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单词 take away
释义 take away
verb
Etymology: Middle English taken away, from taken to take + away
transitive verb
1. : to bear off to another place : carry away
 < drop in … and take away an armful of their publications — Richard Joseph >
 < would allow foreign investors … to take away their capital gains — W.B.Preston >
2.
 a. : remove, separate
  < took geometry away from its subject matter of lengths, areas, and volumes — S.F.Mason >
  < improved the house by taking the front porch away >
 b. : subtract
  < take away six from nine >
3.
 a. : to cause deprivation of
  < take the right to vote away >
  < if support is suddenly taken away from an infant — H.A.Overstreet >
 b. : detract
  < without desiring to take away anything from the … production showing — Securities Outlook >
intransitive verb
1. : to clear away a meal from the table
 < younger children had the task of taking away >
2. : to derogate or detract (as from merit or effect) often to a specified extent : lessen reputation
 < these new elements have constantly taken away from the sea … until little but mediocrity remains — E.J.Schoettle >

- take it away
- take one's breath away
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