| 词组 | wish away |
| 释义 | Phr V wish away wishes, wishing, wished wish away sth or wish sth away to want something unpleasant to disappear without doing anything to make it disappearYou can't just wish the problem away, you're going to have to do something about it. wish sth away • wish away sth usually negative to hope that a problem will disappear easily without you having to do anything about it: Racism is a serious problem in our society, and you can't just wish it away.■ SIMILAR TO: hope that something will go away wish awayTo cause some problematic person, issue, or situation to disappear or become resolved simply by desiring it to happen or ignoring that it is a problem at all. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wish" and "away." Look, I know you want to wish away this problem with accounting, but if we don't deal with it now, we could be looking at criminal charges down the line. This generation just tries to wish away the challenges facing the planet by complaining on social media, without actually taking any meaningful action. I know your little brother can be irritating at time, but you can't just wish him away—he's family, and you need to look out for him! wish someone or something awayto wish that someone or something would go away. You can't just wish him away. You'll have to ask him to leave! Don't try to wish away the difficulties of your life. wish awayv. To eliminate some problem by merely desiring or pretending that it did not exist: They tried to wish away the war by gathering support without taking any action. Do you think you can wish your troubles away? Poverty cannot be wished away. |
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