1. get loose or get free; escape 掙脫;逃脫
Mary tried to catch a butterfly,but it got away from her. 瑪麗設法捉一只蝴蝶,但它掙脫飛走了。
One of the prisoners got away from prison yesterday. 昨天一個囚犯從監獄中逃走了。
The thief got away with a lot of money. 小偷偷了一大筆錢逃跑了。
2. leave 離開
I hope to get away next Saturday for at least a week. 我希望從下週六開始至少要離開一週。
They get away from work at five p. m. 他們下午5點下班。
The guard told me to get away from the door. 衛兵要我離開那門口。
3. succeed in leaving;go away in order to gain relief from(one's worries, responsibility, excessive work,etc. )脫身;離開以解脫(自己的苦惱、責任、繁忙的工作等)
No matter how he tried, he couldn't get away from his worries. 無論他怎樣努力,也無法從煩惱中解脫出來。
The manager was so busy that he could not get away from the office. 經理太忙了,一步也離不開辦公室。
She is such a talker!I couldn't get away from her. 她講個沒完沒了,我簡直無法脫身。
He didn't come because he couldn't get away from his work. 他沒有來,因為工作脫不開身。
4. begin;start 開始;出發
The race got away to a fast start. 比賽的選手一開始就很迅速。
We got away early in the morning on the first day of our travel. 旅行開始的第一天,我們一清早就動身了。
get away
1 逃走
Two of the prisoners got away.
兩位犯人逃走了
2 離開; 出發
I'm too busy to ~.
我太忙不能離開
3 出外度假等
I hope to ~ next Monday for at least a week.
我希望下星期一出去度假,至少一星期
4 起跑
The race got away to a fast start.
這場賽跑一起跑就跑得很快