| 单词 | leave |
| 释义 | leave —leave /liːv/ noun (GOODBYE) take leave► F0 to say goodbye: » He decided the time had come to take leave of his home town.Thesaurus+: ↑Departingnoun (HOLIDAY) C2 [U] time allowed away from work for holiday or illness: » How much annual/paid leave do you get?» She's (gone) on leave (= holiday).» I've asked if I can take a week's unpaid leave.Thesaurus+: ↑Time off workleave of absenceF0 formal permission to be away from work or studies Thesaurus+: ↑Time off work• • • Extra Examples:» I haven't got any leave left.» He's on leave this week.» I get 25 days annual leave.» I need to take some leave before the end of the year.» We were given an extra day's leave.noun [U] FORMAL (PERMISSION) ► F0 permission or agreement: » He did it without (my) leave.» [+ to infinitive] Did you get leave to do that?Thesaurus+: ↑Allowing and permittingverb (left, left) (AFTER DEATH) ↑Verb Endings for leave F0 [T] To leave a wife, husband, or other close family member is to die while these family members are still alive: » He left a wife and two children.Thesaurus+: ↑Death and dyingC2 [+ two objects] If you leave money or things that you own to someone, you say they should receive it or them when you die: » He left his nieces all his money./He left all his money to his nieces.Thesaurus+: ↑Inheriting and bequeathingverb (left, left) (REMAIN) ↑Verb Endings for leave A2 If something leaves something else, a part or effect of it stays after it has gone or been used: » His shoes left muddy marks on the floor.» [+ two objects] If I give you £10 that won't leave me enough cash to pay the bill.» [+ obj + adj ] Far from improving things the new law has left many people worse off (= they are now in a worse situation) than before.Thesaurus+: ↑Affecting and influencingB2 [T] If you leave something in a particular condition you do not touch it, move it, or act to change it in any way, so that it stays in the same condition: » Leave that chair where it is.» He left most of his dinner (= did not eat much of it).» [+ obj + adj ] The family were left (= became and continued to be) homeless.» I'll have to go back - I think I've left the iron on.» You can leave the window open.» Leave your sister alone (= stop annoying her).Thesaurus+: ↑Keeping and staying the same , ↑Not able to be changedC1 [T + obj + -ing verb ] If you leave something or someone doing something, when you go away they are still doing it: » I left the children watching television.» He left the engine running.Thesaurus+: ↑Departingverb [I or T] (left, left) (GO AWAY) ↑Verb Endings for leave ► A1 to go away from someone or something, for a short time or permanently: » I'll be leaving at five o'clock tomorrow.» He left the house by the back door.» She left the group of people she was with and came over to speak to us.» The bus leaves in five minutes.Thesaurus+: ↑Departing• • • Extra Examples:» I didn't leave the office until eight o'clock last night.» A young girl was crying, protesting that she didn't want to leave her mother.» We gathered our things together and left quickly.» Soon we had left the river estuary and were heading towards the open sea .» Your flight to Perth will leave from Terminal 4.Common mistake: leave or live?! Warning: the verbs 'leave' and 'live' look and sound similar but have very different meanings.! To talk about being alive or having a particular way of life, don't say 'leave', say live:✗ The best way to improve your English is to leave with a family.Common mistake: leave! Warning: choose the correct preposition!! To talk about going away from somewhere to go somewhere else, don't say 'leave to' a place, say leave for a place:✗ Trains leave to London every 30 minutes.» Trains leave for London every 30 minutes.verb [T] (left, left) (END RELATIONSHIP) ↑Verb Endings for leave ► B1 to end a relationship with a husband, wife, or partner and stop living with them: » I'll never leave you.» She left her husband for a younger man.verb [T] (left, left) (GIVE RESPONSIBILITY) ↑Verb Endings for leave ► F0 to allow someone to make a choice or decision about something, or to make someone responsible for something: » I left the decision (up) to her.» [+ to infinitive] I left it to her to make the decision.» Leave it (= the problem) with me, I'll see what I can do.» I'll leave it to chance (= wait and see what happens without planning).Thesaurus+: ↑Allowing and permittingverb [T] (left, left) (NOT TAKE) ↑Verb Endings for leave ► A2 to not take something or someone with you when you go, either intentionally or by accident: » Hey, you've left your keys on the table.» Can I leave a message for Sue?» Why don't you leave the kids with me on Friday?Thesaurus+: ↑Departing• • • Extra Examples:» Guests are advised not to leave any articles of value in their hotel rooms.» Never leave your luggage unattended.» It's considered good manners in some societies to leave a little food on your plate.» She absent-mindedly left her umbrella on the bus.» That's funny - I'm sure I left my keys here.verb [T] (left, left) (NOT USE ALL) ↑Verb Endings for leave ► A2 to not eat or use all of something: » They'd eaten all the cake, but they'd left some sandwiches.» Are there any cookies left?» There's some food left over from the party.» Make sure you leave enough hot water for the rest of us.verb [T] (left, left) (STOP) ↑Verb Endings for leave ► A1 to stop doing something, or to leave a place because you have finished an activity: » Many children leave school at 16.» He left work in June for health reasons.» She left home (= stopped living with her parents) at 18.» Could we leave that subject (= stop discussing that subject) for the moment and go on to the next item on the agenda?Thesaurus+: ↑Causing something to end , ↑Coming to an end• • • Extra Examples:» She walked straight into a well-paid job after leaving university.» I never get to see her now that she's left the company.» He left the priesthood to get married.» My contract specifies that I must give a month's notice if I leave my job.» After I leave college, I want to travel round the world.verb [T] (left, left) (WAIT) ↑Verb Endings for leave ► C2 If you leave (doing) something, you wait before you do it: » I'll leave these letters till Monday (= write them on Monday).» Don't leave it too late (= don't wait too long to do it).» [+ -ing verb] They left booking their holiday till/to the last minute.Thesaurus+: ↑Waiting , ↑Staying and remaining |
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