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in Vietnamese Đi xa, rời đi

BrE /əˈweɪ/ AmE /əˈweɪ/

adverb / adjective en → vi

1 MOVE/GO [intransitive] A2

Đi xa, rời đi

to move or go from a place and not return there immediately

  • go away to somewhere

Collocations go away for a holiday · he went away on business

  • She's gone away for the weekend.

    Cô ấy đã đi xa vào cuối tuần.

2 DISTANCE [adverb] A1

Xa, ở khoảng cách nào đó

used to refer to a distance from something or someone

  • be away from somewhere

Collocations away from home · away from the city center

  • The house is a long way away.

    Nhà ở xa.

3 TIME [adverb] B1

Đã trôi qua, đã rời đi từ bao lâu

used to refer to the time that has passed since something happened or someone left

  • be away from somewhere for a period of time

Collocations away from work for two weeks · away from school for three months

  • He's been away from the office for a week.

    Anh ấy đã rời khỏi văn phòng từ một tuần trước.

4 REMOVE [transitive] B1

Loại bỏ, tẩy bỏ

to remove something or to stop using it

  • take away something

Collocations take away the rubbish · take away a penalty point

  • The police took away his driving license.

    Cảnh sát đã tịch thu bằng lái xe của anh ấy.

5 FOCUS [transitive] B2

Đặt mục tiêu, tập trung vào

to direct your attention or efforts towards something

  • focus on/upon something

Collocations take away the main points of a speech · take away the key message from an article

  • The lecture took away some important ideas.

    Buổi diễn thuyết đã truyền đạt một số ý tưởng quan trọng.

6 REDUCE [transitive] B2

Giảm bớt, giảm đi

to reduce the amount of something, especially a price or punishment

  • reduce something

Collocations take away 10% discount · take away a fine

  • The shop is taking away 5% off all items.

    Cửa hàng đang giảm giá 5% cho tất cả các mặt hàng.

7 REMOVE [transitive] B1

Loại bỏ, tẩy bỏ

to remove something from a place or situation

  • remove something

Collocations take away the decorations · take away a painting from a wall

  • They took away all the furniture.

    Họ đã dỡ bỏ tất cả đồ nội thất.

8 REMOVE [transitive] B1

Loại bỏ, tẩy bỏ

to remove something from a place or situation, especially to take it somewhere else

  • remove something

Collocations take away the rubbish · take away a painting from a wall

  • He took away the broken chair.

    Anh ấy đã mang chiếc ghế hỏng đi.