| 单词 | to walk away |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto walk away to walk away 1. intransitive. to walk away from, to walk away with. See sense 16e. 2. intransitive. a. to walk away from: to fail to deal with (something); to refuse to become, or cease to be, involved with. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun overboweOE bibughOE fleea1000 forbowa1000 ashun1000 befleec1000 beflyc1175 bischunc1200 withbuwe?c1225 waive1303 eschew1340 refuse1357 astartc1374 sparec1380 shuna1382 void1390 declinea1400 forbeara1400 shurna1400 avoidc1450 umbeschewc1485 shewe1502 evite1503 devoid1509 shrink1513 schew?a1534 devite1549 fly1552 abstract1560 evitate1588 estrange1613 cut1791 shy1802 skulk1835 side-slip1930 to walk away from1936 punt1969 1936 Times 11 June 9/3 Surely the Government cannot walk away from its responsibility? 1963 Life 8 Feb. 4/1 The Kennedy proposals walk away from most of the tax reform problems. 1983 Times 6 May 15/4 No parent which itself took deposits..could expect to walk away from a subsidiary in trouble without risking a loss of confidence on the part of its own depositors. 1994 Voice 18 Oct. (24 Hrs. Mag.) 11/5 Frustration seems inevitable and it would be easy to throw in the towel and walk away from current problems. b. To refuse to become, or cease to be, involved with something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > quit or give up to give offa1616 quita1642 to tie up1760 that'll be the day1916 to turn in1918 to go through1933 to walk away1950 1950 W. A. Ganoe My Heart Remembers xxi. 219 When you meet both ignorance and stupidity, just walk away as gracefully as you can. 1981 Times 7 Dec. 13/3 Libya and Nigeria started the year trying to maintain prices at a wide premium over the marker, but instead saw buyers walk away. 1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 15 June a1/3 There's still an opportunity to reach an agreement... We're not going to turn our backs and walk away. 2006 Inside Edge June 7/2 Don't play with scared money. If you sit down at a cash game and you're not ‘happy’ to lose 100% of it, just walk away. 3. intransitive. To go away (from the scene of an accident or the like) on one's feet, instead of being carried on a stretcher. Cf. walking wounded n. at walking adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk upon or tread [verb (transitive)] > be able to walk after an accident to walk away1936 1936 Frederick (Maryland) Post 30 Sept. 1/1 He also sustained lacerations about the right arm but was able to free himself after the crash and walk away from the wreck before he was taken to the hospital. 1966 M. Woodhouse Tree Frog vi. 50 I had a..cut..but that was all. Walking away from it, they call it. 1999 Associated Press State & Local Wire (Nexis) 23 Dec. As the century closes, drivers usually walk away unharmed from crashes at speeds far in excess of those that once proved fatal. < as lemmas |
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