leave
名詞
定義 leave 名詞
time
- C2Uncountable
A period of time when one is allowed to be away from work or duty, typically for rest, travel, or personal reasons.
How many days of annual leave are you entitled to?
She is currently on leave.
I have submitted a request for a week of unpaid leave.
permission
- Uncountableformal
Formal permission or authorization to do something.
He proceeded with the action without my leave.
Did you have permission to do that?
They must not leave without obtaining leave from their superiors.
片語 leave 名詞
- leave of absence
A period of authorized absence from work or studies, granted by an organization.
• She applied for an unpaid leave of absence due to a family emergency.
- take leave
To depart or say goodbye to someone or something.
• After a long journey, he was finally ready to take leave of the city.
動詞
定義 leave 動詞
departure
- A1TransitiveIntransitive
To go away from a place or person, either temporarily or permanently.
I will leave at eight o'clock tomorrow morning.
She left the house through the front door.
They decided to leave the party early.
forget
- A2Transitive
To fail to take something or someone when departing, either intentionally or unintentionally.
You've left your coat in the car.
Could I leave a message for him?
You can leave the pen here.
remain
- A2
To cause a mark, effect, or remainder to stay after something has been removed or used.
The mud left stains on the floor.
If I give you $100, that won’t leave me enough money to pay the bill.
The argument left us both feeling upset.
maintain
- B2Transitive
To keep something in a certain state or condition, without changing it.
Leave the book where it is.
He left almost all of his dinner.
They left the door shut.
continue
- C1TransitiveVerb + -ing
To depart while someone or something is still in the process of doing something.
I left them playing video games.
She left the dryer running when she went out.
I left the children watching TV in the living room.
surplus
- A2Transitive
To not consume or use all of something.
They ate most of the pizza, but left some salad.
Make sure you leave enough coffee for us.
Please make sure to leave some food for those who arrive late.
cease
- A1Transitive
To stop doing something or to stop being involved with a place or activity.
Many students leave school after completing high school.
He left work in July due to health concerns.
She left home at 18 to live on her own.
separation
- B1Transitive
To end a relationship with a spouse or partner and cease living together.
I will never leave you.
She left her husband for another man.
They chose to leave each other after many years of marriage.
delay
- C2Transitive
To postpone or delay doing something until a later time.
I'll leave these letters until next Monday.
Don't leave it too late.
They left booking their holiday until the last minute.
death
- Transitive
To die while a spouse or close family member is still alive.
He left a wife and two children.
She left behind her elderly parents and three children.
inheritance
- C2Verb + two objects
To give or bequeath something to someone in a will after one's death.
He left all of his money to his nieces.
She left her property to her son.
They left all their collections to the local museum.
delegate
- Transitive
To allow someone to make a decision or be responsible for something.
I left the decision to her.
I left it to her to handle the situation.
Leave it with me; I will see what I can do.
成語
- leave it at that
to decide to stop discussing or dealing with something, suggesting that no further action or discussion is necessary.
• Let's leave it at that for today on this matter, and we can continue the discussion later.
- leave no stone unturned
to make every possible effort to find something or to achieve a goal
• To ensure the project's success, they left no stone unturned in their search for the best solution.
- take leave of your senses
To behave in a way that demonstrates a severe lapse in good judgment or common sense.
• You must have taken leave of your senses to think of opening a new restaurant during such an economic downturn.
- leave a lot to be desired
To be far from satisfactory; to have significant room for improvement.
• The service at this restaurant really leaves a lot to be desired.
- leave well alone
to avoid interfering with something that is currently satisfactory, as further intervention may worsen the situation.
• This old computer is slow, but it still works. I think it's best to leave well alone.
- 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.
• She took my jacket without so much as a by-your-leave, not even a word.
- leave someone to their own devices
to allow someone to act independently and make their own choices without supervision or assistance.
• I wasn't sure how to handle the problem, so I decided to leave her to her own devices.
- leave someone be
To refrain from bothering or interrupting someone; to allow someone to proceed without interference.
• I know he's busy right now, so I'll leave him be.
- leave go/hold of something
To release one's grasp on something; to stop holding something.
• He immediately let go of the bag when he saw the police.
- leave someone cold
To fail to excite or interest someone; to not evoke a positive emotional response.
• The special effects in this movie are great, but the plot leaves me cold.
- leave someone in the lurch
To abandon someone at a critical time when your support or assistance is essential.
• He suddenly quit his job before the project deadline, leaving his colleagues in the lurch.
- leave a bad taste in someone's mouth
To cause someone to have an unpleasant memory or feeling about something.
• The unpleasant argument left a bad taste in their mouths.
- leave someone standing
To be significantly superior to others in a particular aspect, making them seem inferior by comparison.
• His mathematical abilities leave his classmates standing.
- be left holding the baby
To be unexpectedly burdened with a difficult task or responsibility that others have abandoned.
• When the manager suddenly quit, she was left holding the baby.
- leave someone hanging
To keep someone in a state of uncertainty while they are waiting for a decision or response from you.
• She always leaves her clients hanging, which frustrates them a lot.
- leave someone out in the cold
To exclude someone from a group or activity, often causing them to feel ignored or unimportant.
• They always leave him out in the cold during project meetings, making him feel ignored.
- leave it out!
Used to tell someone to stop doing or saying something.
• Hey, leave it out! That hurt!
片語動詞 leave
- Leave off!
expresses a request for someone to cease causing annoyance
• Please leave off; I'm trying to concentrate on my work.
- leave something behind
to create a condition or situation that persists after you have departed a location
• She left all her memories behind here, and those memories will always accompany her.
- leave something aside
to defer discussing a particular subject in favor of focusing on another topic
• During the meeting, we decided to leave other discussion topics aside in favor of focusing on the budget issue.
- leave something/someone off something
to omit something or someone from a list
• I accidentally left Tom off the list when I was compiling it.
- leave something for/to someone
to entrust someone with the responsibility of handling something
• I will leave this report for you to handle.
- leave someone/something out
to exclude a person or an item from consideration or inclusion
• Please don't leave me out of this discussion.
- leave something/someone behind
to depart from a location without bringing someone or something along
• She left her phone behind in the café.
- leave off (something/doing something)
to cease, or to halt an action or activity
• In this situation, they decided to leave off the project.
- leave off!
an expression used to instruct someone to cease being bothersome
• I told him to leave off that nonsense!