释义:
break away 离去,脱离,独立,断绝(关系)
表示断绝而去的意思,物理上的“从某物体脱离”,或抽象的“断绝关系或独立”等都可以用这个短语表达。
例句:
My son's trying to break away from me with a girl he's dating.
我儿子想和他女朋友远走高飞。
He broke away from the group and joined us.
他离开了原来的小组,投靠了我们。
I will be there as soon as I can break away.
我一出来就会马上赶过去。
对话:
A: How do icebergs enter the ocean?
冰山是怎么流向大洋的?
B: They break away from the frozen areas.
是从冰河地区脱离形成的。