1. pull away from

把某物從 ... 拉開

eg. In apes the joint surface points in a different direction, so that the big toe can pull away from, and grasp against, the other toes to grip on to tree limbs.

而在猩猩的足部，內側楔骨的關節面則指向相反方向，將大腳趾從其他腳趾邊推開，以便于更好的抓握樹干。

eg. Spurs have taken 33 points from 21 matches since Harry Redknapp took charge, a run which has seen them pull away from the relegation zone after their poor start to the campaign.

自從雷德克納普接手球隊，熱刺已經在21場比賽中拿到了33分，看起來他們已經從賽季初的糟糕開局中擺脫并逃離了降級區。

2. keep from

隱瞞；阻止；抑制

eg. How did they keep from losing all hope during years of captivity in the United States?

他們究竟是如何被囚禁在美國的這些年里保持住自己的希望的？

eg. I bit my lip to keep from crying out as we reached the basement door which was locked.

我緊咬嘴唇，盡力不讓自己哭出來，隨后我們到達地下室門口，門是鎖著的。

3. on the edge of

幾乎；瀕于；在…邊緣

eg. In reality, your brain operates on the edge of chaos.

在現實中，你的大腦在混亂的邊緣運算著。

eg. Vernon and Ann Jordan had arranged for us to stay on the edge of Oyster Pond in a cottage that belonged to Robert McNamara.

弗農和安.喬丹夫婦安排我們住在牡蠣池塘邊上的一幢鄉間別墅里，這幢別墅屬于羅伯特.麥克納馬拉。