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单词 leave
释义 leave
I. \ˈlēv\ verb
(left \ˈleft\ ; left ; leaving ; leaves)
Etymology: Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan; akin to Old High German verleiben to leave, Old Norse leifa, Gothic bilaibjan; causative from the root of Old English belīfan to remain, be left over, Old High German bilīban; akin to Latin lippus blear-eyed, dripping, Greek lipos fat, lard, Sanskrit limpati he smears; basic meaning: to smear with fat, make sticky
transitive verb
1.
 a. : bequeath, devise
  < left a fortune to his wife >
  < was left a substantial legacy >
 b.
  (1) : to have remaining after one's death or extinction
   < left a widow and two children >
   < left many water color sketches that … have won for him a significant place — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
   < prehistoric peoples left behind material witnesses to their cultures — Brewton Berry >
  (2) : to cause to remain as a trace, vestige, or effect upon removal or cessation
   < left a large stain on the tablecloth >
   < a wound that would probably leave a scar >
   < these cheerful trees would leave a sorry gap … if they were to disappear — Tom Marvel >
  (3) : to cause to be or remain in some specified condition
   < the educational system under English rule left the Irish-speaking people illiterate in their native tongue — David Greene >
   < the incident left him furious >
   < the war left Rome exhausted — W.K.Ferguson >
   < his rhetoric leaves me cold >
   < left me in the dark as to his true intentions >
   < a plan that would leave younger members of the staff out in the cold >
   < left me holding the bag >
2.
 a.
  (1) : to permit to remain undisturbed or in the same position
   < leave the door open >
   < cut down the infected trees, but left the sound ones >
   < took cash and jewelry, but left the stock certificates >
   : permit to remain unoccupied
   < leave room in the car for your little sister >
  (2) : to refrain from or omit doing, including, or dealing with
   < leaving aside for the moment matters of political strategy — Y.G.Krishnamurti >
   < much was left undone >
   < left out many points of interest >
  also : to fail to include or take along
   < the poor kid always gets left at home >
   — often used with out
   < she's always left out when it comes to a date or a party >
  (3) : to have as a remainder in a mathematical operation
   < 4 from 7 leaves 3 >
  (4) : to have as a remainder after consuming or utilizing
   < did away with the whole pie, leaving nothing for me >
   < only one ton of coal is left >
   — often used with over
   < give what is left over to the dog >
   < too hungry to leave anything over >
  (5) : to allow to remain in the possession of after taking a part away
   < how much does that leave you >
   : yield
   < the price … which leaves him this profit — Adam Smith >
  (6) : to fall short of being satisfactory by (an indicated amount) — used chiefly in the phrase leave much to be desired or leave something to be desired
   < his playing leaves much to be desired >
 b.
  (1) : to let be without interference : permit to remain subject to another's action, control, or consideration : commit, refer
   < leave it to you to decide — A.A.Hill >
   < unwilling to leave it at that — Time >
   < it is well to leave much to the reader's imagination — C.E.Montague >
   < the rest being left to the judgment of God — Irwin Shaw >
  (2) : to refrain from interfering with the control, action, or destiny of
   < leave them to work without hampering interference — Irish Digest >
   < was left to shift for himself >
   < leave him to do it himself — M.C.A.Henniker >
  (3) substandard : let
   < leave him go >
   < leave him be >
   < leave him have it >
   < leave loose of the rope >
   < leave him through >
3.
 a.
  (1) : to take leave of or withdraw oneself from whether temporarily or permanently : go away or depart from
   < left school at an early age >
   < leave the room this minute >
   < the cold did not leave him for weeks >
   < it was clear their zest had left them — T.B.Costain >
  (2) : to branch off : diverge from
   < the road now leaves the river valley and enters the hill country >
  (3) : to arrive at the position of the last exterior contact with
   < the moon leaves the earth's shadow in a lunar eclipse >
 b. : to put, place, deposit, or deliver before or in the process of departing or withdrawing
  < the caller left his card >
  < leave your hat in the hall >
  < the bus left me off at the corner >
4.
 a. : desert, abandon, forsake
  < her husband left her and she is considering a divorce >
 b. : to terminate association with : quit the service of
  < left the company in May >
  < has a job waiting when he leaves the army >
5.
 a.
  (1) : to give up the practice or use of or a devotion or addiction to
   < the opium eater who cannot leave his drug — Thomas Wolfe >
  (2) : to abandon as a field of interest or activity
   < thinking of leaving business for research >
   < left her austere tales of rural New England to write a romance of the swashbuckling seventeenth century — Carl Van Doren >
 b. : cease, desist, stop
  < the ground was green with celandine, that had just left blowing — Mary Webb >
intransitive verb
1. obsolete
 a. : cease, stop
 b. : to break off (as in a narrative) : leave off
2. : to set out : depart
 < time to leave for the station >
 < left for the office at eight sharp >
Synonyms: see go, let, relinquish, will
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- leave alone
II. \“, dial & in Brit armed services -ēf\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English leve, from Old English lēaf; akin to Middle High German loube permission, Old English alȳfan to allow — more at believe
1.
 a.
  (1) : permission to do something
   < asked leave to read a short statement >
   < absent by leave of the Senate on official business — Congressional Record >
   < came without leave to shoot on the estate — H.E.Scudder >
   < applied for leave to inspect it — G.B.Shaw >
  (2) : liberty, license — used chiefly in the phrase take leave
   < the subscribers take leave respectfully to inform the public — American Guide Series: Louisiana >
 b.
  (1) : an authorized absence or vacation from duty or employment usually with pay
   < canceled all leaves >
   < collected his leave pay >
   < most Federal employees earn annual leave, for vacation and other purposes — Federal Jobs Outside Continental U.S. >
  also : the extent, duration, or period of such allowed absence
   < still have 2 days' leave coming to me >
   — often used in the phrase on leave
   < a professor on sabbatical leave >
   < on leave from his law firm for government service >
   < had left orders that he was not to be bothered while on leave >
  (2) : authorized absence or vacation from military duty usually charged to the accumulated leave to which a person is entitled under provisions of law — compare furlough, liberty
  (3) : authorized absence from an institution (as a school or hospital)
   < at home on leave from a state hospital — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News >
   < leave privileges are not extended to freshmen >
  (4) : leave of absence
   < at once agreed to give the necessary leave — F.W.Crofts >
   < don't know if I can get leave for that long a time >
2.
 a. : an act of leaving the presence or company of a person or of departing from a place typically with some expression of regard or farewell — usually used in the phrase take leave
  < took very courteous leave of the ladies >
  < took his leave about nine >
  < reluctantly took our leave of that pleasant town >
 b. : an act or experience of separation or alienation — usually used in the phrase take leave
  < have you taken leave of your senses >
  < let us take leave of that subject and turn to another >
3. [leave (I) ]
 a. : the position of billiard balls after a shot is completed
 b. : the pins left standing after a bowler has rolled the first ball
III. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English leven, from leef leaf
: to send out leaves : leaf — often used with out
 < the black locust leaves out later than the other shade trees — Brooks Atkinson >
IV.
chiefly dialect
variant of lief
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