| 单词 | away |
| 释义 | away —away /əˈweɪ/ adjective ► C1 An away match or game is played at an opposing team's sports ground: » We lost the away game but won both the home games.Thesaurus+: ↑Competing in sport , ↑Competing and contending (non-sporting)adverb (CONTINUOUSLY) ► C2 continuously or repeatedly, or in a busy way: » I was still writing away when the exam finished.» Chris has been working away in the garden all day.» We were chatting away at the back and didn't hear what he said.Thesaurus+: ↑Continuous and permanent• • • Extra Examples:» She was singing away to herself as she worked.» They were hammering away at the door.» They were just chatting away while the fire raged around them.adverb (DISTANT) ► A2 at a distance (of or from here): » How far away is the station?» The office is a half-hour drive away.» We live five kilometres away from each other.» Life's so much quieter away from the city.» INFORMAL Oh, it's miles away (= a long distance from here).Thesaurus+: ↑Distant in space and time• • • Extra Examples:» I don't like the idea of living so far away from my family.» The explosion was of such intensity that it was heard five miles away.» The nearest town is ten miles away.» The museum is just six blocks away.» Is the station far away?adverb (GONE) ► B2 gradually until mostly or completely gone: » All the snow had melted away.» The music faded away as the procession moved slowly up the street.» We used to while away (= spend time at) the weekends at my aunt's cottage in the country.» We danced the night away (= until the night was over).Thesaurus+: ↑Slow and moving slowlyThesaurus+: ↑Complete and whole , ↑Very and extreme• • • Extra Examples:» Haitian strongman Duvalier could feel his power slipping away.» The sound of his footsteps gradually died away.» He could feel his strength ebbing away.» As the years passed, the memories faded away.» He gambled away all of our savings.adverb (IN THE FUTURE) ► B1 in the future: » My English exam's only a week away and I haven't even started to prepare.Thesaurus+: ↑In the future and soon• • • Extra Examples:» We're having a holiday in August, but that seems a long way away.» Christmas is only two months away.» The announcement of the winner is just a few minutes away now.» Don't worry about your driving test yet - it's weeks away.» With the concert only a few days away, the band are practising hard.adverb (INTO PLACE) ► B1 in or into the usual or a suitable place, especially one that can be closed: » Would you put the ice cream away in the freezer?» My grandparents had £800 hidden away in an old shoe box.Thesaurus+: ↑Separateness and isolation in space , ↑Alone• • • Extra Examples:» I told the children to put their toys and games away.» Put that knife away before someone gets hurt.» All the folders have been carefully numbered and filed away.» The diamonds are shut away in a bank vault somewhere.» At a word from their teacher, the children started to tidy away their books.adverb (SOMEWHERE ELSE) ► A2 somewhere else, or to or in a different place, position, or situation: » Ms Watson is away on holiday until the end of the week.» Keep/Stay away from him.» Just go away and leave me alone!» The sight was so horrible that I had to look/turn away.» The recent flood has swept away the footbridge.» I've given away all my old clothes to charity.» UK Would you like your burger to eat in or take away?Thesaurus+: ↑Separateness and isolation in space , ↑Alone• • • Extra Examples:» The police went after him but he got away.» The couple next door moved away last year.» He made a sudden movement and frightened the bird away.» He looked away from the computer screen to rest his eyes.» The letter blew away and I had to run after it. |
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