| 单词 | leave |
| 释义 | verb | noun leaveleave1 /liv/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle left /lɛft/) 1GO AWAY [intransitive, transitive] to travel or move away from a place or a person: What time did you leave the office?leave at The bus leaves at 8:30.leave for We’re leaving for Tokyo next week. We usually leave the house at about 8:00 in the morning.leave to do something I left to pick up the kids at school. We have just a few more questions, and then we’ll leave you in peace (=stop bothering you). I’ll leave you two alone now (=leave so you can be alone).leave somebody to something I’ll leave you to it (=go away and let you continue with what you are doing).THESAURUSgo – go means the same as leave but it sounds more informal: We have to go soon, or we’ll be late.go away – to leave a place, often for a long time or permanently: Their children always go away to summer camp in July.set off – to leave, especially on a long trip. Set off sounds more literary or old-fashioned than leave: The travelers set off before the sun rose.drive off/away – to leave somewhere in a car: She got into her car and drove off.take off – if a plane takes off, it leaves the ground and goes up into the sky: We found our seats and waited for the plane to take off.depart formal – if a plane, train, or bus departs, it leaves a place: The next train to Philadelphia will depart at 10:30.withdraw – if an army withdraws from a place, it leaves: U.S. forces will start to withdraw from the region at the beginning of April.emigrate – to leave your own country in order to live in another: Many Irish people emigrated to the U.S. in the early 1900s.2LET something STAY WHEN YOU GO [transitive always + adv./prep.] to let something or someone stay in a particular state, place, or position when you are not there: I’ll leave my bike here until we get back. We’re leaving the kids with Debbie tonight. The box was too heavy, so we left it behind.3REMAIN a)be left if an amount or number of something is left, that amount or number remains after everything else has been taken away or used: Is there any coffee left? By 5 o’clock there was hardly anyone left in the office.have something left I still have three chapters left to read. If there is any money left over, you can keep it. → see also leftover b)that leaves something used to say that one thing remains after all other things have been used or tried: I didn’t do it, and neither did Dave, so that leaves you.4FOR somebody TO FIND [transitive] to put or deliver something in a place where someone else can find it when he or she comes back: I’ll leave the report on your desk. Please leave your name and number and I’ll get back to you (=said on a recorded phone message).leave something for somebody We left $10 on the table for the waitress.leave somebody something If I’m not home, leave me a message (=a recorded phone message).5IN A CONDITION/STATE [transitive] a)to make or let something stay in a particular state or position: You left the door open again. The trial left a lot of questions unanswered.leave something on/off/out etc. Leave the kitchen light on when you go out.leave something doing something Don’t leave the water running while you brush your teeth. b)if something leaves you in a particular condition or state, you are in that condition as a result of it: The tornado left many people homeless.leave somebody doing something Carla’s narrow escape left her shaking with terror. c)leave yourself open to blame/criticism/ridicule etc. to do something that makes it possible that you will be blamed, criticized, ridiculed, etc.: Expressing your true opinions can leave you open to criticism.6FORGET something [transitive always + adv./prep.] to forget to take something with you when you leave a place: leave something in/on/at etc. I think I left my umbrella at the store.7NOT EAT/USE [transitive] to not eat or use all of something: If you don’t like the meat, just leave it.leave somebody something/leave something for somebody Did you leave any hot water for me?8LET somebody DECIDE/TAKE RESPONSIBILITY [transitive] to let someone decide something or take responsibility for something: leave (doing) something to somebody I’ve always left financial decisions to my wife.leave it (up) to somebody to do something Don’t leave it up to Ryan to do the cooking.9HUSBAND/WIFE ETC. [intransitive, transitive] to stop living with someone you had a close relationship with: It was the constant arguing that made Pam leave. I’m surprised that Ken left her.leave somebody for somebody My husband left me for another woman.► see thesaurus at divorce210COUNTRY/PLACE [intransitive, transitive] to stop living in a country, town, etc. and go somewhere else: They’re leaving Minneapolis to live in Santa Fe.11JOB/GROUP [intransitive, transitive] to stop working for a company, or stop being a member of a group: After 30 years, Paige is leaving the company.► see thesaurus at quit12HOME/SCHOOL ETC. [intransitive, transitive] to stop living at your parents’ home, stop going to school, etc.: Brian’s parents talked him out of leaving college. I left home when I was 14.13TRAIN/SHIP ETC. [transitive] to get off a train, ship, etc.14DELAY [transitive] to not do something until later: Let’s leave the ironing until tomorrow. Don’t leave the decision until the last minute (=until just before it must be done).15WHEN YOU DIE [transitive] a)to give something to someone after you die: leave somebody something Uncle Gene left us his house.leave something to somebody/something He had left all his money to charity. b)formal to have members of your family still alive when you die: Collins leaves a wife and three children.16leave something/nothing to chance to take no action and wait to see what happens, or to make sure you have done everything to make something happen the way you want: The producers of the show left nothing to chance.17leave somebody with no choice/option etc. to force someone to do something because there is nothing else he or she can do: I was left with no alternative other than to take out a loan.18leave a mark/stain/scar etc. to make a mark that cannot be removed: The cut left a scar on my left hand. Red wine can leave terrible stains on clothes.19leave a space/gap etc. to deliberately make a space or room for something: Leave two spaces between each sentence. Leave room in the trunk for my suitcase.20leave somebody in the lurch (also leave somebody high and dry) to leave someone without the help and support that he or she needs or was promised: Electricity workers went on strike, leaving thousands of customers in the lurch.21leave well (enough) alone to not try to change a situation because you might make it worse than it was before22leave something/a lot/much to be desired to be very unsatisfactory: Your grades leave a lot to be desired.23leave somebody cold to not interest or excite someone at all: Opera leaves me cold.SPOKEN PHRASES24leave somebody alone to stop annoying or upsetting someone: Just leave me alone and stop asking me questions.25leave something alone to stop touching something: Leave it alone or you’ll break it.26leave it at that used to say that you do not want to say or do any more about something: We’re not moving, so let’s leave it at that.27leave it to somebody used to say that you are not surprised that someone does something, because it is typical of him or her: Leave it to you to have your whole year planned already!28leave somebody/something be old-fashioned to not annoy or interrupt someone, or not touch or move something29not leave somebody’s side to always be with someone and take care of him or her: Walter never left his wife’s side in the hospital.30leave somebody to themselves to go away from someone so that he or she is alone31leave somebody to his/her own devices to leave someone alone and allow him or her to do whatever he or she wants: Students were left to their own devices for long periods of time.32leave somebody in the dust to be more successful, smarter, better, etc. than someone else, especially someone you are competing with: When it came to math, Kate left him in the dust.33leave something/somebody hanging to fail to finish something, or not to tell someone your decision about something: The investigation should not be left hanging.34leave a bad taste in your mouth if an experience leaves a bad taste in your mouth, remembering it upsets you or makes you feel uncomfortable35leave no stone unturned to do everything that you can in order to find something or solve a problem[Origin: Old English læfan] → see also take it or leave it at take1 (28)leave something ↔ aside phrasal verb to not think about or consider something for a time so that you can think about something else SYN ignore, disregard: Leaving aside the question of cost, is this plan really going to work?leave somebody/something behind phrasal verb1to make progress much more quickly than someone or something else: U.S. manufacturers were leaving Europe behind.be/get left behind You’ll have to work harder if you don’t want to get left behind.2to not take something or someone with you when you leave a place or go somewhere: The enemy retreated, leaving their equipment behind.be/get left behind I was young, so I always got left behind when everyone else went to the movies.3leave somebody behind to move far ahead of someone who cannot run, walk, or drive as fast as you can: Slow down, we’re leaving Jim behind.leave somebody far/way behind (=move very far ahead of someone)4leave somebody/something ↔ behind to stop being involved with or affected by a place, person, or situation: I really wanted to leave my old life behind me.leave off phrasal verb informal1take up/pick up/continue etc. (something) where somebody left off to continue something that stopped, or that someone else stopped doing, from the place or point where it stopped: Let’s start again from where Justin left off.2leave somebody/something off something to not include someone or something in a group, list, activity, etc.: Why was my name left off the list?leave somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb1to not include someone or something: Tell me everything. Don’t leave anything out.leave somebody/something out of something My wife was not involved. Leave her out of this.2be/feel left out to feel as if you are not accepted or welcome in a social group: Kids who aren’t on the team often feel left out. verb | noun leaveleave2 ●●○ noun 1[uncountable] time that you are allowed to spend away from your work, especially in the military or for a particular reason: I asked for three days’ leave so that I could go to my uncle’s funeral. Carter is in charge of the office while I’m on leave.sick/maternity/disability etc. leave (=leave that you take because you are sick, having a baby, disabled, etc.)leave of absence (=a period that you are allowed to spend away from work to study, for personal reasons, etc.)► see thesaurus at vacation12take leave of your senses old-fashioned to suddenly start behaving in a crazy way3take leave of somebody (also take your leave) old-fashioned to say goodbye to someone4by your leave old use used when asking permission to do something |
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