This flashcard explains that "away" is frequently used with movement verbs and in phrasal verbs. It covers multiple adverbial meanings of "away": indicating distance, turning aside, tidying or hiding, future events, playing away games in sports, gradual disappearance, change of state, continuous action, and removal. It also defines "away from" as being at a distance and mentions "away" can function as an adjective.
This flashcard teaches that "away" is often used with verbs of movement and in phrasal verbs. It also details several meanings of "away" as an adverb, including indicating distance, turning in a different direction, tidying up or hiding something, a future time, playing in a sports match at the opponent's venue, slow disappearance, change of state, continuous action, and removal. Additionally, it defines "away from" as being at a distance and notes "away" can also be an adjective.
[ADV 副词]离；离开；不在 If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
[ADV after v]
An injured policeman was led away by colleagues...
受伤的警察被同伴带走了。
He walked away from his car...
他从自己的车边走开了。
She drove away before either of them could speak again...
没等他俩中任何一人再开口，她就驾车而去。
Jason was away on a business trip...
贾森出差在外。
Simon had been away a good deal lately.
西蒙最近经常出门。
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[ADV 副词]向另一方向；向一边 If you look or turn away from something, you move your head so that you are no longer looking at it.
[ADV after v]
She quickly looked away and stared down at her hands...
她马上将目光移开，低头盯着自己的手。
As he stands up, he turns his face away from her so that she won't see his tears.
站起身时，他将脸别过去，以免让她看到眼中的泪水。
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[ADV 副词]（放、藏）在适当的地方，在别处 If you put or tidy something away, you put it where it should be. If you hide someone or something away, you put them in a place where nobody can see them or find them.
[ADV after v]
I put my journal away and prepared for bed...
我把杂志收好，准备睡觉。
All her letters were carefully filed away in folders...
她所有的信件都整齐地放在文件夹中。
I have $100m hidden away where no one will ever find it.
我把1亿美元藏到了一个永远没人会找到的地方。
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[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]离（某人或某地）有一定距离 If something is away from a person or place, it is at a distance from that person or place.
The two women were sitting as far away from each other as possible...
那两个女人坐在离对方尽可能远的地方。
I was anxious to get him here, away from family and friends.
我急于把他带到这儿，远离家人和朋友。
...a country estate thirty miles away from town.
离城30英里的乡间庄园
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[ADV 副词]（表示将在某时间后发生） You use away to talk about future events. For example, if an event is a week away, it will happen after a week.
[be amount ADV]
...the Washington summit, now only just over two weeks away...
还有两周多时间即召开的华盛顿峰会
Peace it seemed might at last be no more than a few months away.
看起来，几个月内也许会最终实现和平。
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[ADV 副词]（比赛）在客场 When a sports team plays away, it plays on its opponents' ground.
[ADV after v]
[ADJ n]
...a sensational 4-3 victory for the team playing away.
该队在客场以4比3取得的引起轰动的胜利
Away is also an adjective.
Charlton are about to play an important away match.
查尔顿队即将在客场进行一场重要比赛。
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[ADV 副词]（表示慢慢消失、变得不重要或慢慢改变） You can use away to say that something slowly disappears, becomes less significant, or changes so that it is no longer the same.
[ADV after v]
So much snow has already melted away...
大片雪都慢慢融化了。
His voice died away in a whisper...
他的声音渐渐变为了小声低语。
The Liberal Democrat's support fell away at the last minute.
自由民主党的支持率在最后一刻有所下降。
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[ADV 副词]（表示从一种状态到另一种状态的变化或发展） You use away to show that there has been a change or development from one state or situation to another.
[ADV after v]
British courts are increasingly moving away from sending young offenders to prison...
英国法院渐渐地不再将少年犯送进监狱。
There's been a dramatic shift away from traditional careers towards business and commerce.
从传统职业转向商贸领域的巨大转变已然发生了。
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[ADV 副词]一直；持续不断地 You can use away to emphasize a continuous or repeated action.
[ADV after v]
[emphasis]
He would often be working away on his word processor late into the night...
他经常在文字处理机上一直工作到深夜。
She sighed, her heart banging away against her ribs as she opened the door.
她叹了口气，开门时心一直在怦怦直跳。
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[ADV 副词]（移）开；（撤）走 You use away to show that something is removed.
[ADV after v]
If you take my work away I can't be happy anymore...
如果你炒我鱿鱼，我就再也高兴不起来了。
The waitress whipped the plate away and put down my bill...
服务员把盘子撤走，放下了我的账单。
Weeks of heavy rain have washed away roads and bridges.
几周的大雨将道路和桥梁都冲垮了。
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far and away→see:
far
； right away→see:
right
；
Oxford
away★/əˈweɪ; NAmEəˈweɪ/adverbHELPFor the special uses of awayin phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example get away with sthis in the phrasal verb section at get.*away 在短语动词中的特殊用法见有关动词词条。如 get away with sth 在词条 get 的短语动词部份。 1★to or at a distance from sb/sth in space or time （时间或空间上）离开（某距离），在（某距离）处◆The beach is a mile away.海滩在一英里外。◆Christmas is still months away.离圣诞节还有几个月。awayfrom sb/sth ◆The station is a few minutes' walk away from here.车站离这里有步行几分钟的路程。2★to a different place or in a different direction 去别处；朝另一个方向◆Go away!走开！◆Put your toys away.把你的玩具收拾起来。◆The bright light made her look away.强光使她把视线转向别处。3★not present 不在；离开SYN
absent
◆There were ten children away yesterday.昨天有十个孩子缺席。◆Sorry, he's away.对不起，他不在。awayfrom sb/sth ◆She was away from work for a week.她有一个星期没来上班。4used after verbs to say that sth is done continuously or with a lot of energy （用于动词后）持续地，劲头十足地◆She was still writing away furiously when the bell went.铃声响时她还在不停地写着。◆They were soon chatting away like old friends.他们很快就像老朋友一样聊起天来。5until disappearing completely 直到完全消失◆The water boiled away.水烧干了。◆The music faded away.乐声逐渐消失。◆They danced the night away (= all night).他们跳舞跳了一个通宵。6( sport 体) at the opponent's ground or stadium在客场◆Chelsea are playing away this Saturday.本星期六切尔西队要在客场比赛。◆an away match/game客场比赛☞compare
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IDIOMaway with…( literary) used to say that you would like to be rid of sb/sth 让（某人或事物）消失吧◆Away with all these rules and regulations!让所有这些规章制度见鬼去吧！☞more at
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adv.away/əˈweɪ; NAmEəˈweɪ/
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away1 adverb
away2 adjective
awaya‧way1 /əˈweɪ/ ●●●S1W1 adverb
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1used to say that someone leaves a place or person, or stays some distance from a place or person: Go away! Dinah was crying as she drove slowly away.away from Stay away from the fire.2towards a different direction: She turned away and stared out of the window. Charley blushed and looked away, embarrassed.3if someone is away from school, work, or home, they are not thereSYN absent: Simon is away with flu. Kate is away on holiday.away from You must bring a note from your parents if you’ve been away from school.4used to say how far it is to a place or thingfive miles/ten feet etc away Geneva is about 20 miles away. There’s another hotel not far away.away from She was sitting ten feet away from the microphone.five minutes/two hours etc away The beach is only five minutes away (=it only takes five minutes to get there).5if an event is two days, three weeks etc away, it will happen after that period of time has passed: Christmas is only a month away.6used to say how close someone is to achieving something or experiencing somethingaway from At one stage, they were just two points away from victory.7into or in a safe or enclosed place: Put your money away, I’m paying. Thousands of archaeological treasures are being kept hidden away.8used to show that something disappears or is removed: The music died away. Ruben gave all his money away to charity. Support for the Democrats has dropped away. Cut away all the dead wood.9used to emphasize that an action continues: Sue was singing away to herself in the bath. They’ve been hammering away all day.10used to say that someone spends the whole of a period of time doing something: You can dance the night away in one of Benidorm’s many discos.11if a team is playing away, it is playing a game at its opponent’s field or sports hallOPP at home: Liverpool are playing away at Everton on Saturday. → far and away
at far1(12)
, → right away
at right2(2)
, → straight away
at straight1(7)
away1 adverb
away2 adjective
awayaway2 adjective [only before noun]
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an away game or match is played at your opponent’s field or sports hallOPP home