单词 | away |
释义 | away /euh way"/, adv. 1. from this or that place; off: to go away. 2. aside; to another place; in another direction: to turn your eyes away; to turn away customers 3. far; apart: away back; away from the subject. 4. out of one's possession or use: to give money away. 5. out of existence or notice; into extinction: to fade away; to idle away the morning. 6. incessantly or relentlessly; repeatedly: He kept hammering away. 7. without hesitation: Fire away. 8. away with, a. take away: Away with him! b. go away! leave!: Away with you! 9. do away with, a. to get rid of; abolish; stop. b. to kill: Bluebeard did away with all his wives. 10. where away? (of something sighted from a ship) in which direction? where? adj. 11. absent; gone: to be away from home. 12. distant: six miles away. 13. immediately off and on the way: The order was given and he was away. 14. Sports. played in a ball park, arena, or the like, other than the one that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team: winners in their last three away games. Cf. home (def. 16). 15. Baseball. having been put out: with two away in the top of the seventh. 16. Golf. a. (of a golf ball) lying farthest from the hole. b. (of a golfer) having hit such a ball and being required to play first. [bef. 950; ME; OE aweg, reduction of on weg. See ON, A-1, WAY] |
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