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单词 departure
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Definition of departure in English:

departure

noun dɪˈpɑːtʃədəˈpɑrtʃər
mass noun
  • 1The action of leaving, especially to start a journey.

    the day of departure
    count noun she made a hasty departure
    Example sentencesExamples
    • About 30 minutes later I questioned my hasty departure and returned to check out the price.
    • The Bahamas Spirit originally arrived at the terminal last week, but her departure was delayed for engine repairs.
    • Lynette had spotted Agravaine shortly after the departure of Gwyneth and Gaheris to Orkney.
    • The detour or departure from this journey is usually short lived once the map is drawn.
    • Needless to say Sally wasn't too impressed about my hasty departure.
    • In the Oberoi Flight Services kitchen, food is cooked eight hours in advance of flight departure.
    • Most airlines advise passengers to arrive at the airport two hours before your flight's scheduled departure.
    • On the day of departure the team received a cheque for $3,500 the result of fundraising on their base.
    • There is a perception that buying foreign currency at the airport departure lounge can be expensive.
    • The departure lounge at Kirkwall was packed with enough local worthies to fill a jumbo jet.
    • Their approach may have triggered the thief's hasty departure, said Wade.
    • The trip was slow because we had to wait for the real departure.
    • After the hasty departure of the two members of the Special Branch, we heard nothing from Scotland Yard for almost two days.
    • We met several more of the LGMC boys waiting for departure and most of them are on our train so I'll head back once we get underway and catch up with them.
    • Rumours still swirl as to what precipitated the conductor's departure.
    • It's more about the lyrics of the record, which revolve around departure and going on to other things.
    • Many survivors said the fire began about 90 minutes after departure, but the ship kept going.
    • From arrival to departure, the friendship and hospitality extended to Reg were overwhelming.
    • After Mr Weaver's departure the council launched a pay review in a bid to stop directors leaving.
    • Their departure was apparently prompted by policy disagreements.
    Synonyms
    leaving, going, going away, going off, leave-taking, withdrawal, exit, egress, quitting, decamping, retreat, retirement, retiral
    flight, fleeing, running away, desertion
    setting off, setting out, starting out
    1. 1.1count noun A deviation from an accepted, prescribed, or usual course of action.
      the album is not a radical departure from the band's previous work
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The first shift required is a departure from being concerned only with patients who are referred to outpatient clinics.
      • But a departure from routine can be used effectively to signal political displeasure.
      • And our new songs are a drastic departure from what we were doing before.
      • The College expansion will need approval because it is a departure from the 1956 Development Town Map.
      • A diabetic diet need not mean a complete departure from a normal one; often, a few adjustments will suffice.
      • He said he was now hoping the negotiations for a new contract period would begin this year, which would be a departure from the past.
      • The story was a refreshing departure from the average narrative plot, while still remaining entertaining.
      • We understand that this is a departure from our usual attitude.
      • It was, of course, a huge departure from the tradition represented by Perkin.
      • But on this occasion there was an astonishing departure from the routine.
      • In a departure from the norm, you are offered a choice of starters first, both non-vegetarian and vegetarian.
      • In a complete departure from themes of popular culture, Coupland examines issues of loss, grief and faith.
      • Of course, this means a radical departure from current planning processes.
      • He said building houses on the site was a minor departure from the original plans for good economic reasons and because of this should be approved.
      • The idea may be a departure from the traditional ruthless image of investment banks, but Robey says it's no hollow promise.
      • This is a departure from last year's event which was only open to business people under the age of thirty-five.
      • That does seem to be a departure from the original plan.
      • When the original hall was built, it was itself a departure from the medieval style of mansion and was the first manor house in the county made of brick and stone.
      • This is a major departure from the electoral procedures laid down by law.
      • Again, his views on immigration are a significant departure from the current orthodoxy within his own party.
      Synonyms
      deviation, divergence, digression, shift, variation, change
      change of direction, change, difference of emphasis, innovation, novelty, rarity
    2. 1.2Nautical The amount of a ship's change of longitude.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The new train is called the Kentucky Cardinal and features evening departures and overnight travel southbound from Chicago and northbound from Jeffersonville via Indianapolis.
      • Since a ship rarely sails for any length of time due east or due west, the difference in departure cannot ordinarily be found as in ordinary sailing.
      • In this landscape we recomposed ourselves, delayed our departure and drove east.
      • When it's foggy with little to no wind in San Diego, the airport will switch operations to the opposite direction so we make our approaches and departures toward the east.
      • Therefore, in plane sailing, the departure between two places is measured generally on that parallel of latitude which lies midway between the parallels of the two places.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French departeure, from the verb departir (see depart).

Rhymes

archer, kwacha, marcher, starcher, viscacha
 
 

Definition of departure in US English:

departure

noundəˈpɑrtʃərdəˈpärCHər
  • 1The action of leaving, especially to start a journey.

    the day of departure
    she made a hasty departure
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Rumours still swirl as to what precipitated the conductor's departure.
    • Needless to say Sally wasn't too impressed about my hasty departure.
    • From arrival to departure, the friendship and hospitality extended to Reg were overwhelming.
    • The Bahamas Spirit originally arrived at the terminal last week, but her departure was delayed for engine repairs.
    • On the day of departure the team received a cheque for $3,500 the result of fundraising on their base.
    • After the hasty departure of the two members of the Special Branch, we heard nothing from Scotland Yard for almost two days.
    • It's more about the lyrics of the record, which revolve around departure and going on to other things.
    • Most airlines advise passengers to arrive at the airport two hours before your flight's scheduled departure.
    • After Mr Weaver's departure the council launched a pay review in a bid to stop directors leaving.
    • About 30 minutes later I questioned my hasty departure and returned to check out the price.
    • The departure lounge at Kirkwall was packed with enough local worthies to fill a jumbo jet.
    • Their approach may have triggered the thief's hasty departure, said Wade.
    • Their departure was apparently prompted by policy disagreements.
    • Lynette had spotted Agravaine shortly after the departure of Gwyneth and Gaheris to Orkney.
    • The detour or departure from this journey is usually short lived once the map is drawn.
    • Many survivors said the fire began about 90 minutes after departure, but the ship kept going.
    • The trip was slow because we had to wait for the real departure.
    • We met several more of the LGMC boys waiting for departure and most of them are on our train so I'll head back once we get underway and catch up with them.
    • In the Oberoi Flight Services kitchen, food is cooked eight hours in advance of flight departure.
    • There is a perception that buying foreign currency at the airport departure lounge can be expensive.
    Synonyms
    leaving, going, going away, going off, leave-taking, withdrawal, exit, egress, quitting, decamping, retreat, retirement, retiral
    1. 1.1 A deviation from an accepted, prescribed, or traditional course of action or thought.
      a departure from their usual style
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The first shift required is a departure from being concerned only with patients who are referred to outpatient clinics.
      • He said building houses on the site was a minor departure from the original plans for good economic reasons and because of this should be approved.
      • This is a departure from last year's event which was only open to business people under the age of thirty-five.
      • That does seem to be a departure from the original plan.
      • But on this occasion there was an astonishing departure from the routine.
      • And our new songs are a drastic departure from what we were doing before.
      • He said he was now hoping the negotiations for a new contract period would begin this year, which would be a departure from the past.
      • This is a major departure from the electoral procedures laid down by law.
      • In a departure from the norm, you are offered a choice of starters first, both non-vegetarian and vegetarian.
      • We understand that this is a departure from our usual attitude.
      • Of course, this means a radical departure from current planning processes.
      • In a complete departure from themes of popular culture, Coupland examines issues of loss, grief and faith.
      • The story was a refreshing departure from the average narrative plot, while still remaining entertaining.
      • The idea may be a departure from the traditional ruthless image of investment banks, but Robey says it's no hollow promise.
      • It was, of course, a huge departure from the tradition represented by Perkin.
      • But a departure from routine can be used effectively to signal political displeasure.
      • A diabetic diet need not mean a complete departure from a normal one; often, a few adjustments will suffice.
      • The College expansion will need approval because it is a departure from the 1956 Development Town Map.
      • Again, his views on immigration are a significant departure from the current orthodoxy within his own party.
      • When the original hall was built, it was itself a departure from the medieval style of mansion and was the first manor house in the county made of brick and stone.
      Synonyms
      deviation, divergence, digression, shift, variation, change
      change of direction, change, difference of emphasis, innovation, novelty, rarity
    2. 1.2Nautical The east–west distance between two points, especially as traveled by a ship or aircraft and expressed in miles.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • When it's foggy with little to no wind in San Diego, the airport will switch operations to the opposite direction so we make our approaches and departures toward the east.
      • Since a ship rarely sails for any length of time due east or due west, the difference in departure cannot ordinarily be found as in ordinary sailing.
      • In this landscape we recomposed ourselves, delayed our departure and drove east.
      • The new train is called the Kentucky Cardinal and features evening departures and overnight travel southbound from Chicago and northbound from Jeffersonville via Indianapolis.
      • Therefore, in plane sailing, the departure between two places is measured generally on that parallel of latitude which lies midway between the parallels of the two places.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French departeure, from the verb departir (see depart).

 
 
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