1. pull away from

把某物从 ... 拉开

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，内侧楔骨的关节面则指向相反方向，将大脚趾从其他脚趾边推开，以便于更好的抓握树干。

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.

自从雷德克纳普接手球队，热刺已经在21场比赛中拿到了33分，看起来他们已经从赛季初的糟糕开局中摆脱并逃离了降级区。

2. keep from

隐瞒；阻止；抑制

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

他们究竟是如何被囚禁在美国的这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.

我紧咬嘴唇，尽力不让自己哭出来，随后我们到达地下室门口，门是锁着的。

3. on the edge of

几乎；濒于；在…边缘

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

在现实中，你的大脑在混乱的边缘运算着。

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.

弗农和安.乔丹夫妇安排我们住在牡蛎池塘边上的一幢乡间别墅里，这幢别墅属于罗伯特.麦克纳马拉。