①(固体，尤指已冻结者)融化；溶化掉：
As the ice melted away,the river rose in dangerous floods.
由于冰已融化，河水上涨成了危险的洪水。
②渐渐消失；渐渐散去，(人)悄悄离开：
The crowd of demonstrators melted away when the police arrived.
警察到达后示威的人群便逐渐散去。
His doubt melted away when he found that he could trust the other members.
当发现可以信赖其他人员时他的疑虑渐渐消失。
③(使)着迷；(使)神魂颠倒；(使)狂喜；(使)心花怒放
④[口语](指人)经受酷热
send away
①赶走，撵走；解雇，开除：
to send away somebody
赶走(或开除)某人
②(写信)索取(某物)；函购(for):
to send away for something
函购索物
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；走开:
The clouds cleared away and the rest of the day was fine.
云散之后天气转晴。
When he read the letter, his doubts cleared away.
他读信后疑团消失。
②清除；拿走；驱散：
Please clear your books away so that I can serve dinner.
请把你的书拿走，我好开饭。
The police cleared the crowd away.
警察驱散了人群。
③(饭后)收拾餐桌，将餐具收走：
She always clears away quickly when we have finished eating.
我们一吃完饭，她总是很快就收拾好餐桌。
He cleared away the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen.
他收拾了碟子并打扫了厨房。
break away
①突然离开，突然脱离，强行逃脱，脱身，挣脱，脱落(from)：
The criminal broke away from his captors.
那名罪犯摆脱了抓捕他的人。
②(赛跑、赛马等中)抢跑，偷跑，提前起跑，过早出发(或开始)，抢先开始：
The horse broke away from the starting gate.那匹马从起跑门抢跑。
③【足球、冰球】突然转守为攻；摆脱
④拆毁，拆去；砍去，弄掉；脱开：
He broke away the veneer with a
chisel.他用凿子把胶合板拆开。
The wing of the plane broke away in mid-air and the plane crashed.
那架飞机的机翼在空中脱落，飞机坠毁了。
⑤破成碎片：
The surface is rotten and breaks away when you touch it.
这物表面已朽坏，你一碰就碎了。
⑥(云雾等)消散，消失：
The frost was breaking away.
凝霜渐渐消散了。
⑦叛离，背离，脱离(政党、国家、教会等)；摆脱；从…退出；不再忠于；断绝关系(from):
He decided to break away from the Party.
他决定脱党。
⑧突然改变；放弃(习惯、思想方式或信仰等)；打破(陈规等)；破坏(法律、规章等) (from):
to break away from the old conventions
破除陈规
Can't you break away from old habits?
难道你就不能去掉旧习惯吗?
die away
①(尤指声音、风、雨、光亮、势力、活动等)渐渐消失，逐渐消逝(或减弱，平息)，逐渐停止：
His anger died away.
他的怒气逐渐平息下来了。
The laughter died away.
笑声渐渐消失了。
The cheers died away.
喝彩声逐渐停了下来。
②褪去；衰萎；渐渐凋落：
The rosy colour of her cheeks has died away.
她粉红色的双颊已渐衰萎。
③失去知觉；昏绝：
She died away at the sight.
她一看到这情况就昏过去了。
④【建筑学】衔接：
The arch died away against the towers.
弓形结构与塔状结构相衔接。
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