表示“离开;不在(某地);远离”,强调主语处于“不在某个具体地点”的持续状态(区别于短暂性动作“leave”)。
"be away from" 是系表结构(be动词 + 副词away + 介词from),后接地点名词/代词(说明“离开的具体对象”)。
基本结构:主语 + be动词(am/is/are/was/were/have been等) + away from + 地点(名词/代词)
根据时态不同,表达不同时间的“离开状态”:
表示“现在不在某地”。
I am away from home today.(我今天不在家。)
The manager is away from the office right now.(经理现在不在办公室。)
表示“过去某时不在某地”。
She was away from school yesterday because of illness.(她昨天因病没去上学。)
They were away from the city last summer.(去年夏天他们不在这个城市。)
表示“将来会离开某地”。
We will be away from Beijing for a week.(我们将离开北京一周。)
He is going to be away from work next month.(他下个月不在上班。)
常与“for + 时间段”或“since + 时间点”连用,替换短暂性动词“leave”(因为“leave”不能与延续性时间连用)。
He has been away from his hometown for ten years.(他离开家乡十年了。)
I have been away from my parents since I started college.(从上大学起我就离开父母了。)
1、 与 "leave" 的区别:
"leave" 是短暂性动词(瞬间完成动作),不能与“for + 时间段”连用;
"be away from" 是延续性状态,可与延续性时间连用。
✖ 错误:He has left his hometown for ten years.
✔ 正确:He has been away from his hometown for ten years.
2、 与 "be away" 的区别:
"be away" 是“离开”的笼统状态(不强调具体地点);
"be away from" 需接具体地点(明确“离开的对象”)。
A: Where is Tom?
B: He is away.(他不在。——未提具体地点)
B: He is away from the party.(他不在派对上。——明确地点)
Please don’t be away from your seat during the flight.(飞行期间请不要离开座位。)
The cat is away from its bed—did you see it?(猫不在它的窝里——你看到它了吗?)
They have been away from the country since 2018.(他们从2018年起就离开这个国家了。)
总结:"be away from" 聚焦“不在某地的持续状态”,需结合具体地点使用,是表达“离开”时最常用的延续性结构。