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leave

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leave1 /liːv/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp left /left/)
1  go away 離開 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]LEAVE A PLACE to go away from a place or a person 出發；離開
My baby gets upset when I leave the room.
我一離開房間寶寶就會不安。
Before leaving the train, make sure you have all your belongings with you.
下火車前一定要帶好随身物品。
Leave the motorway at Junction 7.
請在七號交叉路口駛離高速公路。
leave at
The plane leaves at 12.30.
飛機於12點30分起飛。
leave for
I tried calling him, but he’d already left for work.
我試着打電話給他，可他已經去上班了。
leave (something/somebody) soon/now/later etc
If he left immediately, he’d catch the 7.30 train.
他要是馬上出發，就能趕上7點30分的火車。
leave (something/somebody) to do something
Frances left work early to meet her mother.
弗朗西絲提前下班去接她母親。
leave somebody doing something
Never leave children playing near water unattended.
千萬不能讓兒童在水邊獨自玩耍。
leave somebody to something
I’ll leave you to it (=go away and let you continue with what you are doing).
這事我就留給你做了。
My youngest boy has not left my side (=has stayed near me) since his daddy was killed.
我最小的兒子自從他爸爸死後就沒有離開過我的身邊。
leave somebody in peace (=go away from someone so that they can think, work etc alone) 讓某人清靜，不打擾某人
Just a few more questions, then we’ll leave you in peace.
再問幾個問題我們就不打擾你了。
2  stop 停止 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] if you leave your job, home, school etc, you permanently stop doing that job, living at home etc 離職；離開〔家、學校等〕
Over the past two years, 20 staffers have left.
在過去兩年裏，有20名員工離職。
leave home/school/college etc
How old were you when you left home (=your parents’ home)?
你是多大的時候從家裏搬出來的？
My daughter got a job after she left school.
我女兒畢業後找了一份工作。
The lawsuit will be postponed until the president leaves office.
這場訴訟要推遲到總統離任以後。
leave a job/country/Spain etc
Many missionaries were forced to leave the country.
許多傳教士被迫離開這個國家。
It seems that Tony has left the band for good (=permanently).
看來托尼是永遠離開這個樂隊了。
leave (somebody/something) to do something
Laura left her native England to live in France.
勞拉離開她的家鄉英格蘭，移居法國了。
3  leave somebody/something alone 
a) INTERFEREto stop annoying or upsetting someone 不去打擾某人，讓某人獨自待着
Oh, just leave me alone, will you?
噢，你就别來煩我了好不好？
Leave the boy alone, he can make up his own mind.
不要去打擾這孩子，他會自己作決定的。
b) to go away from someone so that they are on their own 留下某人獨自一人
Six-year-old Gemma had been left alone in the house.
六歲的傑瑪被單獨留在了屋子裏。
c) to stop touching something 不碰某物
Leave that alone. You’ll break it.
别碰，你會把它打碎的。
d) (also leave well (enough) alone) to stop being involved in or trying to change a situation 不管，不過問
Why can’t they just leave well alone and let us concentrate on teaching?
他們爲什麽就不能不再插手，讓我們專心教課呢？
4  let STH/SB stay 讓某物/某人留在某處 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]REMAIN/BE LEFT to make or allow something or someone to stay in a place when you go away 把〔某物或某人〕留在某處
leave something/somebody in/with/behind etc
Are you leaving the kids with Grandma on Saturday?
你打算星期六把孩子們留在奶奶那裏嗎？
As soon as I’d shut the door, I realized I’d left the keys inside.
我剛關上門，就想起鑰匙留在裏面了。
Did anybody leave a jacket behind last night?
昨天晚上有哪位忘記拿夾克衫了嗎？
She left her son in the care of a friend.
她把兒子留給一個朋友照顧。
leave somebody to do something
He left Ruth to find her own way home.
他讓露絲自己回家去。
Students were left to their own devices (=left alone and allowed to do whatever they wanted) for long periods.
學生們有很長時間沒人管，想幹什麽就幹什麽。
leave somebody for dead
The girl had been attacked and left for dead.
那女孩遭到襲擊，襲擊者認爲女孩已死，逃離了現場。
5  not change/move STH 不改變/不移動某物 [transitiveT]ARRANGE A GROUP OF THINGS OR PEOPLE to let something remain in a particular state, position, or condition 使保持〔某種狀態或在某個位置〕
leave something on/off/out etc
You’ve left your lights on.
你忘了關燈。
She must have left the phone off the hook.
她一定是沒挂好電話。
leave something open/empty/untidy etc
I wish you’d stop leaving the door open.
我希望你别老開着門。
The trial left many questions unanswered.
這次試驗留下了許多未解決的問題。
leave a space/gap etc
Leave the next two lines blank for the tutor’s comments.
下面兩行空出來讓老師寫評語。
Drivers should always leave room for cyclists.
駕駛員應該始終給騎車人留出地方。
leave something doing something
I’ll just leave the engine running while I go in.
我進去時不會關閉引擎。
Don’t leave tools lying about.
工具不要到處亂放。
leave something to do something
Leave the pots to soak overnight.
把鍋泡一個晚上。
6  result of accident/illness/event 事故/疾病/事件的後果 [transitiveT]CAUSE if an event, accident, illness etc leaves you in a particular condition, you are in that condition because of it 造成，使留下〔某種後果〕
An explosion at a chemical plant has left one worker dead and four injured.
一家化工廠爆炸造成一名工人死亡，四人受傷。
leave somebody with something
Although the infection cleared up, he was left with a persistent cough.
盡管感染治愈了，可是給他留下了一直咳嗽的毛病。
leave somebody doing something
The incident left her feeling confused and hurt.
這件事讓她感到困惑和受傷。
The announcement has left shareholders nursing huge losses.
這則公告令股民蒙受巨大損失。
7  be left  (also have something left)REMAIN/BE LEFT if something is left, it remains after everything else has gone, been taken away, or used 剩下，剩餘；留下來
I’ve only got a few dollars left.
我身上只剩幾美元了。
There were a couple of seats left at the back.
後面還剩幾個位子。
We don’t have much time left.
我們沒有多少時間了。
He pointed to what was left of the house (=used when very little is left).
他指着房子的殘骸。
All that was left was a pile of bones.
剩下的只是一堆骨頭。
be left over
After we’ve paid the bills, there’s never much left over.
我們付完賬單總是所剩無幾。
They ate some bread rolls left over from the night before.
他們吃了前一天晚上剩下的幾個小圓面包。
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be left• I still have three chapters left to read.• Is there any coffee left?• In each case contestants are voted out one at a time by their colleagues and by viewers until just two are left.• One on each side for the short distance that was left.• He was left in feeble health, unemployed and with a wife, three-year-old daughter and a newly-born one.• Coats, bags and shoes were to be left in the corridors and not brought in to the hall.• By 5 o'clock there was hardly anyone left in the office.• The inculcation of political orthodoxy and instruction of a more coercive nature was left strictly in the hands of the Party.• That was left to a Commission on Admissions, which spent the summer and fall wrangling bitterly over the details.• Scarcely a single social problem was left untouched.• After expenses and a donation to a charity, he was left with about $ 424,000.
8  letter/message/thing 信件/口信/東西 [transitiveT]PUT to deliver a message, note, package etc for someone or put it somewhere so that they will get it later 〔給某人〕留下〔口信、便條、包裹等〕
She left a message on his answerphone.
她在他的電話答錄機上留了言。
leave somebody something
Can you leave me some money for the bus?
你能給我留點錢乘公共汽車嗎？
leave something with somebody
Ian left this note with me.
伊恩留了這張字條給我。
leave something for somebody
A guy left these flowers for you.
這些花是一個男的留下給你的。
9  delay 推遲 [transitiveT]NOT DO something to not do something or to do it later than you intended 留下〔不做〕
Leave the dishes. I’ll do them later.
碟子放着吧，過會兒我來洗。
So much had been left undone.
有這麽多事情還沒做。
leave something until the last minute/until last
If you leave your preparation until the last minute, you’ll reduce your chances of passing.
如果你到最後一刻才去準備，合格的可能性就減少了。
I left the best bit until last.
我把最好的留到最後。
I want to think about it. Can I leave it for now?
我想考慮考慮，可以暫時留着嗎？
I’m afraid you’ve left it too late to change your ticket.
恐怕你到現在來換票太晚了。
leave it at that (=used to say that you will not do any more of something, because you have done enough) 到此爲止
Let’s leave it at that for today.
我們今天就到此爲止吧。
10  let SB decide/be responsible 讓某人決定/負責 [transitiveT]RESPONSIBLE to let someone else decide something or be responsible for something 把…留交〔某人決定或負責〕；委托；交由
leave something to somebody
Leave it to me. I’ll make sure it gets posted.
把它交給我吧，我保證把它寄出去。
The choice of specialist subject is left entirely to the students.
專業課的選擇完全由學生自己做主。
leave it (up) to somebody to do something
I’ll leave it up to you to decide.
我把這件事交給你決定。
She leaves it to the reader to draw their own conclusions.
她讓讀者自己去下結論。
leave doing something to somebody
Is it okay if I leave writing the results to you?
我讓你來寫結果行嗎？
leave something with somebody
Leave it with me, I’ll fix it for you.
把它交給我吧，我會幫你修好的。
He’s not the sort to leave things to chance (=take no action and just wait to see what happens).
他不是那種心存僥幸的人。
leave somebody with no choice/option (=force someone to take a particular action) 讓某人别無選擇
You leave me with no choice but to fire you.
你讓我别無選擇，只有辭退你。
leave somebody to do something British EnglishBrE
Clive moved to London, leaving Edward to run the Manchester office.
克萊夫搬到倫敦去了，曼徹斯特辦事處就交給愛德華來管。
11  husband/wife etc 丈夫/妻子等 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to stop living with or having a relationship with your husband, partner etc 離開〔丈夫、伴侶等〕
Martha was always threatening to leave, but I never believed her.
瑪莎動不動就威脅要走，但我從來都不相信。
leave somebody for somebody
Mr Rushworth left his partner of 10 years for a younger woman.
拉什沃思先生離開她，找了一個更年輕的女人。
12  when you die 臨死 [transitiveT]
a) to arrange for someone to receive your money, property etc after you die 遺贈；遺留 SYN bequeath
Aunt Alice died, leaving almost $5 million.
艾麗斯姑媽死了，留下近五百萬美元。
leave somebody something
Hugo left me his mother’s ring.
雨果把他母親的戒指留給了我。
In his will, he had left all his children a small sum of money.
他在遺囑中給每個孩子留了一小筆錢。
leave something to somebody/something
Have you thought of leaving a gift to charity after you die?
你有沒有想過死後給慈善機構捐贈一筆錢？
b) leave a wife/children etc used when someone dies before their wife, children etc 遺下妻子/兒女等
PC Davis leaves a wife and three small children.
警員戴維斯死後撇下了妻子和三個年幼的孩子。
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13  mark 記號 [transitiveT] to make a mark that remains afterwards 留下〔痕迹等〕
leave a mark/stain/scar etc
The wine had left a permanent mark on the tablecloth.
葡萄酒在台布上留下了洗不掉的痕迹。
He staggered to the door, leaving a trail of blood.
他踉踉跄跄地走向門口，留下一行血迹。
Make sure that you don’t leave any footprints.
千萬不能留下腳印。
14  not eat/drink 不吃/不喝 [transitiveT]EATDRINK if you leave food or drink that you have been given, you do not eat or drink it 剩下〔食物或飲料〕
‘I’m really hungry now.’ ‘That’s because you left half your lunch.’
“我現在餓壞了。” “那是因爲你午飯剩下一半沒吃。”
He rose from the table, leaving his brandy untouched.
他從餐桌旁站起來，白蘭地一口也沒喝。
15  leave somebody/something standing  (also leave somebody/something in the dust American EnglishAmE) informalBETTERFAST/QUICK to be much better, quicker, more successful etc than someone or something else 遠遠勝過某人/某物，讓某人/某物望塵莫及
In terms of fitness, he discovered that Kate left him standing.
從健康這方面來說，他發現凱特令他望塵莫及。
16  leave a lot/something/much to be desired GOOD ENOUGHto be very unsatisfactory 還有許多需要改進的地方
Inspectors say health and safety procedures at the factory leave a lot to be desired.
稽查員說工廠的衛生和安全措施還有許多需要改進的地方。
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leave a lot/something/much to be desired• Bob's idea of a balanced diet left something to be desired.• His treatment of capital and profits left much to be desired.• On the campaign trail, his oratorical skills have left much to be desired.• On theoretical grounds, however, it leaves much to be desired.• The quality of research in the area of child abuse still leaves much to be desired.• To some degree they have been hampered by courses of study and lesson plans thai leave something to be desired.• While the woodwind and low strings were reasonably well replicated, the violins, timpani and brass left much to be desired.• Yet, as a match, it left something to be desired.
17  mathematics 數學 [transitiveT] in a sum, to have a particular amount remaining 剩下，餘
Three from seven leaves four.
七減三餘四。
18  leave something aside/to one side IGNOREto not think about or consider one part of something for a time, so that you can consider another part of it 把某事暫時擱在一邊，暫時不考慮某事
Leaving aside for a moment the question of expense, what would your view be of the suggested changes?
暫時不說費用的問題，你對修改建議有什麽看法？
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Leaving aside• Money talk Leaving aside the cost of options, which tends to be high, both these cars offer excellent value.
19. leave somebody/something be old-fashioned to not upset, speak to, or annoy someone or to not touch something 不去打擾某人，不去管某人；不去動某物
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leave somebody/something be• Leave me be! I've got a lot of things to think about.
20. leave go/hold of something British EnglishBrE spoken informalHOLD to stop holding something 放開某物；放掉某物
Examples from the Corpus
leave go/hold of something• Sometimes the girl did not leave hold of her swing, and the act failed.
21  leave it to somebody (to do something) American EnglishAmE spoken informal used to say that no one should be surprised that someone does something, because it is typical or expected of them 當然是某人(做某事)
Leave it to you to have the whole day planned out!
當然是你來安排這一整天的事！
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leave it to somebody (to do something)• And I will leave it to you, dear reader, to make a choice.• At Thayer the clear intention is that if something is central to our mission, we will not leave it to chance.• But I don't want to leave it to the last game of the season.• He'd not leave it to some one who would turn it over.• I leave it to your discretion whether you should tell the Professors that they are 114 both wrong, or both right.• I find it difficult to put my thoughts and feelings about this into words, so I will leave it to others.• They ought to leave it to the markets.• Yeah, well, leave it to Esther.
22. Elvis/somebody/something has left the building especially American EnglishAmE informal used humorously to emphasize that something is definitely over or that someone has gone and will not return 某人已經一去不複返；某事已經徹底結束〔幽默用法〕
23 leave somebody/something ↔ behind phrasal verbphr v 
a) FORGETto not take someone or something with you when you leave a place 忘記帶走，留下
I think I might have left my wallet behind.
我想我可能把皮夾子忘在哪兒了。
He departed for Washington, leaving the children behind with their mother.
他動身前往華盛頓，把幾個孩子留給了他們的母親。
b) PROGRESSif a person, country, or organization is left behind, they do not develop as quickly or make as much progress as other people, countries etc 落後
In class, a child with poor eyesight can soon get left behind.
在課堂上，視力不好的孩子很快就會落在别人的後面。
a fear of being left behind by better-organized rivals
對落後於組織更有序的競爭對手的擔心
c) (also leave somebody/something behind you)STAY/NOT LEAVE to permanently stop being involved with a person, place, or situation 〔永久地〕離開，中斷與…的聯系
It’s time to leave the past behind.
是時候該告别過去了。
Although Armstrong overcame the circumstances of his birth, he never really left New Orleans behind.
阿姆斯特朗雖然擺脫了他出生時的境遇，但他從沒有真正割斷與新奧爾良的聯系。
d) (also leave somebody/something behind you)FAST/QUICK to move away from someone or something 將…抛在後面
They had left the city behind and were heading into open country.
他們離開城市，奔向廣闊的鄉村。
Sarah, with her long legs, soon left the rest of us far behind.
薩拉腿長，很快就把我們其他人遠遠地抛在了後面。
e) (also leave something behind you) to produce a thing or situation that remains after you have gone 遺留，留下
He drove off, leaving behind him a trail of blue smoke.
他開車走了，身後留下一股青煙。
the mess the previous government left behind
上屆政府留下的爛攤子
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leave behind• A bower builder can leave his behind. 72 More direct evidence of this pattern comes from fish.• But her happiness is clouded by having to leave daughter Amber behind.• Employees may also be worried about the social life in the new area and leaving their friends behind.• Soon it would take off, leaving her behind.• When people flee a country at the outbreak of war, they do not leave their valuables behind.• Now that they had left Naples way behind them she felt increasingly less secure.• Agnes noticed Nanny pick up something as they left the town behind them.• She tearfully departed with one dress, leaving the children behind with her mother.
leave the past behind• They leave the past behind them and turn toward the future.
left ... far behind• But for Iain such everyday adolescent misadventures have already been left far behind.• Mice, deer and all these islands' aboriginal inhabitants are left far behind.• The Emerald City was soon left far behind.
24 leave off phrasal verbphr v 
a) STOP DOING somethingto stop doing something 停止
take up/pick up/continue (something) etc where somebody left off (=continue something that has stopped for a short time) 從某人停下來的地方開始
Barry took up the story where Justine had left off.
巴裏從賈斯廷停下的地方接着把故事講下去。
leave off doing something British EnglishBrE informal
‘Will you leave off nagging?’ he snarled.
“你别唠叨了好不好？” 他咆哮道。
b) leave somebody/something off (something) to not include something such as someone’s name in a list or other document 沒有把某人/某物包括進(某物)，不把某人/某物列入(某物)
Why was her name left off the list?
名單上爲什麽漏了她的名字？
Examples from the Corpus
leave off• I would keep on reading the first few pages, forgetting where I had left off.• Several people touch him as they speak; he looks up, responds, and picks up right where we left off.• Ten days later, we picked up where we had left off, driving away from Wichita in yet another new car.• It is time to leave off, his daughter tells him, it s time to burst forth like a butterfly.• Or maybe she has the idea that we can pick up where we left off in Jefferson's long but thin bed.• I leave off only when Evan is hooked into the unfolding plot of the story.• Some might see dangers and difficulties in discussing reunification, but it could not be left off the agenda.• Ask for brown-bread toast and leave off the butter!
leave off doing something• Ask for brown-bread toast and leave off the butter!• I leave off only when Evan is hooked into the unfolding plot of the story.• I would keep on reading the first few pages, forgetting where I had left off.• It is time to leave off, his daughter tells him, it s time to burst forth like a butterfly.• Or maybe she has the idea that we can pick up where we left off in Jefferson's long but thin bed.• Several people touch him as they speak; he looks up, responds, and picks up right where we left off.• Some might see dangers and difficulties in discussing reunification, but it could not be left off the agenda.• Ten days later, we picked up where we had left off, driving away from Wichita in yet another new car.
25 leave somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v 
a) INCLUDEto not include someone or something 遺漏，不包括
She outlined the case to him, being careful not to leave anything out.
她向他概述了情況，注意不遺漏任何一件事情。
leave somebody/something out of something
Kidd has been left out of the team.
基德未能入選球隊。
b) be/feel left outREJECT/NOT ACCEPT to feel that you are not accepted or welcome in a situation 被忽視[冷落]/覺得被忽視[冷落]
New fathers often feel left out when baby arrives.
有了小寶寶以後，初爲人父者往往有一種被冷落的感覺。
c) leave it out! British EnglishBrE spokenBELIEVE used to tell someone to stop lying, pretending, or being annoying 得啦！ 算啦！〔用於叫某人不要撒謊、假裝、煩人等〕
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leave out• But hang on a minute ... Do you think I might have left anything out?• Don't be afraid to leave things out!• He placed the food on the kang and left dispiritedly.• You've left it out here.• Since they knew there were no diamonds in these harder rocks, they just left them out in the fields.• If this would otherwise be done leaving food out or in the refrigerator, then the microwave actually adds to energy use.• Clint woke up when she left and looked out the window.
leave somebody/something out of something• And leave me out of it.• The law required Polly to establish that Peter's activities had left her out of pocket.• I am using this fact as an excuse to evade the problem and leave it out of the classification altogether.• Still, Leyland left him out of the postseason rotation because there was nobody else to work right-handed long relief.• Wilkinson was the first to leave, walking out of the room abruptly and looking somewhat tense.
be/feel left out• The whole time I went to the youth group I felt completely left out.• But some will be left out.• Can it really be left out?• Had we picked Emburey, I think Willis would have been the one to be left out.• It was a testimonial to his personality that he could take his roots with him without making others feel left out.• They tried to see she didn't feel left out but Jean is very shy and sensitive.• A man can feel left out during pregnancy.• Those waiting for Washington to successfully deal with these issues will be left out in the cold.• Gwendolen McEwen had always felt left out when her schoolfriends went to see their grandparents, because she had none.
→ somebody can take it or leave it at take1(21), → be left holding the baby/bag at hold1(26)
n THESAURUS
to leave a place
leave
Just as I was leaving the house, the phone rang.
We left early to avoid the traffic.
go especially spoken to leave somewhere
Come on, boys, it’s time to go.
When does the next bus go?
set off especially British EnglishBrE to leave somewhere and begin a journey
The following day we set off for Vienna.
take off if a plane takes off, it leaves the ground at the beginning of a flight
Our plane took off late because of the fog.
emigrate to leave your own country in order to live permanently in another country
In 2002, his family emigrated to New Zealand.
depart formal to leave – used especially about trains, buses, planes etc
Coaches depart for the airport every 30 minutes.
to leave school/college etc
leave especially British EnglishBrE to finish studying at school or college, usually at the age or time when people normally finish
When James left school, he worked for a while with his father.
She found it hard to get a job after leaving university.
graduate to successfully finish your studies at a college or university, or at an American high school
Kelly graduated from Harvard with a degree in East Asian Studies.
Approximately 80% of Americans graduate from high school.
drop out to leave school, college, or university before your course of study has finished, because you do not want to continue with it
I failed my first year exams and decided to drop out and get a job.
quit American EnglishAmE to leave school without finishing your course of study
He quit school at fourteen to work and help support his family.
leave your job
leave
I left my last job because the salary was so low.
Why don’t you just leave?
quit to leave your job permanently because you are not happy with it
After enduring months of harassment, Mrs Collins decided to quit her job.
I’ve told them I’m quitting.
resign to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job
The company director was forced to resign over the scandal.
hand in your notice/resignation to write an official letter to your employer saying that you are going to leave your job on a particular date
You have to hand in your notice at least four weeks before you leave.
retire to leave your job in order to stop working permanently, usually because you have reached the age when most people stop working
After forty years of working for the bank, Karl retired in May.
He had to retire because of ill health.
Examples from the Corpus
leave• He left £1000 to each of the nurses who had looked after him.• I hated school and couldn't wait to leave.• Church officials are concerned about all the people who have left.• Collins leaves a wife and three children.• Small wonder, then, that heart disease kills a quarter of us and leaves another third chronically disabled.• Brian's parents talked him out of leaving college.• I have to leave early tomorrow morning to fly to Detroit.• Always leave enough fuel for the next person to build a fire with.• What legacy are we leaving for future generations?• I'm leaving for Paris on Tuesday.• He offered me four grand, all he had left from the game, and I took it.• Coaches leave from Victoria every hour.• I'm surprised that Kent left her.• He left his hometown when he was 16, and he hasn't been back there since.• I left home when I was 14.• Her plane leaves Hong Kong at 10.00.• I can't find my coat - I must have left it at work.• "Where's Marcia?" "Oh, she left last week to have her baby."• It leaves less to the discretion of the court and has decided on a maximum sentence of just five years.• It seemed unbelievable that they would stand aside and let them leave like this.• It had not left much time to arrange for a reception committee.• I'm sure I left my bag somewhere around here.• I was glad we had not gone away as my uncles had and left Omite alone.• Cut the fillets into serving pieces but leave steaks whole.• Hand back the identity card when you leave the building.• After 30 years, Paige is leaving the company.• Chamberlain was a Cabinet Minister until he left the Liberal party in 1886.• After leaving the Navy, he started a new career in journalism.
leave for• We're leaving for Tokyo next week.
leave home/school/college etc• And all this meant that I couldn't wait to leave home.• At the time of the research, children could generally find employment in the area without leaving home.• Her father gave up shooting quite suddenly, after Frank left home.• Senior power forward Tony Moore became academically ineligible, then left school.• Some police agencies lock anklets on criminal suspects, convicts and parolees that set off an alarm if the person leaves home.• What is done here with and for high school students will make a difference in who they are when they leave school.• Ever since leaving college, Susan has lived for publishing and worshiped Simon.• Before you leave school to go on Work Experience you will be told which teacher to contact if you have any problems.
left ... in the care of• I left her in the care of Nettie and Inge.• I could not stay, but left her in the care of the doctor and several nurses, and returned to London.
leave a space/gap etc• That means you have to leave space.• It is important to leave a gap between the water surface and the drip tray to allow this.• It's hard to see how to begin with enough reality to generate action while leaving space for genuine doubt.• Of course the importance of a high quality of case recording is clearly recognised but a rushed volunteer might leave gaps in case recording.• At the time Cook was concentrating on smaller, more select parties which left a gap in the market for larger tours.• Since most tables are also used for dumping, leave space so that the arrangements aren't continually being disturbed.• It could not properly be interpreted as leaving a gap where that unusual situation arose.• Any of the text can be changed, but don't forget to leave spaces wherever they will be needed.
leave somebody something• If I'm not home, you can leave me a message.• Uncle Gene left us his house.• Why didn't you leave me any bread?
left undone• But this justifiable pleasure does not disguise the fact that much was left undone.• Now knights no longer come everyday, and the good deeds are left undone.• Our coverage begins with the biggest thing he did, then turns to the biggest thing he left undone.• Somebody is always dissatisfied or something is always left undone.• They remain friends, though she is quick to be petulant over telephone messages left unanswered and favours left undone.• Nothing is left undone, nothing left to chance.• These criticisms, which focus on what has been left undone rather than on what has been done, are inevitably inconclusive.• We have left undone those things which we ought to have done.
leave something to somebody• I've always left financial decisions to my wife.
leave somebody for somebody• Jan's husband left her for another woman.
leave a mark/stain/scar etc• A new way of helping students leave a mark.• For the first time since I had to leave home, this is a place that will leave a scar.• The disturbing images, however, have left a mark.• Velvet Pin as little as possible as pins tend to leave marks.• Even the gradual assimilation of his disappointment would leave scars and blights, like a landscape after fire.• And worse, something which will leave a stain on me.• Stagflation and the threat of deeper world recession has left marks upon the consciousness of the workers.
leaving ... untouched• He placed his unfinished cigar in the ash tray and rose from the table, leaving his brandy untouched.• Irradiation would make things worse by destroying the warning spoilage bacteria and leaving pathogens untouched.• They zero in on dopamine while leaving other neurotransmitters untouched.• Zali sniffed at the food, looked at me and lay down, leaving it untouched.• Trim any excess fat from the lamb, leaving the skin untouched, and rub the joint with salt and pepper.
Related topics: Conditions of employment
leave2 ●●○ S3 W3 noun
1  holiday 假期 [uncountableU]BEC time that you are allowed to spend away from your work, especially in the armed forces 假期，假日；〔尤指軍人的〕休假
I’ve applied for three days’ leave.
我已經請了三天假。
on leave
navy officers home on leave
休假回家的海軍軍官
Your basic annual leave is 20 days.
你的基本年假是20天。
2. maternity/sick/compassionate leave time that you are allowed to spend away from work because you have had a baby, because you are ill, or because of a personal problem such as the death of a relative 産假/病假/慰唁假
Examples from the Corpus
maternity/sick/compassionate leave• I could take the afternoon off from work as sick leave.• These work-force-centered benefits helped businesses retain their most valuable employees. Sick leave policies changed.• Accumulating days for sick leave proved to be a trap.• Generally a trend of sick leave or requests for transfers by other women who have worked for this person will emerge.• When they go on sick leave, their aggregate take-home pay is actually higher than when they are on the job.• She was then shown a picture taken at the farewell party at Champion Spark Plugs just before Paula went on maternity leave.• If the technology is not firm-wide train an extra secretary to cover for others who are on holiday or sick leave.• Joe and Eileen were given short compassionate leave and Stephen came home for the funeral.
3  leave of absence BECa period of time that you are allowed to spend away from work for a particular purpose 準假
She’s been given leave of absence to attend a computer course.
她獲準休假去參加計算機培訓課程。
Examples from the Corpus
leave of absence• They say she was not fired, but failed to return after a leave of absence.• I could take a leave of absence from graduate study for one year and still have my fellowship held for me.• Arienne is taking a leave of absence to do a Master's degree.• Patrick Brady, 28, took a leave of absence from Gov.• Morales said his leave of absence from the district runs out May 23.• As the Gay situation unraveled, reserve guard Charlie Taylor was granted an indefinite leave of absence for personal reasons.• In 1624 he obtained leave of absence from the University and served as a Member of Parliament.• Whether this entitles the House to exclude a peer on leave of absence has not been tested.• I would have been pleased had Peter been somewhat hesitant to grant me a one-week leave of absence.
4  permission 許可 [uncountableU] formalLET/ALLOW permission to do something 許可，準許
All this was done entirely without my leave.
這些都是在根本沒有得到我許可的情況下進行的。
leave to do something
a petition for leave to appeal to the European court
請求上訴至歐洲法庭的訴狀
grant/obtain/ask/seek etc leave (to do something)
He asked leave to speak to her in private.
他請求允許和她私下裏談。
5  without so much as a by your leave old-fashionedRUDE/IMPOLITE without asking permission, in a way that seems very rude 未經許可，擅自
He marched into my office without so much as a by your leave.
他未經許可就大模大樣地走進我的辦公室。
6  take leave of your senses CRAZYto suddenly start behaving in a strange way 發瘋
You want to marry him? Have you taken leave of your senses?
你要嫁給他？ 你是不是瘋了？
Examples from the Corpus
take leave of your senses• Her daughter had taken leave of her senses and her husband was never at home when he was needed.• She had taken leave of her senses!• You must have taken leave of your senses! b. You must have left your senses behind! 35a.• But frequently they appear to have taken leave of their senses when it comes to choosing the right sort of women.• But John had not taken leave of his senses.• Was she taking leave of her senses?• I know what you're saying and I think you've taken leave of your senses.• You challenged him to a fight? Have you taken leave of your senses?
7. take leave of somebody/take your leave formalGOODBYE to say goodbye to someone 向某人告别/辭别
n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + leave
annual leave (=an amount of time that you are allowed away from work for holidays etc)
Annual leave is 22 days plus public holidays.
maternity leave (=time that a mother is allowed away from work to have and take care of a new baby)
Two teachers were off on maternity leave.
paternity leave (=time that a father is allowed away from work to take care of a new baby)
He got five days’ paternity leave.
parental leave (=time that a parent is allowed away from work to take care of a child)
Parental leave is often unpaid.
sick leave (also medical leave American EnglishAmE) (=time that you are allowed away from work because you are ill)
The form must be filled in as soon as you return from sick leave.
compassionate leave (=time that you are allowed away from work because someone in your family is very ill or has died)
Eileen was given compassionate leave to go to the funeral.
paid/unpaid leave
She took three days unpaid leave in order to help her daughter.
home leave (=time that you are allowed to spend at home from a job that is far away, for example in the army, or from prison)
Roberts had failed to return from home leave, and there was a warrant out for his arrest.
shore leave (=time that a sailor is allowed to spend on land and away from work)
Hong Kong was a popular place for shore leave.
special leave (=time that you are allowed away from work for a special reason)
Some firms grant special leave when you move house.
study leave British EnglishBrE (=time that you are allowed away from work because you are taking a course)
The company offers study leave for staff development.
sabbatical leave (=time that a teacher is allowed away from work to study or travel)
Headteachers can take sabbatical leave every five years.
indefinite leave (=leave without a time limit)
She has gone on indefinite leave, suffering from exhaustion.
nouns
leave entitlement (=the amount of time that you are allowed to spend away from work on holidays etc)
The normal paid leave entitlement is 20 days.
verbs
have/get leave
How much annual leave do you get?
be entitled to leave (=be allowed to have as leave)
After five years, employees are entitled to 25 days’ leave.
go on leave (=start your time away from work)
I’ll get the report to you before you go on leave.
take leave (=use the time you are allowed)
I don’t think I’ll be able to take any leave in January because we’re too busy.
use (up) leave
I used all my leave in the summertime.
give/grant somebody leave
He was given compassionate leave.
cancel somebody’s leave (=stop people taking leave)
The Police Department cancelled all leave because of the emergency.
Examples from the Corpus
leave• Phil still has three days' annual leave owing to him.• They're giving me five days' leave.• I get twenty-five days' leave a year.• I had come on leave first, so I was first to return.• They got married while he was on leave from the army.
on leave• Carter is in charge of the office while I'm on leave.
leave to do something• The manager should discuss the proposals for the coming year's maintenance programme before the allocation of annual leave to nurses.• I encourage you to familiarize yourself with the options for leave to which you may be entitled.• Anyone else must obtain leave to make an application.• Prior to Puhlhofer, failure to obtain leave to proceed by judicial review occurred in less than 10 percent of the applications.• Niall arrived home on leave to find she'd packed her bags and left him a note.• If the original statement requires correction it is presumably necessary to seek leave to amend although the rules are silent on this.• Our friend looked at them, then lifted the leaves to expose a lovely row of radishes we never knew we had!• Drain in a colander, pressing the leaves to extract all the juice.• I have to leave to pick up the kids at school.
From Longman Business Dictionary
leaveleave /liːv/ noun [uncountableU]HUMAN RESOURCES
time that you are allowed to be absent from your work
The company offers attractive benefits, including five weeks’ leave per year.
The Los Gatos School District has hired 21 new teachers to replace those who are on leave.
→ annual leave → compassionate leave → gardening leave → maternity leave → paternity leave → sabbatical leave → sick leave → special leave
Origin leave1
Old English læfan
 leave2
Old English læf

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