- leave
- [liːv]
1. (pt, pp - left); vt
1) (depart from) [+ place] 离开 [líkāi]
They left the house after tea. — 吃过茶点后，他们离开了家。
2) (give up) [+ school, job, group] 放弃 [fàngqì]He left school with no qualifications. — 他弃学了，没有拿到任何文凭。
3) (take leave of) [+ person] 与...分开 [yǔ...fēnkāi]I simply couldn't bear to leave my little girl. — 我就是忍受不了与我的小女儿分开。
4) (abandon) [+ wife, family] 抛弃 [pāoqì]My husband left me for another woman. — 我丈夫为了另一个女人抛弃了我。
5) (cause) [+ mark, stain, impression] 留下 [liúxià]Coffee leaves a stain. — 咖啡会留下污迹。
6) (leave behind) (deliberately) 留下 [liúxià]Leave your key with a neighbour. — 把钥匙留给邻居。; (accidentally) 落 [luò]
I had left my raincoat in the restaurant. — 我把雨衣落在饭店里了。
7) [+ message] 留 [liú]Can I leave a message for Jim? — 我能不能给吉姆留个口信？
8) (keep back) [+ food, space, time] 留 [liú]Leave some of the stew for the boys. — 把炖菜给那几个男孩留一些。
9) (waste) [+ food, drink] 剩 [shèng]2. vi1) (depart) [+ person] 离开 [líkāi]; [+ bus, train] 出发 [chūfā]My train leaves at 11.30. — 我坐的火车11点30分出发。
2) (give up school) 辍学 [chuòxué]; (give up job) 辞职 [cízhí]3. n; uHe hated his job, so he left. — 他憎恶他的工作，所以辞职了。
(time off maternity/sick etc leave) 休假 [xiūjià]Why don't you take a few days' leave? — 你为什么不休几天假？; (MIL) 假期 [jiàqī]
How much leave do you get? — 你有多少探亲假？
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to leave sth to sb — [+ money, property etc] 把某物留给某人*
to leave sth until later — 把某事往后拖延*
to leave sb/sth alone — 不理会某人/某物*
to leave sb to do sth — 让某人做某事*
the accident left four people dead — 该事故造成4人死亡*
he leaves a wife and two children — 他死后留下了妻子和两个孩子*
to be left with sth — 被赠予某物When their mother died they were left with nothing. — 母亲死后没有留给他们任何遗产。
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to leave for — [+ destination] 前往My plan was to leave for the seaside. — 我的计划是前往海边。
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to take one's leave (of sb) — (frm) (向某人)告别*
to be on leave — 在休假Phrasal Verbs:- leave on
English-Chinese new dictionary. 2014.
