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get away from vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (escape, evade) | 摆脱… bǎi tuō … |
| | 离开… lí kāi |
| | 离开… lí kāi |
| It's great to get away from London sometimes. |
get away from [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (place: leave) | 离开 lí kāi |
| It's great to get away from London sometimes. |
get away with vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (escape punishment for) | 逃脱…的惩罚 táo tuō de chéng fá |
| | 不受…处罚 bú shòu chǔ fá |
| | 逃避…责罚 táo bì zé fá |
| The murderer got away with his hideous crime. |
get away with murder v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative, informal (never be punished) | 可以不受惩罚地为所欲为 kě yǐ bú shòu chéng fá de wéi suǒ yù wéi |
| Somehow Joe always seems to get away with murder. |
get carried away v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (lack restraint) | 因太过激动而忘记克制
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| She gets carried away at Christmas, and spends too much money on everything. |
get carried away with [sth], get carried away by [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (be overcome with excitement) | 兴奋不已 xīng fèn bù yǐ |
| | 太过兴奋
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| Mark got carried away with all the excitement and nearly fainted. Sophia got carried away by the emotion of the occasion and burst into tears. |
get carried away doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (forget other tasks) | 专心于...而忘记
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| | 专注于...而忘却
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| Sorry I'm late - I got carried away watching the football. |
get carried away with [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (be engrossed in [sth]) | 痴迷于,沉迷于
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| | 过度沉浸于
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| Steve got carried away with his computer game and forgot to call his girlfriend. |
give [sth] away vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (make a gift) | 将…捐出去
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| She put her old clothes in a bag and gave them away. |
give [sth] away vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (reveal) | 把…泄露出去 bǎ … xiè lù chū qù |
| When you tell a joke, you can't give away the punch line until the end. |
go away vi + adv | (leave) | 走开 zǒu kāi |
| | 离去 lí qù |
| Margo told her son to stop disturbing her and go away. |
go away! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (leave!) | 走开!走远点!
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| I'm trying to do some work - go away! |
go away vi + adv | (take a trip) | 外出度假 wài chū dù jià |
| Oliver is planning to go away this weekend. |
going away exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (by a wide margin) | 以很大差距
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grind away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | figurative (work laboriously) | 苦干 kǔ gàn |
grow away from [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (lose attachment) | 与…隔膜 yǔ … gé mó |
| | 疏远 shū yuǎn |
| Children gradually grow away from their parents and form their own identities. |
hack away at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (keep chopping at [sth]) | 劈 pī |
| | 砍 kǎn |
| The loggers hacked away at the conifers. |
hack [sth] away vtr + adv | (remove [sth] by chopping) | 劈下
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| | 砍下 kǎn xià |
| Bob hacked away the ivy that was covering the wall. |
hack away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | figurative (keep working) | 不停地干
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| We hacked away all night to get all the information we needed. |
hack away at [sth] vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | figurative (decrease [sth] over time) | 不断减少
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hammer away at vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal, figurative (repeatedly attempt to persuade [sb]) (非正式用语,比喻) | 反复劝说 fǎn fù quàn shuō |
| I hammered away at my boss until he finally agreed to give me a raise. |
hammer away at, reolace: hammer away at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (persist) | 反复强调 fǎn fù qiáng diào |
| | 不懈努力 bú xiè nǔ lì |
| | 锲而不舍 qiè ér bù shě |
| If you want to finish your novel, you need to just hammer away at it every day. |
hide away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (remain concealed) | 藏起 cáng qǐ |
| | 躲起 duǒ qǐ |
| | 隐藏 yǐn cáng |
| The police are looking for me, so I will hide away in the mountains. |
hide [sth] away vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (keep concealed) | 将…藏起来
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| According to legend, the pirates hid the treasure away, but nobody knows where. |
hide yourself away v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be reclusive) | 躲起来 duǒ qǐ lái |
| | 把自己藏起来
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| She was very shy and hid herself away in her room all week. |
hire [sb] away⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | US (employee: poach) | 从(其他公司)将…挖走
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| | 撬墙角 qiào qiáng jiǎo |
hurry away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (quickly leave) | 匆忙离开 cōng máng lí kāi |
| | 迅速离开 xùn sù lí kāi |
| The robbers hurried away when they heard the alarm go off. |
hurry [sb/sth] away, hurry away [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (quickly make [sb/sth] leave) | 让…迅速离开
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| The bride was hurried away so her fiance wouldn't see her in her wedding gown before the ceremony. |
idle [sth] away vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (time, hours: pass lazily) | 虚度光阴 xū dù guāng yīn |
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| The teenagers idled the summer away in the house instead of making themselves useful. |
keep [sth/sb] away vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (prevent from getting closer) | 使无法接近
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| There are many things you can do to keep mosquitoes away. |
keep away vi + adv | (stay at a distance) | 保持距离
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keep away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (stay at a distance) | 保持距离
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| I keep away from people who are ill. |
lay [sth] away, lay away [sth] vtr + adv | (store for later use) | 放起来
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layaway, lay away nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sth] reserved by paying a deposit) | 分期储蓄以预付购货 fēn qī chǔ xù yǐ yù fù gòu huò |
lead away vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (guide elsewhere) | 引开 yǐn kāi |
| | 把…引到别的地方 bǎ yǐn dào bié de dì fāng |
loaf [sth] away, loaf away [sth] vtr + adv | (be idle, waste time) | 混(日子)
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| Rachel loafed her whole weekend away. |
lock [sb] away vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (person: put in prison) | 将…关进监狱 jiāng guān jìn jiān yù |
| That man has committed terrible crimes; the judge is going to lock him away for a long time. |
lock [sb] away vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (person: put in institution) | 把…关进精神病院
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lock [sth] away, lock away [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (thing: keep safe, hidden) | 将…锁起来 jiāng suǒ qǐ lái |
| | 把…收藏起来 bǎ shōu cáng qǐ lái |
| | 把…收起来
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| Lock away this box of chocolates before I eat them all! |
look away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (avert one's eyes) | 避开…的目光 bì kāi de mù guāng |
| | 不敢看
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| The little boy knew he was in trouble and when the teacher looked at him he had to look away. It was a horror movie and I had to look away much of the time! |
| 那个小男孩知道自己犯错了,当老师看向自己时,他只得避开老师的目光。 |
| 那是一部恐怖片,大多数时候我都不敢看屏幕! |
make away with [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | colloquial (steal) (偷盗物、抢夺物) | 携…潜逃
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melt away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (thaw) (本义) | 融化 róng huà |
| The ice will melt away as the temperature rises. |
melt away viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (feelings: disappear, evaporate) (比喻,感情等) | 逐渐消失,逐渐淡去
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| His anger melted away when she flashed him her beautiful smile. |
melt away viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (crowd: disperse, disappear) | (人群)散去 rén qún sàn qù |
| Faced with the riot police the crowd melted away. |
move away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (relocate, go to live elsewhere) | 搬走 bān zǒu |
| | 搬到别处去 bān dào bié chù qù |
| I moved away when I was 18 years old and went to live in the city. |
move away vi + adv | (retreat, step back) | 撤退 chè tuì |
| | 远离 yuǎn lí |
| | 后退 hòu tuì |
| I moved away from the fire because it was too hot. |
| 火烤的太热,我挪远了些。 |
move [sth] away vtr + adv | (place at a greater distance) | 把…放置在较远的地方
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| The mother moved the glass away, out of the child's reach. |
| 母亲把玻璃杯放到孩子们够不到的地方。 |
move away from vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (step further from) | 远离… yuǎn lí |
| She moved away from the rubbish bin when she noticed the bad smell. |
move away from vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (place at a greater distance from) | 搬开以远离… bān kāi yǐ yuǎn lí |
| She moved the glass away from the child's reach. |
ooze away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | figurative (ebb, disappear) | 渐渐消失 jiàn jiàn xiāo shī |
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| Day by day, her life is slowly oozing away. |
ooze away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (thick liquid: flow slowly away) (粘稠的液体) | 慢慢流走 màn màn liú zǒu |
over the hills and far away exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (into the distance) | 高山远海
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| The horseman disappeared over the hills and far away. |
pack away vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (tidy away in a box or bag) | 打包运走 dǎ bāo yùn zǒu |
pack away vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (store in large quantities) | 大量储存… dà liàng chǔ cún |
| | 把…收藏起来 bǎ shōu cáng qǐ lái |
pack away vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (eat a lot of [sth]) | 大量吃… dà liàng chī |
pass away viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | euphemism (die) (委婉语) | 去世,逝世
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| His grandfather passed away after a five-year struggle with cancer. |
pass on, pass away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | euphemism (die) | 去世 qù shì |
| | 逝世 shì shì |
| Uncle James passed on a couple of years ago. His grandfather passed away after a five-year struggle with cancer. I was so sad when my cat passed away. |
passed away adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | euphemism (dead) (委婉语) | 过世的,去世的
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passing away nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | euphemism (death, dying) (委婉语) | 去世,逝世
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| The passing away of her mother was quick and painless. |
passing away nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (gradual disappearance of [sth]) | 流逝,逝去
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peel [sth] away vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (outer layer: remove) | 剥掉
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| He peeled away the latex mask to reveal his true identity. |
peel [sth] away vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (remove: [sth] concealing) (比喻) | 剥离
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| The author peels away the layers of pretence to reveal the truth about polite 19th-century society. |
peel away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (become detached) | 脱落 tuō luò |
| The paint is peeling away from the wall. |
pine away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (person: sicken because of grief) (因悲痛) | 消瘦,憔悴
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| After her husband left her, Mary just pined away. |
plug away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | informal (keep working on [sth]) | 坚持不懈,持续努力
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pound away viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | literal (bang repeatedly at [sth]) (本义) | 反复击打 fǎn fù jī dǎ |
| The young drummer pounded away at his drums, while dreaming of being a famous rock drummer. |
pound away viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (persevere) (比喻) | 坚持,孜孜不倦,不屈不挠
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pound away at vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (bang repeatedly) (本义) | 反复击打… fǎn fù jī dǎ |
pound away at vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (persevere with) (比喻) | 坚持…,对…孜孜不倦,不屈不挠地做…
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pull away vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (retreat, remove oneself) | 离开 lí kāi |
| | 走开 zǒu kāi |
| | 走开 zǒu kāi |
| As she grew older and more mature, she began to pull away from her old friends. |
pull away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (vehicle: move off) (车辆) | 起步,开动
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| After he received his food, the driver pulled away from the drive-through window. |
pull away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (move ahead) | 没有提供翻译
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| The sprinter pulled away from the rest of the runners. |
pull [sth] away, pull away [sth] vtr + adv | (remove) | 拿掉 ná diào |
| | 拉开 lā kāi |
| She pulled away the sheet to reveal the sculpture. |
push away vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (shove back) (本义) | 推开 tuī kāi |
push away vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | aircraft: passenger's entitlement to travel (reject) | 没有提供翻译
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put away vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (tidy up, put in correct place) | 把…放好 bǎ fàng hǎo |
| | 收好… shōu hǎo |
| | 整理好… zhěng lǐ hǎo |
| My dad told me to put away my clothes. |
put away vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (eat: a large amount) (非正式用语) | 吃掉、喝掉(大量的食物等),吃(很多)
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| Tacos must be his favorite food because he can sure put them away! |
put away vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | ([sth]: save) | 存放… cún fàng |
| | 储存… chǔ cún |
| | 存好… cún hǎo |
| Every year, I put away some money for a new car. |
put away vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (commit [sb] to a mental institution) (非正式用语) | 把(某人)送进精神病院 bǎ mǒu rén sòng jìn jīng shén bìng yuàn |
put [sb] away vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (put into prison) | 把…关进监狱 bǎ … guān jìn jiān yù |
put [sth] away vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (pet: have killed) (非正式用语,宠物等) | 杀害,杀掉…
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rattle on, rattle away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | informal (talk at length) | 喋喋不休地说
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| Rachel rattled on about her holiday, but Lisa wasn't really listening. |
ride away viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (cycle off) | 骑走 qí zǒu |
right away advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (immediately) | 立刻 lì kè |
| | 马上 mǎ shàng |
| I'm leaving right away. |
rot away viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (decay) | 腐烂 fǔ làn |
| | 烂掉 làn diào |
| When we lifted the floorboards, we found that the joists had rotted away. |
run away viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (flee, escape) | 逃跑 táo pǎo |
| | 逃走 táo zǒu |
| He ran away before the police could catch him. |
run away viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | informal (child: leave home) (非正式用语) | 离家出走,逃家
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| Sometimes children run away from home when they are mad at their parents. |
run away with [sth] vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (steal [sth]) | 偷走了…
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| The masked man ran away with the silver. |
rush away vi + adv | (hurry and leave) | 匆忙离开 cōng máng lí kāi |
| When the soldiers arrived, the villagers rushed away. |
sail away viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (boat or ship: depart) | 起航 qǐ háng |
| | 开船 kāi chuán |
| I'm tired of the rat race. Why don't we climb on a yacht with a bottle of champagne and just sail away. |
sail away viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (leave via boat or ship) | 乘船走 chéng chuán zǒu |
| They sailed away on their honeymoon. |
scare away vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (frighten off) (本义) | 吓走 xià zǒu |
| The scarecrows in the garden did nothing to scare away the rabbits. |
scare away vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (deter, discourage) (比喻) | 使…望而却步 shǐ wàng ér què bù |
| I don't mean to scare you away from taking this class, but it'll be a lot of work. |
scratch [sth], scratch [sth] off, scratch [sth] away⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (remove by scratching) | 将…刮去
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| Rick scratched the label off the jar. |
scuttle, scuttle along, scuttle away, scuttle off viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (insect: crawl quickly) (昆虫) | 快速蠕动 kuài sù rú dòng |
| A beetle scuttled along the rail. |
scuttle, scuttle away, scuttle off viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (leave hurriedly) | 急忙跑走
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| The small man scuttled off quietly. |
send [sb] away vi + adv | (dismiss) | 解雇 jiě gù |
| | 遣散 qiǎn sàn |
send away for [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (order by post) | 邮购 yóu gòu |
| I sent away for some personalised T-shirts. |
shut [sth/sb] away vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (keep confined) | 躲起来,与外界隔绝
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| | 把…藏起来 bǎ … cáng qǐ lái |
| Victor keeps his priceless wines shut away from prying eyes. |
shy away vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (keep distance) | 回避 huí bì |
| | 避开 bì kāi |