about it. Mm 8ffcl,        o

acutely/painfully {= very) aware OTJUfc /

2 [not before noun] ~ (of sb/sth) | ~ (that ... ) noticing that sth is present, or that sth is happening 'st; “RM -. She slipped away without him being aware of it. MltliBEf'Jf,   0 They suddenly became

aware of people looking at them. ItbCi^ ;S£ iR PJ W ^ A AH If fife CL 0 I was aware that she was trembling. m$£2m&kfto 3 (used with an adverb AS'JisJ&ffl) interested in and knowing about sth, and thinking it is important ; A••• iHiRtHj:  Young people

are very environmentally aware. A^^f^ijciFASiSh 0333 UNAWARE

aware-ness /a'weanas; NAmE a'wer-/ noun [u, sing.] ~ (of sth) | ~ (that ... ) knowing sth; knowing that sth exists and is important; being interested in sth Alii; iA iR.; M. iH; A®: an awareness of the importance of eating a healthy diet iA iRPJ M M        J6 H o There was an

almost complete lack of awareness of the issues involved. M- W 2tT"l IB Jl AJi ft fr Al. 0 It is important that students develop an awareness of how the Internet can be used.   o to

raise/heighten/increase public awareness of sth /jo® / HiH /          0 a greater/a growing/

an increasing awareness of sth      Afib / 0 A

ifl A: £tf) / M A A $1 O environmental awareness (= knowing that looking after the environment is important) JfJfejlciR 0 Energy Awareness Week ( AAfj )

awash /a'wnj; NAmE a'warj; a’worJV adj. [not before noun]

1                  ~ (with water) covered with water

2 ~ with sth having sth in large quantities : The city is awash with drugs. S;® away On* /a'wei/ adv.

M!HU For the special uses of away in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example get away with sth is in the phrasal verb section at get. * away f£

•       bn get away with

sth £-iS]^r get  T ~ (from sb/sth) to or at

a distance from sb/sth in space or time ( N" fa] M $ flU ± ) ) , & (        ) &:     The beach is a

mile away. M       ^ M /h o 0 The station is a few

minutes’ walk away.       fr Jl ft j& e 0

Christmas is still months away.

2                  to a different place or in a different direction AS*]

£h; A; — A A ft: Go away! A ff j o Put your toys

away. o The bright light made her

look away. ®       [pj ffl]£h0 3 ~ (from sb/sth)

not present' A |E; /!j A absent : She was away from work for a week. if-^IitA-hSo 0 There were ten children away yesterday. ^AAA Af£A$kf$L 0 Sorry, he’s away.   ftbAAo 4 used after verbs

to say that sth is done continuously or with a lot of energy (        3bAA/t-ife: She was

still writing away furiously when the bell went.

ftbiElEo o They were soon chatting away like old friends.     5 until

disappearing completely M PJ A A :   The water

boiled away. tR'J^ATo o The music faded away. A A Ao 0 They danced the night away {= all night), fife ill       6 {sport #) at the opponent’s

ground or stadium $      : Chelsea are playing away

this Saturday. All  l$A^££■«  0 an

away match/game   —compare home adj. (4)

(Ml away with ... {literary) used to say that you would like to be rid of sb/sth it {■MAM&$5 ) fB ABB: Away with all these rules and regulations!

A bB !        —more at cobweb, dance v., far adv.,

RIGHT adv., STRAIGHT adv.

awe /o:/ noun, verb

■ noun [U] feelings of respect and slight fear; feelings of being very impressed by sth/sb ^C-R; Ht BX.: awe and respect     o awe and wonder       0 He

speaks of her with awe. ffeifcP] MM0 o ‘It’s magnificent,’ she whispered in awe. “ jUIA/JiL ”, MA .fs ftb % BX. if o IT5T7f71 be/stand in 'awe of sb/sth to admire sb/sth and be slightly frightened of them/it