leave
noun
Definitions of leave noun
time(时间)
- C2Uncountable(不可数名词)
A period of time when one is allowed to be away from work or duty, typically for rest, travel, or personal reasons.
休假；假期；准假
How many days of annual leave are you entitled to?
你有多少天的年假？
She is currently on leave.
她目前正在休假。
I have submitted a request for a week of unpaid leave.
我已经提交了一周无薪休假的申请。
permission(许可)
- Uncountable(不可数名词)formal(正式)
Formal permission or authorization to do something.
许可；允许；准许
He proceeded with the action without my leave.
他在没有得到我的许可的情况下继续进行了这项行动。
Did you have permission to do that?
你有得到许可做那件事吗？
They must not leave without obtaining leave from their superiors.
他们在没有获得上级许可的情况下不得离开。
Phrases of leave noun
- leave of absence
A period of authorized absence from work or studies, granted by an organization.
准假（经有机构团体批准的暂时离开工作或学习）
• She applied for an unpaid leave of absence due to a family emergency.
她因家庭紧急情况申请了无薪休假。
- take leave
To depart or say goodbye to someone or something.
告别
• After a long journey, he was finally ready to take leave of the city.
经过漫长的旅程，他终于准备好告别这座城市。
verb
Definitions of leave verb
departure(离开)
- A1Transitive(及物动词)Intransitive(不及物动词)
To go away from a place or person, either temporarily or permanently.
离开；离去；走开
I will leave at eight o'clock tomorrow morning.
我将在明天早上八点离开。
She left the house through the front door.
她从前门离开了房子。
They decided to leave the party early.
他们决定提早离开派对。
forget(遗忘)
- A2Transitive(及物动词)
To fail to take something or someone when departing, either intentionally or unintentionally.
留下；遗留；忘带
You've left your coat in the car.
你把外套忘在车里了。
Could I leave a message for him?
我可以给他留个消息吗？
You can leave the pen here.
你可以把笔放在这里。
remain(残留)
- A2
To cause a mark, effect, or remainder to stay after something has been removed or used.
留下；残留；遗留
The mud left stains on the floor.
泥巴在地板上留下了污渍。
If I give you $100, that won’t leave me enough money to pay the bill.
如果我给你100美元，那就没有足够的钱付账单了。
The argument left us both feeling upset.
争论让我们俩都感到沮丧。
maintain(保持)
- B2Transitive(及物动词)
To keep something in a certain state or condition, without changing it.
保持；维持；保留
Leave the book where it is.
把书留在原地。
He left almost all of his dinner.
他几乎没动他的晚餐。
They left the door shut.
他们让门关着。
continue(继续)
- C1Transitive(及物动词)Verb + -ing(动词+ing形式)
To depart while someone or something is still in the process of doing something.
让…继续；留下…继续
I left them playing video games.
我离开时他们还在玩电子游戏。
She left the dryer running when she went out.
她出门时让烘干机继续运转。
I left the children watching TV in the living room.
我离开时孩子们还在客厅看电视。
surplus(剩余)
- A2Transitive(及物动词)
To not consume or use all of something.
未吃完；未用完；剩余
They ate most of the pizza, but left some salad.
他们吃了大部分的披萨，但留下了一些沙拉。
Make sure you leave enough coffee for us.
确保你留下足够的咖啡给我们。
Please make sure to leave some food for those who arrive late.
请确保为那些晚到的人留下一些食物。
cease(停止)
- A1Transitive(及物动词)
To stop doing something or to stop being involved with a place or activity.
停止；结束；完成
Many students leave school after completing high school.
许多学生在完成高中学业后离开学校。
He left work in July due to health concerns.
他因为健康问题在七月离开了工作。
She left home at 18 to live on her own.
她18岁时离开家，开始独立生活。
separation(分离)
- B1Transitive(及物动词)
To end a relationship with a spouse or partner and cease living together.
（与配偶或伴侣）分手；不再同居
I will never leave you.
我永远不会离开你。
She left her husband for another man.
她为了另一个男人离开了丈夫。
They chose to leave each other after many years of marriage.
在结婚多年后，他们选择了分开。
delay(延迟)
- C2Transitive(及物动词)
To postpone or delay doing something until a later time.
延迟；稍后再做；暂缓
I'll leave these letters until next Monday.
我会把这些信件留到下周一再处理。
Don't leave it too late.
不要拖得太晚。
They left booking their holiday until the last minute.
他们把预订假期的事留到了最后一刻。
death(死亡)
- Transitive(及物动词)
To die while a spouse or close family member is still alive.
（死后）留下（配偶或亲人）
He left a wife and two children.
他留下了一个妻子和两个孩子。
She left behind her elderly parents and three children.
她留下了年迈的父母和三个孩子。
inheritance(继承)
- C2Verb + two objects(动词+双宾语)
To give or bequeath something to someone in a will after one's death.
（死后）将...遗赠给；将（遗产）留给（某人）
He left all of his money to his nieces.
他把所有的钱都留给了他的侄女们。
She left her property to her son.
她把她的财产留给了她的儿子。
They left all their collections to the local museum.
他们把所有的收藏品都留给了当地的博物馆。
delegate(委托)
- Transitive(及物动词)
To allow someone to make a decision or be responsible for something.
交由（某人）决定；授权（某人）；委托（某人）负责
I left the decision to her.
我把决定权交给她了。
I left it to her to handle the situation.
我让她来处理这个情况。
Leave it with me; I will see what I can do.
交给我吧，我会看看我能做什么。
Idioms
- leave it at that
to decide to stop discussing or dealing with something, suggesting that no further action or discussion is necessary.
到此为止
• Let's leave it at that for today on this matter, and we can continue the discussion later.
我们今天就在这件事情上到此为止吧，之后再继续讨论。
- leave no stone unturned
to make every possible effort to find something or to achieve a goal
（尤指寻找东西时）竭尽全力，不遗余力
• To ensure the project's success, they left no stone unturned in their search for the best solution.
为了确保项目的成功，他们竭尽全力寻找最佳解决方案。
- take leave of your senses
To behave in a way that demonstrates a severe lapse in good judgment or common sense.
失去理智
• You must have taken leave of your senses to think of opening a new restaurant during such an economic downturn.
你一定失去了理智，才会想在经济如此低迷的时候开一家新餐厅。
- leave a lot to be desired
To be far from satisfactory; to have significant room for improvement.
令人失望
• The service at this restaurant really leaves a lot to be desired.
这家餐厅的服务真的有很大的改进空间。
- leave well alone
to avoid interfering with something that is currently satisfactory, as further intervention may worsen the situation.
不要多此一举
• This old computer is slow, but it still works. I think it's best to leave well alone.
这台旧电脑虽然慢，但还能用。我觉得最好还是维持现状。
- without so much as a by-your-leave
To act without asking permission or seeking approval, often in a way that is considered rude or disrespectful.
未经许可
• She took my jacket without so much as a by-your-leave, not even a word.
她连一句话都没说，就擅自拿走了我的夹克。
- leave someone to their own devices
to allow someone to act independently and make their own choices without supervision or assistance.
让某人自行决定或处理事情。
• I wasn't sure how to handle the problem, so I decided to leave her to her own devices.
我不确定如何处理这个问题，所以我决定让她自行处理。
- leave someone be
To refrain from bothering or interrupting someone; to allow someone to proceed without interference.
不要打扰，让他们去吧
• I know he's busy right now, so I'll leave him be.
我知道他现在很忙，所以我不会打扰他。
- leave go/hold of something
To release one's grasp on something; to stop holding something.
停止抓握某物，松开。
• He immediately let go of the bag when he saw the police.
他一看见警察就立刻松开了袋子。
- leave someone cold
To fail to excite or interest someone; to not evoke a positive emotional response.
令人感到乏味
• The special effects in this movie are great, but the plot leaves me cold.
这部电影的特效很棒，但剧情却让我感到无趣。
- leave someone in the lurch
To abandon someone at a critical time when your support or assistance is essential.
抛下不顾，撇下不管
• He suddenly quit his job before the project deadline, leaving his colleagues in the lurch.
他在项目截止日期前突然辞职，让同事们陷入困境。
- leave a bad taste in someone's mouth
To cause someone to have an unpleasant memory or feeling about something.
留下不愉快的记忆
• The unpleasant argument left a bad taste in their mouths.
那场不愉快的争论让他们感到非常不快。
- leave someone standing
To be significantly superior to others in a particular aspect, making them seem inferior by comparison.
（在某方面）远胜他人，使他人相形见绌。
• His mathematical abilities leave his classmates standing.
他的数学能力让他的同学们相形见绌。
- be left holding the baby
To be unexpectedly burdened with a difficult task or responsibility that others have abandoned.
被迫独自承担局面，不得不扛起（他人卸下的）责任。
• When the manager suddenly quit, she was left holding the baby.
当经理突然辞职时，她被迫独自承担局面。
- leave someone hanging
To keep someone in a state of uncertainty while they are waiting for a decision or response from you.
让人悬而未决
• She always leaves her clients hanging, which frustrates them a lot.
她总是让客户悬而未决，这让他们非常沮丧。
- leave someone out in the cold
To exclude someone from a group or activity, often causing them to feel ignored or unimportant.
冷落某人，排斥某人
• They always leave him out in the cold during project meetings, making him feel ignored.
他们在项目会议上总是把他冷落在一旁，让他感到被忽视。
- leave it out!
Used to tell someone to stop doing or saying something.
停止做或说某事。
• Hey, leave it out! That hurt!
嘿，别这样！那很痛！
Phrasal Verbs of leave
- Leave off!
expresses a request for someone to cease causing annoyance
别烦人了；别捣乱了
• Please leave off; I'm trying to concentrate on my work.
请别烦我了；我正在专心工作。
- leave something behind
to create a condition or situation that persists after you have departed a location
遗留；留下
• She left all her memories behind here, and those memories will always accompany her.
她将所有的回忆都留在了这里，这些回忆将永远陪伴着她。
- leave something aside
to defer discussing a particular subject in favor of focusing on another topic
将（话题等）搁置；将其暂时放在一旁
• During the meeting, we decided to leave other discussion topics aside in favor of focusing on the budget issue.
在会议期间，我们决定将其他讨论话题暂时搁置，以便专注于预算问题。
- leave something/someone off something
to omit something or someone from a list
排除；不包括
• I accidentally left Tom off the list when I was compiling it.
我在整理名单时不小心把汤姆漏掉了。
- leave something for/to someone
to entrust someone with the responsibility of handling something
将…交由某人处理
• I will leave this report for you to handle.
我会把这份报告留给你处理。
- leave someone/something out
to exclude a person or an item from consideration or inclusion
不包括；忽视；排除
• Please don't leave me out of this discussion.
请不要把我排除在这次讨论之外。
- leave something/someone behind
to depart from a location without bringing someone or something along
忘记带走；遗落；留置
• She left her phone behind in the café.
她把手机忘在咖啡馆了。
- leave off (something/doing something)
to cease, or to halt an action or activity
终止；停止
• In this situation, they decided to leave off the project.
在这种情况下，他们决定终止这个项目。
- leave off!
an expression used to instruct someone to cease being bothersome
别再烦了！别再惹麻烦了！
• I told him to leave off that nonsense!
我告诉他别再胡闹了！