英语词汇“leave”的意思、释义、用法解释及翻译-春雷网

leave¹

verbleft liːvliv

1with object Go away from.
离开，离去
she left London on June 6
她6月6日离开伦敦。
no object we were almost the last to leave
我们几乎是最后离去的。
the England team left for Pakistan on Monday
英格兰队星期一启程前往巴基斯坦。
Example sentencesExamples
- But there's a train leaving right now, and I've become quickly addicted to not hanging around.
- People who leave early also miss record-breaking, once-in-a-lifetime achievements by their own children.
- After the bus leaves at dawn, the analyst and his wife suddenly begin to smile and even laugh.
- No-one issued a bill is allowed to leave Australia until every last cent has been paid off.
- It has only one thing going for it and a lot of people travel a long way to visit it - only to leave a little disappointed.
- Danny smiled at her for a minute then left to go get himself a drink and a snack.
- As they came to the end of their set they left the Academy to masses of cheers.
- The buses leave just about every hour on the hour.
- Over the next five years we will implement a new electronic borders system that will track visitors entering or leaving the UK.
- The three-year-old's remains had just recently been allowed to leave Thailand.
- Our train was leaving at midnight which meant we had some time for sightseeing.
- An engineering locomotive came off the tracks as it was leaving Chiswick Park Station just after midnight on Saturday morning.
- The appellant was adamant that he had fled and left Burma on the same date, namely 5 August.
- Our train leaves early in the morning, and this is the only time we could do it.
- She says they saw three buses leave Orsainville but the exit was blocked so they couldn't follow the buses.
- We have new exit procedures for leaving the Elmsleigh car park, but it does not help vehicles to leave.
- Then I remembered the bus is leaving early now at 3: 30.
- The driver and passengers then left immediately for a vacation with injuries.
- It is expected it will be removed early next week, as soon as a break in the weather allows the barge to leave the UK.
- A young college teacher leaves China for the United States in search of a better future.
Synonyms
depart from, go away from, go from, withdraw from, retire from, take oneself off from, exit from, take one's leave of, pull out of, quit, be gone from, decamp from, disappear from, abandon, vacate, absent oneself from, evacuate
say one's farewells/goodbyes, make off, clear out, make oneself scarce, check out
abscond from, run away from, flee (from), fly from, bolt from, go AWOL, take French leave, escape (from)
informal push off, shove off, cut, cut and run, do a bunk, do a disappearing act, split, vamoose, scoot, clear off, take off, make tracks, up sticks, pack one's bags, flit
British informal sling one's hook
set off, head, make, begin one's journey, set sail
1. 1.1 Depart from permanently.
  永久离开
  at the age of sixteen he left home
  16岁时他离开了家。
2. 1.2 Cease attending (a school or college) or working for (an organization)
  辍学，离职
  she is leaving the BBC after 20 years
  服务20年后她要离开BBC了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She said many students were leaving primary schools without learning how to read and do basic mathematics.
  Suddenly I realized that my life hadn't changed much in the last decade since leaving college.
  Up to 12 members of staff have left the college because they are unhappy with the new setup.
  All parents of students leaving primary school in June are invited to attend along with their children.
  It was possibly the first time I had done anything like that since leaving high school.
  He was taught by Eckersberg from whom he continued to learn after leaving the Academy in 1832.
  In the end I decided I had no choice but to leave the training school and offer my services as a spy to another group.
  I've continued to study and avail of relevant training courses since leaving college.
  After leaving college, Pegg headed to Bristol University with notions of treading the boards.
  Yup, they are singing my praises now that I am leaving high school and going to college.
  After leaving the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1987 he became an executive at GPA.
  Upon denial of her promotion, she leaves the University in a swarm of anger.
  Since leaving drama school he's only been out of work for a total of five months.
  After leaving primary school he went to Norwood College, a public school at Sedbergh not far from Kendal.
  He insisted, in 1869, on leaving the Catholic school which he was attending and studying instead at a lycée.
  The event was for the Year 11 students, as many of them are leaving the school this year.
  He left the University as a probationer, but he was not ordained at this stage.
  He leaves high school shy of graduation to work in his grandfather's bank.
  After leaving the Conservatoire he helped support his parents by teaching the piano and accompanying dances and dancing classes.
  Robin leaves the School in the autumn after sixteen years to retire in South West France, with his wife, Verna.
  Synonyms
  quit, give up, abandon, move from, resign from, retire from, bow out of, step down from, withdraw from, get out of, pull out of, back out of
2with object Allow or cause to remain.
让…留下
the parts he disliked he would alter and the parts he didn't dislike he'd leave
不喜欢的部分他要改变，并非不喜欢的部分他则留下。
Example sentencesExamples
- Additionally, if you leave an empty non-stick pan on a hot burner too long, you can roast the surface.
- More commonly some material is left behind and only when it is removed surgically will bleeding cease.
1. 2.1be left Remain to be used or dealt with.
  剩下
  we've even got one of the Christmas puddings left over from last year
  我们甚至还有去年剩下来的一个圣诞布丁。
  with infinitive a retired person with no mortgage left to pay
  没有剩余抵押借款要付的退休者。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There is easily enough room for four, and a good deal more left over for their luggage.
  It works by securing the cord on the curtain tape that is left over after the curtains are gathered.
  When we finished, the father summoned his two sons out of their room to eat up what was left over on the table.
  The stock which is left over is placed face down on the table and no one may see it.
  A lot of the paint comes in full tins, left over from industrial contracts.
  As he had finished the last bit he left her a note on some of the parchment that was left over.
  When the tests are complete, what happens to any tissue that is left over?
  I actually found a disused military shelter left over from WWII near my house the other day.
  The collection was so successful that they decided to buy a tree to plant in the grounds with the money that was left over.
  Planning means things are not left to chance and you will be more likely to be what you want to do rather than what is left over.
  Whatever was left over as free time from my painting I used for my studies.
  Every time your machine crashes, a vast heap of temporary files full of information are left behind.
  The mess is left behind when they go, and the local council has to deal with it.
  Any sum that happens to be left over when a child reaches maturity is not liable to tax.
  She was allowed to carry home some of the meat that was left over, and they lived on that.
  It actually contains a fucshia that is left over from the summer planting.
  The four cards that are left over at the end of the deal are set aside until the end of the hand.
  The coach will hope just enough of Rudolph's magical dust is left behind to sprinkle on his team.
  Very little money will be left over for farmers who intend to apply for the schemes this year.
  This compromise gives more certainty that more money will be left over for residents in the two areas.
2. 2.2with object and adverbial of place Go away from a place without taking (someone or something)
  （离开某地方时）不带走；忘记带走
  we had not left any of our belongings behind
  我们没有落下任何东西。
  figurative women had been left behind in the struggle for pay equality
  〈喻〉在争取同薪同酬斗争中妇女落在了后面。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The independent sector was not left behind in the celebration of new heights being reached yesterday.
  When Scotland flew to the Far East, at the end of last season, perspective was left behind.
  Since she was young, it may be that both ovaries were left behind at the time of hysterectomy.
  No one bothered to tell her friend where to go to for the next train, so she was left behind.
  The lice hatch in about ten days, but the egg case is left behind to grow out with the hair.
  On one trip in Africa, a tardy photographer was left behind and had to catch us up in the next country.
  Because the skeleton is left behind we all go to our heavens without one.
  Her painted purple lips moved noiselessly in the dark as the city was left behind.
  My aim is nothing less than to make sure that no patient is left behind.
  The realities of everyday life were left behind as soon as one entered the meeting.
  As long as there are children left behind and losing out, we have work to do.
  You must go online or risk being left behind in the Internet Age, they are warned.
  One of these was his absolute insistence that no one under any circumstance be left behind.
  When an orange is juiced, fibre and other health-giving elements are left behind.
  The decision to leave was very hard: pupils, friends, and youth were left behind.
  I was very junior, but he made the effort to remember my name and made sure I wasn't left behind.
  He was apparently left behind when his owners went back to China, in the care of a friend.
  It is finally left behind when the family takes a motorboat across a vast lagoon.
  My brother was left behind in England for three years at boarding school because of the point he was at in his education.
  Evidently that cheery bedside manner was left behind on a straw bale all those years ago.
  Synonyms
  leave behind, omit to take, forget, lose, mislay
3. 2.3 Abandon (a spouse or partner)
  抛弃（配偶，伙伴）
  her boyfriend left her for another woman
  她的男友为了另一女人抛弃了她。
  Example sentencesExamples
  How often do older men leave their high school sweethearts and marry a younger woman?
  Relationships come to an end through bereavement or because one or both partners want to leave.
  Fathers prefer boys to such an extent that if they only had girls, they were more likely to leave their wife or partner.
  Worse, eight out of ten find a PC failure more stressful than being left by their partner.
  One woman phoned us to say she would leave but her partner threatened to do to her what he did to his wife if she did.
  It can also happen if one partner leaves due to the relationship having become unworkable.
  There's a place where the wife is dealing with her husband leaving her.
  Synonyms
  abandon, desert, discard, turn one's back on, cast aside, cast off, jilt, leave in the lurch, leave high and dry, throw over, leave stranded, brush off
  informal dump, ditch, chuck, drop, walk out on, run out on, rat on, leave flat
  British informal give someone the push, give someone the elbow, give someone the big E, bin off
  archaic forsake
4. 2.4 Have as (a surviving relative) after one's death.
  死后留下（亲属）
  he leaves a wife and three children
  他死后留下了妻子和三个孩子。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He leaves wife Helen and children Henry 20-months and one week old Emily whom he never got to see.
  Katie leaves behind her loving partner and their two young children.
  If at the time of her death, a widow leaves no eligible minor child, the payment of her share of the pension will cease.
  He died last month, leaving behind his partner Grace and two daughters Della and Elaine.
  He leaves wife Norma, children Lee, Jesse and Caitlin, and grandkids Mathew, Jordon, Jamie and Emma.
  Bill was a partner in an asphalt contracting business and he leaves a wife Olga, sister Sheila and daughter Amanda.
  As well as her parents and sister, she leaves a niece Kim and nephew Josh.
5. 2.5 Bequeath (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.
  he left £500 to the National Asthma Campaign
  他遗赠500英镑给全国哮喘医治项目。
  with two objects Cornelius had left her fifty pounds a year for life
  科尼利厄斯遗留给她一笔终生享用的钱，每年50英镑。
  Synonyms
  bequeath, will, endow, hand down, transfer, convey, make over
  Law demise, devise
3with object and adverbial or complement Cause (someone or something) to be in a particular state or position.
使处于某种状态
he'll leave you in no doubt about what he thinks
他会使你对他的想法不存在丝毫疑问。
I'll leave the door open
我会让门开着。
the children were left with feelings of loss
孩子们留有失落感。
Example sentencesExamples
- As a result of the attack the pensioner was left with a bruised head and cuts to her hands and was badly shaken up.
- The psychiatrist says there is nothing he can do and the carer is left with no avenue open to him but to keep on caring the best way he can.
- Without the word, we are left with far less satisfactory means of protest.
- Those fortunate enough to have encounters with these animals are left with a feeling of awe.
- I am not sure if the position we are left with here truly counts as being a religious one or not.
- Cinemas and pubs would be left empty while sports events would be cancelled.
- She was left with terrible injuries.
- If everything is an obstacle to be knocked down it is not clear what we are left with in the end.
- She shut the front door without so much as a goodbye and I was left with a suitcase and a broken heart.
- They are left with no option but to try to send fewer people to jail.
- With journalists gone, the chief composer of the paper was left with the task of reviving it.
- I was left with a curiosity about the book, but not entirely satisfied by the play.
- As a result, we were left with only 11 players, including the manager of the team.
- All we are left with, then, is a belief in participation for its own sake, devoid of any content or realised goal.
- He added that the couple wished to be left alone to allow the relationship to develop.
- He shouted at her attacker telling him to leave her alone and the man, who had remained silent throughout the incident, ran off.
- Campaigners were left with the prospect of returning the funding unless the council changed its mind.
- The result is that most workers found they were left with hardly anything to live on and were unable to pay back the debt.
- Once in place the dock will be emptied, leaving Courageous sitting on support blocks.
- Posts are being left empty for six months at a time because of the manpower shortage.
1. 3.1with object and infinitive Let (someone) do or deal with something without offering help or assistance.
  使（某人）孤立无助（或独自面对）
  infected people are often rejected by family and friends, leaving them to face this chronic condition alone
  受到感染的人常被家人和朋友遗弃，让他们独自面对这种慢性病。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Every month or so he would dump an angry dame on me, leaving me to deal with the mess.
  I'm not leaving you to deal with this whole afterlife thing by yourself.
  He'd run off to the hospital, leaving me to come home from school to deal with the shock.
  Steve was quickly engulfed by his friends, leaving me to search for my own.
  Then they said if he was a friend they would leave him to look after me.
  She got over it with tickles and biscuits, then strolled out into the garden, leaving me to deal with a spider the size of a cricket ball on the carpet in the lounge.
  How dare he leave me to deal with everything, including his death, while I have to stay stuck in this body?
  Don't leave me to deal with him and the men and the press, and all of that all over again.
  He left us to deal with the news of the secret with very little time to forgive him and to understand why he did what he did.
  Teen years leave you to deal with a whole new choice of decisions to be made.
  Becca ran off without even looking at me, leaving me to deal with it on my own.
  You could have asked her yourself if you had not just left me to deal with her on my own.
  Why did he have to go leave me on my own, leave me to deal with everything on my own?
  I only glared coldly at her and sidestepped, leaving her to deal with her zombie-like fans.
  Her friend had left her to look at the pictures and Maria sat by herself at the edge of the gallery.
  He disappeared, leaving me to deal with a sore eye that would soon turn into a black eye.
  His friends had long since vanished, leaving him to sort out the problem he was in by himself.
  Synonyms
  entrust, hand over, pass on, refer
  delegate
  assign, consign, allot, give, commit
2. 3.2with object Cause to remain as a trace or record.
  （作为痕迹、记录）留下
  dark fruit that would leave purple stains on the table napkins
  会在餐巾上留下紫色污渍的深色水果。
  figurative they leave the impression that they can be bullied
  〈喻〉他们给人留下好欺的印象。
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, it would leave such a nasty stain and I was so lucky this year to have such a clean locker.
  In the end it is not the insight into star architects that leaves the deepest impression, but the level of thoughtful reflection.
  The dishes were refreshing, but failed to leave much of an impression on me.
  For me, it is a sanctuary of deep quiet where man's passing has left not the faintest trace.
  Why, then, did it leave a big red stain on the white cushions in the escape capsule?
  The village creates a favourable impression and leaves a strong visual image in the minds of the travelling public.
  Learning through hands-on experiences leaves a more indelible impression.
  The fourth walking appendage usually leaves the most lasting trace.
  It leaves an ugly black stain which can rot fabric, leather and paper.
  It chews its feet throughout the interview, leaving a damp doggy stain on the carpet.
  Doing things leaves a more lasting impression when you write about them in a journal later.
  We concentrate on phosphorus as the nutrient that is biolimiting on geological time scales and potentially leaves a complete geological record.
  A slight pitting due to the background can be seen with a magnifying glass, where as a punch leaves a cleaner impression.
  The Board also plans to produce a film on the industry with the aim of leaving a more lasting impression of the industry.
  Nothing seemed to happen, then the entire panel went blank, leaving a white, empty background.
  It will certainly leave a more favourable impression with visiting tourists.
  You might get a greater understanding of Strindberg by visiting the exhibition than the play, even though the play leaves such a strong impression.
  It's the guitar work that leaves the biggest impression, and fans of genuinely great rock albums ought to find plenty to admire here.
  Coming so close to the end, they also tend to leave the biggest impression.
  In particular, she leaves a fainter impression than a bluejay on freshly fallen snow.
  Synonyms
  cause, produce, generate, give rise to, result in
3. 3.3with object Deposit or entrust to be kept, collected, or attended to.
  寄存，委托保存，留交
  she left a note for me
  她给我留了一张便条。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Right, I leave myself notes in the text bit of my phone if I've not got a notepad with me.
  He was further outraged when he found the bag, left by refuse collectors, had no air holes in it.
  Steve's tears were gone by the time he fell asleep, and Jude broke her calm for only a second to leave herself a mental note.
  There was no way she could have reacted to the note he left in the box of the present like that.
  Rising, he angrily tears the note she left into tiny pieces and hurls them across the sand.
  Just make sure you leave a will and something which allows the authorities to identify your body.
  He added that people should be charged by the weight of what they left out for collection.
4. 3.4leave something towith object Entrust a decision, choice, or action to (someone else, especially someone considered better qualified)
  把（决定，选择，行动）留给
  the choice of which link to take is generally left up to the reader
  该选择哪一个联系环节通常留给读者自己去决定。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But there is nothing inconsistent about leaving it to the states and not overturning the decision.
  It is is irrelevant to his day job as party leader and I think he could have left it to someone else.
  He does what he can to nurture it, but otherwise leaves it to nature to do what it does.
  In other words, the quantity is dictated and it is left to the market to determine the price.
  In the end, it is left to the students to stop their abuse of the B-wing stairwell, when it is reopened.
  With careful, thoughtful technique he leaves it to his reader to find the purpose of the essay.
  So it was left to the initiative of the Bar Harborites to respond to the needs of its visitors.
  Instead, it was left to his schools minister to tour the tables, introducing himself.
  The article leaves it to the imagination how exactly the leftover bees in the cavity are to be killed.
  Only a few hundred of us are able to be here this week, so it is left to us to be the yeast in the loaf.
  If he moves the jack or the boule, he loses the advantage of measuring and leaves it to the opponent to measure.

noun liːvliv

(in snooker, croquet, and other games) the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player.
（斯努克、槌球等）收盘球势；（球被击后）停留的位置

Phrases

be left at the post

Be beaten from the start of a race or competition.
（比赛，竞争）一开始就注定失败
Example sentencesExamples
- Unless U.S. statesmen can wangle the rights to their use, the U.S. will be left at the post.
- That is breathtaking speed unheard of years ago, with the possible exception of Shannon's second to Blue Legend, after being left at the post, in the 1946 Epsom.
- Was his engagement the wisest move possible at a time of major-conductor scarcity or a panicky action taken out of fear of being left at the post in the maestro sweepstakes?
- The relegation issue delayed meaningful negotiations and we have been left at the post in the signings race.
- If he was a secret supporter of the Blues and the Blue chariot was left at the post, he'd keep the rope up.
- There were a dozen or more horses in that race, and when the barrier went up Mayflower was left at the post.
- In the Derby, she was left at the post, and her rider galloped her hard to get into good position.
- This is one candidate that should be left at the post.
- She was set to race against Joe Blair, who would get a weight break of 10 pounds, but the filly was left at the post.
- About 10 were left at the post and 10 started the wrong way.

be left for dead

Be abandoned as being almost dead or certain to die.
被认为已无法挽救（或必死）而弃之不顾
she was left for dead after being repeatedly hit over the head with a rock
Example sentencesExamples
- Our loss was one killed and three wounded - two of the latter were left for dead on the ground.
- What might be a crucial story at any other time of the year may be left for dead during sweeps.
- In three years it'll be left for dead at the dump, leaking its own noxious brew into the soil.
- What was once a world icon is now stipulated to be left for dead in the wake of the devastating plague.
- He was left for dead in the middle of the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing.
- A month ago, they were left for dead, but now they're thriving at the North Shore Animal League.
- He collapsed after reaching the top of Everest and was left for dead above 8000 metres by Sherpas.
- He had been left for dead by the security service but was still alive despite having his skull fractured.
- Another nineteen had died, and a twentieth was left for dead on the day the ship sailed.
- He's a bigger person than most people would be who were left for dead by their friends, their teammates.

be left to oneself

1Be alone or solitary.
left to himself he removed his shirt and tie
剩他一个人时，他脱掉衬衫，摘下领带。
Example sentencesExamples
- All the conditions of line 6 are unfavourable, and its subject is left to himself without any helpers.
- In the eastern forest region, if the grass be left to itself, small trees soon spring up in its midst.
- But if any would polish it, it is made dim, and truly if it be left to itself its clearness is withholden.
- We knew we were lucky when Aaron was so happy to be left to himself, not only as a baby, but also as a toddler.
- If a quarrelsome person is left to himself he will soon have nobody with which to quarrel.
- In my mind, this person is worthless, does not deserve a single penny, and should be left to himself to die.
- For this young person to be left to herself in a country so far away could only expose her to danger.
- If that balance is somehow compromised, and the bike is left to itself, it will fall every time!
- The blessedness of this doctrine is that he shall not be left to himself nor suffered to perish.
- Eventually my wife would join them and I'd be left to myself for as far as the tank of gas would take me.
1. 1.1Be allowed to do what one wants.
  被听任自便（或不受支配，想做什么就做什么）
  women, left to themselves, would make the world a beautiful place to live in
  如果放手让女人们去做她们想做的事，在这个世界上生活会变得更美好。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sexuality, if it is left to itself, as in the case of other species, is a simple biological need.
  There is another haste that does often and will mislead the mind, if it be left to itself and its own conduct.
  While I prefer to be left to myself, this was one time I wouldn't have minded a little interference.
  Otherwise we were left to ourselves in the simple guest house which is used for retreats.
  This creates a stronger, healthy fox population, which is far more of a pest than if nature had been left to itself.
  These people have their own ways and would rather be left to themselves.
  It probably won't happen, however, if Bush's Washington is left to itself.
  Many of us in high school or college read William Goldman's novel, Lord of the Flies, which depicts the triumph of evil when man is left to himself.
  Further, whatsoever is left to itself cannot be subject to the providence of a governor.
  First, it implies that a capitalist market economy cannot be left to itself, but is a social system in need of design and support.

leave someone be

informal Refrain from disturbing or interfering with someone.
〈非正式〉不打扰，不干预
why can't you all just leave me be?
Example sentencesExamples
- He would have gotten more respect out of me if he just left me be when I asked him to.
- The facilities were good and clean, the staff were helpful and left us be when we wanted to be left.
- In fact, she seems to prefer it that way, so I've left her be, but I know that at least I've made an effort.
- She does not manipulate the needles, just taps them in and leaves me be for 20 minutes or so.
- Tell us when to show up, tell us what to do, tell us when we are supposed to go home, and leave us be.
- We just left him be for the night and gave him a place to sleep until we could get him the medical attention he needed.
- Creatures and races that long left us be have awoken and thrown their might at us.
- Those who want our business approach us with friendly calls, and leave us be when we decline their offers.
- My insomnia, although ever present, takes a backseat to my life's list of troubles, and leaves me be that I may live my life in relative restfulness.
- Impressed as ever by her verve, we left her be, the sound of thousands of tiny sobs fading as we went.

leave someone cold

Fail to interest someone.
引不起某人的兴趣
the Romantic poets left him cold
浪漫主义诗人引不起他的兴趣。
Example sentencesExamples
- My parents tried introducing me to Indian art, dance, cooking, and dress, but these things left me cold.
- The proposals, for that reason, leave us cold.
- I don't understand a lot of things others take for granted, and I am left cold by fads such as postmodernism, etc.
- Endless flights to test the effects of weightlessness on fruit flies left us cold and indifferent with few exceptions.
- Talk about having problems with billing - our experience with them has left us cold about their services.
- If the last one left you cold, then only consider it if competitive multiplayer is your thing.
- At her home in Florida, she got a phone call from the firm that left her cold.
- Still some have left us cold and unfulfilled as one party of the match didn't quite live up to their end of the deal.
- Some of the episodes leave me cold and others really tickle my fancy.
- He tends to leave me cold and I can't say I've enjoyed any of his films for over a decade.

leave go

informal Remove one's hold or grip.
〈非正式〉放开
leave go of me!
放开我！
Example sentencesExamples
- In the event of both teams leaving go of the rope before a side marking has been pulled beyond the centre line marking on the ground, the Judge shall declare a ‘No Pull’ and the pull shall not constitute one of the requisite number for the match.

leave hold of

Cease holding.
放开
Example sentencesExamples
- Elizabeth constantly sat bravely at Frank's side, never leaving hold of his hand, night and day for the last three weeks of his very severe illness.
- Thereupon the dragon suddenly left hold of him, and went off into the lake.
- Then the youth left hold of the cord for the first time in ten years, and a great joy descended upon him.
- When the push button is left hold of, the ball 47 is free to move with the air and is pressed tightly against its seat interrupting the flow.
- While he was speaking thus to himself a great wave struck the raft, and made him leave hold of the rudder, and tossed him far away into the sea.
- If so he would hardly have been prepared to leave hold of a piece of art of such a high quality.
- If an opportunity should occur, he assured her he would not leave hold of her hand.
- Vasiliev, with whom I was walking hand in hand, suddenly left hold of my arm and sank upon the snow.
- But as his later life shows, perhaps this early ability to leave hold of himself is one of the reasons why we, as readers, never quite manage to get a crystal clear picture of him as a man.
- I only let you leave hold of my hand for a minute to go and buy some sweets and now the sky is falling.

leave it at that

Abstain from further comment or action.
到此为止，不再说（或做）
if you are not sure of the answers, say so, and leave it at that
如果你对答案没把握，那就到此为止吧。
Example sentencesExamples
- For this reason, its much better to call it constant and leave it at that than call it not constant and leave it at that.
- You're obviously going to leave it at that as you fail to find any more solid arguments to my replies.
- The movie hints that there is more to him than first appears but frustratingly leaves it at that.
- Confronting the colleague is better than doing nothing, but leaving it at that doesn't go far enough.
- Saying that the advanced user isn't their target audience and then leaving it at that does not seem to be the way business should be done.
- ‘I know,’ she replies, and leaves it at that, knowing she has to keep it together.
- We left it at that as I arrived home and walked into my house still jittery from the adrenaline.
- Pick the string, but instead of just leaving it at that, a split second later hit the string with your thumb.
- The explorers suggested that the towers had to do with the movement of the moon, and left it at that.
- Most of the time, the script simply brings the issue up and leaves it at that with the rest of the work and questioning to come from a healthy family discussion afterwards.

leave much (or a lot) to be desired

Be highly unsatisfactory.
远不能令人满意，极不完善
their education leaves much to be desired
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately, the play is as elementary as its title, leaving much to be desired in plot and characterization.
- But their business practices leave much to be desired, and their fly-by-night bakery quickly ends up in the red.
- In its infancy, pin and ball were made of hardwood, leaving much to be desired with regard to uniformity.
- The last release left much to be desired, to be diplomatic, and we do not want those mistakes to be repeated.
- Many had come from standard, hierarchical organizations which left a lot to be desired on an individual level.
- Although the liquid diet leaves a lot to be desired, it hasn't been terribly difficult for me to adhere to.
- Granted the puppetry leaves a lot to be desired, but it was made a long time ago so it can be forgiven for that.
- In 1842, he performed an experiment that left much to be desired in the control of experimental variables.
- The architect they chose left a lot to be desired and the building gradually became vacant.
- It started awhile back when I noticed some of your signs leaving a lot to be desired in the grammar department.

Phrasal Verbs

leave off

Discontinue (an activity)
中断，放弃（活动）
the dog left off chasing the sheep
狗停止追羊。
he resumed the other story at the point where the previous author had left off
他接着前作者停下之处续写另一本小说。
Example sentencesExamples
- Many angrily told him to leave off shouting; but he only cried out all the louder.
- That's where the DVD version scores because when you sit down to pick it up again it goes back to the beginning of the scene where you left off.
- And here I drank wine upon necessity, being ill for want of it, and I find reason to fear that by my too sudden leaving off wine, I do contract many evils upon myself.
- He continued where he left off after the break and nearly gave his side the lead after 52 minutes.
- He jokes with him on the phone, finishes the call and continues at the point that he left off.
- Picking up his book where he had left off he tried to focus on the words but the images they painted in his mind didn't match anything that had come before.
- I swear it leaves off then, to resume work somewhere in my abdomen, causing the most uncomfortable swelling and, eventually, making it harder and harder to breath.
- Some foolish part of me thought I could walk straight back into the studio and pick right up where I left off, but this is really not the case.
- In the second half the game continued in the same vein, where it left off at the break.
- He must start every day where he had to leave off the previous evening.
Synonyms
stop, cease, finish, desist from, keep from, break off, lay off, give up, discontinue, refrain from, restrain oneself from, hold back from, swear off, resist the temptation to, stop oneself from, withhold from, eschew
conclude, terminate, suspend, bring to an end, renounce, forswear, forbear, relinquish
North American quit
informal give over, knock off, jack something in

leave someone/something out

1Fail to include.
未能包括
it seemed unkind to leave Daisy out, so she was invited too
不把戴茜包括在内似乎很不讲情面，所以也请了她。
Olivia was feeling rather left out
奥利维亚觉得受到冷落。
Example sentencesExamples
- Her neutrality in the First World War left her out of the negotiations concerning the restructuring of Europe.
- When I reviewed the first draft of the book, I found that the authors had completely left us out of the story.
- I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake.
- If the flowers are to be smelled along the way, that is a feminine prerogative, and leave us out of it.
- In all honesty, they probably leave it out for the power reason and to save a few cents on build complexity.
- She tried to join them once, but I think they intentionally left her out, so she came back to sit by me again.
- Also, the wonderkid thing is exaggerated - Argentina left him out of their squad for the recent World Youth Cup.
- Couldn't we have left him out until the next episode and had Dale say - oh I'm engaged.
- There is no reason to leave us out of your tour dates, unless you simply don't want to come.
- First of all, don't assume that the guys deliberately left you out or tried to make you look bad.
Synonyms
miss out, omit, omit by accident, fail to include, overlook, pass over, neglect to notice, leave unnoticed, forget
exclude, omit, except, eliminate, drop, count out, disregard, ignore, reject, pass over, neglect, cut out, do away with, bar, debar, keep out
1. 1.1British informal Stop it.
  ‘Leave it out,’ I said sternly, pushing him off
  “住手，"我严厉地说，并把他推开。

Derivatives

leaver

noun ˈliːvəˈlivər

1A person who leaves a place or position.
much of the increase in unemployment was driven by a surge in job leavers—workers who voluntarily quit
1. 1.1British A person in favour of the United Kingdom withdrawing from the European Union.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although high levels of motivation are typical for non-school leavers, doing a degree is a long haul.
- I encourage all Year 12 school leavers to seriously consider the ADF Gap Year option.
- The share of all leavers who are disconnected rose between 1999 and 2002, from 9.8 percent to 13.8 percent.
- what they have in mind differs from the clean break envisaged by many Leavers

Origin

Old English lǣfan 'bequeath', also 'allow to remain, leave in place' of Germanic origin; related to German bleiben 'remain'.

life from Old English:
The English word life is related to German Leib ‘body’, and also to leave (Old English), and live. The expression as large as life goes back to the days when portrait painting was common. Professional artists were expensive, and a good way of showing off your wealth was to have a portrait painted that was life-size. Early versions of the expression, dating from the mid 17th century, are greater or bigger than the life, with the modern form first recorded in the early 19th century. When someone lives the life of Riley they are enjoying a luxurious and carefree existence. Reilly or Riley is a common Irish surname, and the phrase may come from a popular song of the early 20th century called ‘My Name is Kelly’. This included the lines: ‘Faith and my name is Kelly Michael Kelly, / But I'm living the life of Reilly just the same.’ It is probable that the songwriter, H. Pease, was using an already existing catchphrase, but the song would have made it more widely known.

Rhymes

achieve, believe, breve, cleave, conceive, deceive, eve, greave, grieve, heave, interleave, interweave, khedive, misconceive, naive, Neve, peeve, perceive, reave, receive, reive, relieve, reprieve, retrieve, sheave, sleeve, steeve, Steve, Tananarive, Tel Aviv, thieve, underachieve, upheave, weave, we've, Yves

leave²

noun liːvliv

mass noun

1Time when one has permission to be absent from work or from duty in the armed forces.
休假；假期
Joe was home on leave
乔在家休假。
maternity leave
Example sentencesExamples
- We support his decision to take leave to do that and we anticipate him returning as leader in early February in time for the next sitting period.
- You may continue group coverage for up to 36 months of leave of absence by prepaying the monthly premiums.
- International students on medical leaves of absence may remain in the United States legally while getting treatment.
- You are not allowed to enroll full-time in another university while on a leave of absence from Duke.
- Many have been told by their doctors to take leave to protect their health and would step down from the job if they could keep their allowances and pension entitlements.
- All leaves of absence should be applied for at least 30 days in advance if possible.
- This has serious repercussions for a largely immigrant workforce who may have to take leave to visit family abroad.
- What is the reason for the leave of absence deadline on the Academic and Administrative Calendar?
- While on leave of absence without pay, the employee is not eligible to utilize tuition benefits.
- Every officer and employee shall be entitled to such leaves of absence on days when elections are held within the city as are authorized by Section 14350 of the Elections Code.
- The term ‘leave of absence’ applies, in most cases, to leaves of absence without pay.
- Full-time officers of research may take leaves of absence according to the policies described below.
- Requests for consecutive years of leave of absence shall be for the reasons provided in this policy.
- Staff do not accrue university service credit during discretionary leaves of absence such as education leaves, political leave of absence, and other leaves of absence.
- Supervisor's Note: Detailed information regarding all leaves of absence is available in the Employee Benefits Handbook.
- Further, some may argue that annual leave provides a sufficient number of days for fathers to take leave to care for their children.
- Apparently she's still feeling unwell after it and is taking leave to convalesce.
- A lot of soldiers from Fort Gordon took leave to man the scoreboards.
- Cycling to college, Singh taught agriculture economics and macro economics but he soon took leave to go to Cambridge on scholarship.
- If you are on a leave of absence with pay, your and the University's normal contributions will continue.
Synonyms
holiday, break, time off, furlough, sabbatical, leave of absence, a day/week/month off, leisure time, respite, breathing space
half-term, bank holiday, recess
North American vacation
informal hols, vac
North American informal vacay
2often with infinitive Permission.
许可
leave from the court to commence an action
开始诉讼的法院准许状。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is against that dismissal that the applicant seeks leave to appeal to this Court.
- She now appeals against conviction by leave of the single judge.
- So it is with a heavy heart that we seek your leave to return to the subject.
- You will have a right to appeal against my decision by leave of the Court to a Full Court.
- I seek leave to take a call on behalf of the leader of the National Party.
- Though she was refused leave to appeal, she is likely to seek leave to do so from the Appeal Court itself.
- I also seek leave to file in Court and read an affidavit sworn today.
- He sought leave to make an application to discharge the court order made last April.
- I heard Mr Burton seek leave to table the minutes of that particular meeting.
- Instead, able-bodied men in their thousands had leave to seek a livelihood abroad.
- It is a very narrow debate, unless members seek leave to widen the debate.
- The appellant now appeals against sentence by leave of the single judge.
- I wondered why the member had to seek leave to do that in this particular instance, when the vote has not yet been put.
- That being the case, I seek leave to ask the Minister whether he will provide us with that legal opinion.
- I seek leave to table two media reports identifying people who confirm the nature of that police advice.
- I seek leave to present the report of the High Court on the Tauranga electoral petition.
- I seek leave to table the list of 101 projects funded by the Sustainable Farming Fund.
- I also seek leave to table the transcript in which the Prime Minister said there were no positive tests.
- Under the Children Act 1989, any person may apply to the court for leave to seek an order relating to the child.
- The applicant seeks leave to appeal from a decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court.
Synonyms
permission, consent, authorization, sanction, warrant, dispensation, concession, indulgence, approval, clearance, blessing, agreement, backing, assent, acceptance, confirmation, ratification, mandate, licence, acquiescence, concurrence, liberty, freedom
informal the go-ahead, the green light, the OK, the rubber stamp

Phrases

by (or with) your leave

1With your permission.
许可
with your leave, I will send him your address
如果您同意，我将把您的地址给他。
Example sentencesExamples
- But with your leave, friend, I shall take a cut through the woods until we have left this Christian woman behind.
- And finally, with your leave, I'll sit down and satisfy my cravings of to-day, and leave to-morrow to shift for itself - who knows but what I may secure both this and that?
- Member for Lewes (Mr. Baker), and with your leave, Mr. O'Brien, he will speak to amendment No.27 in a moment.
- Even by your leave Robin, it is not fitting for my order to strike a yeoman for fear an injury he may receive.
2An apology for rude or unwelcome behaviour.
（为粗鲁或讨厌行为）道歉
she came in without so much as a by your leave
她未表示任何歉意就闯了进来。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Virginia Department of Taxation has gone from examination of no records to collection of a naked assessment without so much as a by your leave.
- I was put on hold without so much as a by your leave.
- No, here were some of the top people in the dotcom world and these youngsters just walked out on them in mid sentence without a by your leave.
- My Lord, I ask for leave to appeal in respect of both of your Lordship's decisions, and with your leave I will go on to say why?

take one's leave

formal Say goodbye.
〈正式〉道别
he went to take his leave of his hostess
他过去向女主人道别。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is time to leave for home, and we take our leave of these gracious and courteous researchers.
- The libation complete, we took our leave, promising to return with copies of the photos we took.
- With directions from Morris on how to get to Big Hill Lake we took our leave with much regret.
- Saturday morning we sadly took our leave of our friends in Clonmel with the promise of meeting again soon.
- Then she took her leave of Master Robert, and prayed him for his blessing, and so forth of other friends.
- Finally, he took his leave under a general amnesty, and finally made his way back to Texas in August 1835.
- Our guests smile - The Artist's smile is rather perfunctory - and we take our leave of each other.
- With that, she took her leave of him and went into the house, and spent the night with the rest of the family.
- With this brief notice of St. Cross we take our leave of the old capital of England and its neighbourhood.
- She took her leave of them, but when she finally arrived home, she was shocked at the state of her dough.
Synonyms
departure, leaving, leave-taking, parting, withdrawal, exit, farewell, goodbye, adieu, valediction

take leave to do something
〈正式〉斗胆做，冒昧做

formal Venture or presume to do something.
〈正式〉斗胆做，冒昧做
whether this amounts to much, one may take leave to doubt
人们可以大胆怀疑此事是否会有实质性结果。
Example sentencesExamples
- In my calmer moments, however, I take leave to doubt whether that is so.
- So the wind had a definite ball getting her hair to look decisively disheveled, before finally taking leave to go wherever it wanted to next.
- I would take leave to think that we - we need to be a little more precise about it.
- Otherwise, they might find hungry folks taking leave to make a fuel stop at the petrol station next door.
- If there is a problem with mainstream media bias, which I take leave to doubt, the solution is not in a million blogs but in the conscious and deliberate pursuit of objectivity and even-handed treatment of the news.

Origin

Old English lēaf 'permission', of West Germanic origin; related to lief and love.

leave³

verbleft liːvliv

[no object]

(of a plant) put out new leaves.
trees leaved, wild flowers burst in profusion on the far side of the lake

Origin

Middle English: from the same Germanic base as leaf.

leave¹

verblēvliv

[with object]

1Go away from.
离开，离去
she left New York on June 6
她6月6日离开伦敦。
no object we were almost the last to leave
我们几乎是最后离去的。
the Bruins left for Toronto on Monday
Example sentencesExamples
- Our train leaves early in the morning, and this is the only time we could do it.
- Over the next five years we will implement a new electronic borders system that will track visitors entering or leaving the UK.
- But there's a train leaving right now, and I've become quickly addicted to not hanging around.
- It has only one thing going for it and a lot of people travel a long way to visit it - only to leave a little disappointed.
- Danny smiled at her for a minute then left to go get himself a drink and a snack.
- People who leave early also miss record-breaking, once-in-a-lifetime achievements by their own children.
- No-one issued a bill is allowed to leave Australia until every last cent has been paid off.
- She says they saw three buses leave Orsainville but the exit was blocked so they couldn't follow the buses.
- Then I remembered the bus is leaving early now at 3: 30.
- The buses leave just about every hour on the hour.
- An engineering locomotive came off the tracks as it was leaving Chiswick Park Station just after midnight on Saturday morning.
- It is expected it will be removed early next week, as soon as a break in the weather allows the barge to leave the UK.
- As they came to the end of their set they left the Academy to masses of cheers.
- The three-year-old's remains had just recently been allowed to leave Thailand.
- A young college teacher leaves China for the United States in search of a better future.
- The driver and passengers then left immediately for a vacation with injuries.
- The appellant was adamant that he had fled and left Burma on the same date, namely 5 August.
- After the bus leaves at dawn, the analyst and his wife suddenly begin to smile and even laugh.
- We have new exit procedures for leaving the Elmsleigh car park, but it does not help vehicles to leave.
- Our train was leaving at midnight which meant we had some time for sightseeing.
Synonyms
depart from, go away from, go from, withdraw from, retire from, take oneself off from, exit from, take one's leave of, pull out of, quit, be gone from, decamp from, disappear from, abandon, vacate, absent oneself from, evacuate
set off, head, make, begin one's journey, set sail
1. 1.1 Depart from permanently.
  永久离开
  at the age of sixteen he left home
  16岁时他离开了家。
2. 1.2 Cease attending (a school or college) or working for (an organization)
  辍学，离职
  she is leaving NBC after 20 years
  服务20年后她要离开BBC了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Robin leaves the School in the autumn after sixteen years to retire in South West France, with his wife, Verna.
  It was possibly the first time I had done anything like that since leaving high school.
  After leaving the Conservatoire he helped support his parents by teaching the piano and accompanying dances and dancing classes.
  Suddenly I realized that my life hadn't changed much in the last decade since leaving college.
  All parents of students leaving primary school in June are invited to attend along with their children.
  In the end I decided I had no choice but to leave the training school and offer my services as a spy to another group.
  After leaving college, Pegg headed to Bristol University with notions of treading the boards.
  She said many students were leaving primary schools without learning how to read and do basic mathematics.
  After leaving the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1987 he became an executive at GPA.
  After leaving primary school he went to Norwood College, a public school at Sedbergh not far from Kendal.
  Since leaving drama school he's only been out of work for a total of five months.
  The event was for the Year 11 students, as many of them are leaving the school this year.
  Up to 12 members of staff have left the college because they are unhappy with the new setup.
  Yup, they are singing my praises now that I am leaving high school and going to college.
  Upon denial of her promotion, she leaves the University in a swarm of anger.
  He leaves high school shy of graduation to work in his grandfather's bank.
  He was taught by Eckersberg from whom he continued to learn after leaving the Academy in 1832.
  He insisted, in 1869, on leaving the Catholic school which he was attending and studying instead at a lycée.
  He left the University as a probationer, but he was not ordained at this stage.
  I've continued to study and avail of relevant training courses since leaving college.
  Synonyms
  quit, give up, abandon, move from, resign from, retire from, bow out of, step down from, withdraw from, get out of, pull out of, back out of
2Allow to remain.
让…留下
the parts he disliked he would alter and the parts he didn't dislike he'd leave
不喜欢的部分他要改变，并非不喜欢的部分他则留下。
Example sentencesExamples
- Additionally, if you leave an empty non-stick pan on a hot burner too long, you can roast the surface.
- More commonly some material is left behind and only when it is removed surgically will bleeding cease.
1. 2.1be left Remain to be used or dealt with.
  剩下
  we've even got one of the plum puddings left over from last year
  我们甚至还有去年剩下来的一个圣诞布丁。
  a retired person with no mortgage left to pay
  没有剩余抵押借款要付的退休者。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She was allowed to carry home some of the meat that was left over, and they lived on that.
  Very little money will be left over for farmers who intend to apply for the schemes this year.
  The stock which is left over is placed face down on the table and no one may see it.
  The four cards that are left over at the end of the deal are set aside until the end of the hand.
  A lot of the paint comes in full tins, left over from industrial contracts.
  The coach will hope just enough of Rudolph's magical dust is left behind to sprinkle on his team.
  Every time your machine crashes, a vast heap of temporary files full of information are left behind.
  It actually contains a fucshia that is left over from the summer planting.
  There is easily enough room for four, and a good deal more left over for their luggage.
  Planning means things are not left to chance and you will be more likely to be what you want to do rather than what is left over.
  I actually found a disused military shelter left over from WWII near my house the other day.
  Any sum that happens to be left over when a child reaches maturity is not liable to tax.
  Whatever was left over as free time from my painting I used for my studies.
  It works by securing the cord on the curtain tape that is left over after the curtains are gathered.
  When we finished, the father summoned his two sons out of their room to eat up what was left over on the table.
  The collection was so successful that they decided to buy a tree to plant in the grounds with the money that was left over.
  As he had finished the last bit he left her a note on some of the parchment that was left over.
  When the tests are complete, what happens to any tissue that is left over?
  This compromise gives more certainty that more money will be left over for residents in the two areas.
  The mess is left behind when they go, and the local council has to deal with it.
2. 2.2 Go away from a place without taking (someone or something)
  （离开某地方时）不带走；忘记带走
  we had not left any of our belongings behind
  我们没有落下任何东西。
  figurative women had been left behind in the struggle for pay equality
  〈喻〉在争取同薪同酬斗争中妇女落在了后面。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is finally left behind when the family takes a motorboat across a vast lagoon.
  The realities of everyday life were left behind as soon as one entered the meeting.
  No one bothered to tell her friend where to go to for the next train, so she was left behind.
  My aim is nothing less than to make sure that no patient is left behind.
  Because the skeleton is left behind we all go to our heavens without one.
  The independent sector was not left behind in the celebration of new heights being reached yesterday.
  I was very junior, but he made the effort to remember my name and made sure I wasn't left behind.
  Evidently that cheery bedside manner was left behind on a straw bale all those years ago.
  On one trip in Africa, a tardy photographer was left behind and had to catch us up in the next country.
  One of these was his absolute insistence that no one under any circumstance be left behind.
  As long as there are children left behind and losing out, we have work to do.
  You must go online or risk being left behind in the Internet Age, they are warned.
  Her painted purple lips moved noiselessly in the dark as the city was left behind.
  When an orange is juiced, fibre and other health-giving elements are left behind.
  When Scotland flew to the Far East, at the end of last season, perspective was left behind.
  The lice hatch in about ten days, but the egg case is left behind to grow out with the hair.
  He was apparently left behind when his owners went back to China, in the care of a friend.
  My brother was left behind in England for three years at boarding school because of the point he was at in his education.
  Since she was young, it may be that both ovaries were left behind at the time of hysterectomy.
  The decision to leave was very hard: pupils, friends, and youth were left behind.
  Synonyms
  leave behind, omit to take, forget, lose, mislay
3. 2.3 Abandon (a spouse or partner)
  抛弃（配偶，伙伴）
  her boyfriend left her for another woman
  她的男友为了另一女人抛弃了她。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Worse, eight out of ten find a PC failure more stressful than being left by their partner.
  It can also happen if one partner leaves due to the relationship having become unworkable.
  Fathers prefer boys to such an extent that if they only had girls, they were more likely to leave their wife or partner.
  How often do older men leave their high school sweethearts and marry a younger woman?
  There's a place where the wife is dealing with her husband leaving her.
  One woman phoned us to say she would leave but her partner threatened to do to her what he did to his wife if she did.
  Relationships come to an end through bereavement or because one or both partners want to leave.
  Synonyms
  abandon, desert, discard, turn one's back on, cast aside, cast off, jilt, leave in the lurch, leave high and dry, throw over, leave stranded, brush off
4. 2.4 Have as (a surviving relative) after one's death.
  死后留下（亲属）
  he leaves a wife and three children
  他死后留下了妻子和三个孩子。
  Example sentencesExamples
  As well as her parents and sister, she leaves a niece Kim and nephew Josh.
  He leaves wife Helen and children Henry 20-months and one week old Emily whom he never got to see.
  If at the time of her death, a widow leaves no eligible minor child, the payment of her share of the pension will cease.
  Katie leaves behind her loving partner and their two young children.
  He leaves wife Norma, children Lee, Jesse and Caitlin, and grandkids Mathew, Jordon, Jamie and Emma.
  Bill was a partner in an asphalt contracting business and he leaves a wife Olga, sister Sheila and daughter Amanda.
  He died last month, leaving behind his partner Grace and two daughters Della and Elaine.
5. 2.5 Bequeath.
  遗赠
  Harry had left her $5,000 a year for life
  he left $500 to the Police Athletic League
  Synonyms
  bequeath, will, endow, hand down, transfer, convey, make over
3Cause (someone or something) to be in a particular state or position.
使处于某种状态
he'll leave you in no doubt about what he thinks
他会使你对他的想法不存在丝毫疑问。
I'll leave the door open
我会让门开着。
the children were left with feelings of loss
孩子们留有失落感。
Example sentencesExamples
- Cinemas and pubs would be left empty while sports events would be cancelled.
- If everything is an obstacle to be knocked down it is not clear what we are left with in the end.
- With journalists gone, the chief composer of the paper was left with the task of reviving it.
- As a result, we were left with only 11 players, including the manager of the team.
- All we are left with, then, is a belief in participation for its own sake, devoid of any content or realised goal.
- I was left with a curiosity about the book, but not entirely satisfied by the play.
- The psychiatrist says there is nothing he can do and the carer is left with no avenue open to him but to keep on caring the best way he can.
- Posts are being left empty for six months at a time because of the manpower shortage.
- She shut the front door without so much as a goodbye and I was left with a suitcase and a broken heart.
- Without the word, we are left with far less satisfactory means of protest.
- The result is that most workers found they were left with hardly anything to live on and were unable to pay back the debt.
- He shouted at her attacker telling him to leave her alone and the man, who had remained silent throughout the incident, ran off.
- I am not sure if the position we are left with here truly counts as being a religious one or not.
- She was left with terrible injuries.
- Those fortunate enough to have encounters with these animals are left with a feeling of awe.
- Campaigners were left with the prospect of returning the funding unless the council changed its mind.
- Once in place the dock will be emptied, leaving Courageous sitting on support blocks.
- They are left with no option but to try to send fewer people to jail.
- As a result of the attack the pensioner was left with a bruised head and cuts to her hands and was badly shaken up.
- He added that the couple wished to be left alone to allow the relationship to develop.
1. 3.1 Let (someone) do or deal with something without offering help or assistance.
  使（某人）孤立无助（或独自面对）
  infected people are often rejected by family and friends, leaving them to face this chronic condition alone
  受到感染的人常被家人和朋友遗弃，让他们独自面对这种慢性病。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Teen years leave you to deal with a whole new choice of decisions to be made.
  Don't leave me to deal with him and the men and the press, and all of that all over again.
  He disappeared, leaving me to deal with a sore eye that would soon turn into a black eye.
  He left us to deal with the news of the secret with very little time to forgive him and to understand why he did what he did.
  I only glared coldly at her and sidestepped, leaving her to deal with her zombie-like fans.
  Every month or so he would dump an angry dame on me, leaving me to deal with the mess.
  Why did he have to go leave me on my own, leave me to deal with everything on my own?
  I'm not leaving you to deal with this whole afterlife thing by yourself.
  Her friend had left her to look at the pictures and Maria sat by herself at the edge of the gallery.
  Then they said if he was a friend they would leave him to look after me.
  He'd run off to the hospital, leaving me to come home from school to deal with the shock.
  You could have asked her yourself if you had not just left me to deal with her on my own.
  She got over it with tickles and biscuits, then strolled out into the garden, leaving me to deal with a spider the size of a cricket ball on the carpet in the lounge.
  His friends had long since vanished, leaving him to sort out the problem he was in by himself.
  Becca ran off without even looking at me, leaving me to deal with it on my own.
  Steve was quickly engulfed by his friends, leaving me to search for my own.
  How dare he leave me to deal with everything, including his death, while I have to stay stuck in this body?
  Synonyms
  entrust, hand over, pass on, refer
2. 3.2 Cause to remain as a trace or record.
  （作为痕迹、记录）留下
  dark fruit that would leave purple stains on the table napkins
  会在餐巾上留下紫色污渍的深色水果。
  figurative they leave the impression that they can be bullied
  〈喻〉他们给人留下好欺的印象。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Coming so close to the end, they also tend to leave the biggest impression.
  Learning through hands-on experiences leaves a more indelible impression.
  We concentrate on phosphorus as the nutrient that is biolimiting on geological time scales and potentially leaves a complete geological record.
  For me, it is a sanctuary of deep quiet where man's passing has left not the faintest trace.
  A slight pitting due to the background can be seen with a magnifying glass, where as a punch leaves a cleaner impression.
  It chews its feet throughout the interview, leaving a damp doggy stain on the carpet.
  The fourth walking appendage usually leaves the most lasting trace.
  In particular, she leaves a fainter impression than a bluejay on freshly fallen snow.
  It's the guitar work that leaves the biggest impression, and fans of genuinely great rock albums ought to find plenty to admire here.
  The village creates a favourable impression and leaves a strong visual image in the minds of the travelling public.
  Why, then, did it leave a big red stain on the white cushions in the escape capsule?
  In the end it is not the insight into star architects that leaves the deepest impression, but the level of thoughtful reflection.
  It leaves an ugly black stain which can rot fabric, leather and paper.
  However, it would leave such a nasty stain and I was so lucky this year to have such a clean locker.
  Doing things leaves a more lasting impression when you write about them in a journal later.
  You might get a greater understanding of Strindberg by visiting the exhibition than the play, even though the play leaves such a strong impression.
  Nothing seemed to happen, then the entire panel went blank, leaving a white, empty background.
  The dishes were refreshing, but failed to leave much of an impression on me.
  The Board also plans to produce a film on the industry with the aim of leaving a more lasting impression of the industry.
  It will certainly leave a more favourable impression with visiting tourists.
  Synonyms
  cause, produce, generate, give rise to, result in
3. 3.3 Deposit or entrust to be kept, collected, or attended to.
  寄存，委托保存，留交
  she left a note for me
  她给我留了一张便条。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Steve's tears were gone by the time he fell asleep, and Jude broke her calm for only a second to leave herself a mental note.
  Rising, he angrily tears the note she left into tiny pieces and hurls them across the sand.
  There was no way she could have reacted to the note he left in the box of the present like that.
  Right, I leave myself notes in the text bit of my phone if I've not got a notepad with me.
  Just make sure you leave a will and something which allows the authorities to identify your body.
  He added that people should be charged by the weight of what they left out for collection.
  He was further outraged when he found the bag, left by refuse collectors, had no air holes in it.
4. 3.4leave something to Entrust a decision, choice, or action to (someone else, especially someone considered better qualified)
  把（决定，选择，行动）留给
  the choice of which link to take is generally left up to the reader
  该选择哪一个联系环节通常留给读者自己去决定。
  Example sentencesExamples
  So it was left to the initiative of the Bar Harborites to respond to the needs of its visitors.
  It is is irrelevant to his day job as party leader and I think he could have left it to someone else.
  But there is nothing inconsistent about leaving it to the states and not overturning the decision.
  Instead, it was left to his schools minister to tour the tables, introducing himself.
  In other words, the quantity is dictated and it is left to the market to determine the price.
  In the end, it is left to the students to stop their abuse of the B-wing stairwell, when it is reopened.
  The article leaves it to the imagination how exactly the leftover bees in the cavity are to be killed.
  He does what he can to nurture it, but otherwise leaves it to nature to do what it does.
  If he moves the jack or the boule, he loses the advantage of measuring and leaves it to the opponent to measure.
  With careful, thoughtful technique he leaves it to his reader to find the purpose of the essay.
  Only a few hundred of us are able to be here this week, so it is left to us to be the yeast in the loaf.

nounlēvliv

(in pool, billiards, snooker, croquet, and other games) the position of the balls after a shot.
（斯努克、槌球等）收盘球势；（球被击后）停留的位置

Phrases

be left at the post

Be beaten from the start of a race or competition.
（比赛，竞争）一开始就注定失败
Example sentencesExamples
- This is one candidate that should be left at the post.
- If he was a secret supporter of the Blues and the Blue chariot was left at the post, he'd keep the rope up.
- There were a dozen or more horses in that race, and when the barrier went up Mayflower was left at the post.
- The relegation issue delayed meaningful negotiations and we have been left at the post in the signings race.
- That is breathtaking speed unheard of years ago, with the possible exception of Shannon's second to Blue Legend, after being left at the post, in the 1946 Epsom.
- Unless U.S. statesmen can wangle the rights to their use, the U.S. will be left at the post.
- She was set to race against Joe Blair, who would get a weight break of 10 pounds, but the filly was left at the post.
- About 10 were left at the post and 10 started the wrong way.
- Was his engagement the wisest move possible at a time of major-conductor scarcity or a panicky action taken out of fear of being left at the post in the maestro sweepstakes?
- In the Derby, she was left at the post, and her rider galloped her hard to get into good position.

be left for dead

Be abandoned as being almost dead or certain to die.
被认为已无法挽救（或必死）而弃之不顾
Example sentencesExamples
- He was left for dead in the middle of the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing.
- He collapsed after reaching the top of Everest and was left for dead above 8000 metres by Sherpas.
- In three years it'll be left for dead at the dump, leaking its own noxious brew into the soil.
- He's a bigger person than most people would be who were left for dead by their friends, their teammates.
- What might be a crucial story at any other time of the year may be left for dead during sweeps.
- What was once a world icon is now stipulated to be left for dead in the wake of the devastating plague.
- Another nineteen had died, and a twentieth was left for dead on the day the ship sailed.
- A month ago, they were left for dead, but now they're thriving at the North Shore Animal League.
- Our loss was one killed and three wounded - two of the latter were left for dead on the ground.
- He had been left for dead by the security service but was still alive despite having his skull fractured.

be left to oneself

1Be allowed to do what one wants.
被听任自便（或不受支配，想做什么就做什么）
women, left to themselves, would make the world a beautiful place to live in
如果放手让女人们去做她们想做的事，在这个世界上生活会变得更美好。
Example sentencesExamples
- While I prefer to be left to myself, this was one time I wouldn't have minded a little interference.
- Further, whatsoever is left to itself cannot be subject to the providence of a governor.
- Otherwise we were left to ourselves in the simple guest house which is used for retreats.
- First, it implies that a capitalist market economy cannot be left to itself, but is a social system in need of design and support.
- It probably won't happen, however, if Bush's Washington is left to itself.
- There is another haste that does often and will mislead the mind, if it be left to itself and its own conduct.
- These people have their own ways and would rather be left to themselves.
- Sexuality, if it is left to itself, as in the case of other species, is a simple biological need.
- This creates a stronger, healthy fox population, which is far more of a pest than if nature had been left to itself.
- Many of us in high school or college read William Goldman's novel, Lord of the Flies, which depicts the triumph of evil when man is left to himself.
1. 1.1Be in the position of being alone or solitary.
  单独，独处
  left to himself, he removed his shirt and tie
  剩他一个人时，他脱掉衬衫，摘下领带。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But if any would polish it, it is made dim, and truly if it be left to itself its clearness is withholden.
  If a quarrelsome person is left to himself he will soon have nobody with which to quarrel.
  In the eastern forest region, if the grass be left to itself, small trees soon spring up in its midst.
  If that balance is somehow compromised, and the bike is left to itself, it will fall every time!
  For this young person to be left to herself in a country so far away could only expose her to danger.
  Eventually my wife would join them and I'd be left to myself for as far as the tank of gas would take me.
  The blessedness of this doctrine is that he shall not be left to himself nor suffered to perish.
  All the conditions of line 6 are unfavourable, and its subject is left to himself without any helpers.
  We knew we were lucky when Aaron was so happy to be left to himself, not only as a baby, but also as a toddler.
  In my mind, this person is worthless, does not deserve a single penny, and should be left to himself to die.

leave someone be

informal Refrain from disturbing or interfering with someone.
〈非正式〉不打扰，不干预
Example sentencesExamples
- Those who want our business approach us with friendly calls, and leave us be when we decline their offers.
- In fact, she seems to prefer it that way, so I've left her be, but I know that at least I've made an effort.
- My insomnia, although ever present, takes a backseat to my life's list of troubles, and leaves me be that I may live my life in relative restfulness.
- Tell us when to show up, tell us what to do, tell us when we are supposed to go home, and leave us be.
- He would have gotten more respect out of me if he just left me be when I asked him to.
- Impressed as ever by her verve, we left her be, the sound of thousands of tiny sobs fading as we went.
- Creatures and races that long left us be have awoken and thrown their might at us.
- She does not manipulate the needles, just taps them in and leaves me be for 20 minutes or so.
- The facilities were good and clean, the staff were helpful and left us be when we wanted to be left.
- We just left him be for the night and gave him a place to sleep until we could get him the medical attention he needed.

leave someone cold

Fail to interest someone.
引不起某人的兴趣
the Romantic poets left him cold
浪漫主义诗人引不起他的兴趣。
Example sentencesExamples
- Some of the episodes leave me cold and others really tickle my fancy.
- I don't understand a lot of things others take for granted, and I am left cold by fads such as postmodernism, etc.
- He tends to leave me cold and I can't say I've enjoyed any of his films for over a decade.
- Endless flights to test the effects of weightlessness on fruit flies left us cold and indifferent with few exceptions.
- If the last one left you cold, then only consider it if competitive multiplayer is your thing.
- The proposals, for that reason, leave us cold.
- Still some have left us cold and unfulfilled as one party of the match didn't quite live up to their end of the deal.
- At her home in Florida, she got a phone call from the firm that left her cold.
- Talk about having problems with billing - our experience with them has left us cold about their services.
- My parents tried introducing me to Indian art, dance, cooking, and dress, but these things left me cold.

leave hold of

Cease holding.
放开
Example sentencesExamples
- Thereupon the dragon suddenly left hold of him, and went off into the lake.
- If so he would hardly have been prepared to leave hold of a piece of art of such a high quality.
- Then the youth left hold of the cord for the first time in ten years, and a great joy descended upon him.
- If an opportunity should occur, he assured her he would not leave hold of her hand.
- When the push button is left hold of, the ball 47 is free to move with the air and is pressed tightly against its seat interrupting the flow.
- I only let you leave hold of my hand for a minute to go and buy some sweets and now the sky is falling.
- Vasiliev, with whom I was walking hand in hand, suddenly left hold of my arm and sank upon the snow.
- But as his later life shows, perhaps this early ability to leave hold of himself is one of the reasons why we, as readers, never quite manage to get a crystal clear picture of him as a man.
- Elizabeth constantly sat bravely at Frank's side, never leaving hold of his hand, night and day for the last three weeks of his very severe illness.
- While he was speaking thus to himself a great wave struck the raft, and made him leave hold of the rudder, and tossed him far away into the sea.

leave it at that
〈英，非正式〉停下，住手

Abstain from further comment or action.
到此为止，不再说（或做）
if you are not sure of the answers, say so, and leave it at that
如果你对答案没把握，那就到此为止吧。
Example sentencesExamples
- Confronting the colleague is better than doing nothing, but leaving it at that doesn't go far enough.
- You're obviously going to leave it at that as you fail to find any more solid arguments to my replies.
- For this reason, its much better to call it constant and leave it at that than call it not constant and leave it at that.
- The explorers suggested that the towers had to do with the movement of the moon, and left it at that.
- The movie hints that there is more to him than first appears but frustratingly leaves it at that.
- We left it at that as I arrived home and walked into my house still jittery from the adrenaline.
- Saying that the advanced user isn't their target audience and then leaving it at that does not seem to be the way business should be done.
- Pick the string, but instead of just leaving it at that, a split second later hit the string with your thumb.
- Most of the time, the script simply brings the issue up and leaves it at that with the rest of the work and questioning to come from a healthy family discussion afterwards.
- ‘I know,’ she replies, and leaves it at that, knowing she has to keep it together.

leave much (or a lot) to be desired

Be highly unsatisfactory.
远不能令人满意，极不完善
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately, the play is as elementary as its title, leaving much to be desired in plot and characterization.
- In its infancy, pin and ball were made of hardwood, leaving much to be desired with regard to uniformity.
- Although the liquid diet leaves a lot to be desired, it hasn't been terribly difficult for me to adhere to.
- The last release left much to be desired, to be diplomatic, and we do not want those mistakes to be repeated.
- But their business practices leave much to be desired, and their fly-by-night bakery quickly ends up in the red.
- Many had come from standard, hierarchical organizations which left a lot to be desired on an individual level.
- The architect they chose left a lot to be desired and the building gradually became vacant.
- In 1842, he performed an experiment that left much to be desired in the control of experimental variables.
- Granted the puppetry leaves a lot to be desired, but it was made a long time ago so it can be forgiven for that.
- It started awhile back when I noticed some of your signs leaving a lot to be desired in the grammar department.

Phrasal Verbs

leave off

1Discontinue (an activity)
中断，放弃（活动）
the dog left off chasing the sheep
狗停止追羊。
Example sentencesExamples
- In the second half the game continued in the same vein, where it left off at the break.
- He jokes with him on the phone, finishes the call and continues at the point that he left off.
- He must start every day where he had to leave off the previous evening.
- I swear it leaves off then, to resume work somewhere in my abdomen, causing the most uncomfortable swelling and, eventually, making it harder and harder to breath.
- He continued where he left off after the break and nearly gave his side the lead after 52 minutes.
- That's where the DVD version scores because when you sit down to pick it up again it goes back to the beginning of the scene where you left off.
- Some foolish part of me thought I could walk straight back into the studio and pick right up where I left off, but this is really not the case.
- Many angrily told him to leave off shouting; but he only cried out all the louder.
- And here I drank wine upon necessity, being ill for want of it, and I find reason to fear that by my too sudden leaving off wine, I do contract many evils upon myself.
- Picking up his book where he had left off he tried to focus on the words but the images they painted in his mind didn't match anything that had come before.
Synonyms
stop, cease, finish, desist from, keep from, break off, lay off, give up, discontinue, refrain from, restrain oneself from, hold back from, swear off, resist the temptation to, stop oneself from, withhold from, eschew
1. 1.1Come to an end.
  结束
  he resumed the other story at the point where the previous author had left off
  他接着前作者停下之处续写另一本小说。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some even carry on a story from where tracks on previous albums left off.
  It definitely should have left off with the apocalyptic ending.
  Since we last left off, there have been major problems that have arisen with regard to our building project.
  They began the second half where they left off from the first.
  The Tories continued where the previous Labour government left off in trying to tame militant trade unionism.
  They rode right into a squadron of our own cavalry, who dealt with them and finished where we'd left off.
  I wish, though, to return to the scene of the crime, in a manner of speaking, where I left off last week.
  I wouldn't try, or want to try, to carry on from where he left off.
  She takes up where she left off before her brief battle with temptation.

leave someone/something out

Fail to include.
未能包括
it seemed unkind to leave Daisy out, so she was invited too
不把戴茜包括在内似乎很不讲情面，所以也请了她。
Janet was feeling rather left out
奥利维亚觉得受到冷落。
Example sentencesExamples
- In all honesty, they probably leave it out for the power reason and to save a few cents on build complexity.
- First of all, don't assume that the guys deliberately left you out or tried to make you look bad.
- I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake.
- If the flowers are to be smelled along the way, that is a feminine prerogative, and leave us out of it.
- There is no reason to leave us out of your tour dates, unless you simply don't want to come.
- Her neutrality in the First World War left her out of the negotiations concerning the restructuring of Europe.
- She tried to join them once, but I think they intentionally left her out, so she came back to sit by me again.
- Couldn't we have left him out until the next episode and had Dale say - oh I'm engaged.
- Also, the wonderkid thing is exaggerated - Argentina left him out of their squad for the recent World Youth Cup.
- When I reviewed the first draft of the book, I found that the authors had completely left us out of the story.
Synonyms
miss out, omit, omit by accident, fail to include, overlook, pass over, neglect to notice, leave unnoticed, forget
exclude, omit, except, eliminate, drop, count out, disregard, ignore, reject, pass over, neglect, cut out, do away with, bar, debar, keep out

leave something off

Omit to put on.
未装上
a bolt may have been left off the plane's forward door during production
生产中也许漏装了飞机前门的一个门闩。
Example sentencesExamples
- It was getting darker all time and because I'd left my gloves off, my hands were also freezing cold.
- About two months ago the dealer left a clamp off my radiator hose after servicing my car.
- The other method was to leave his name off a work completely or to send in a proxy.
- So, while I will sometimes turn comments on, I'll probably leave them off most of the time.
- Didn't you notice when you left my name off Katie's registration?
- I would have left her name off the list but that would have been rude.
- Apparently, some people think I left certain characters off the poll because of prejudices.
- She left her gloves off, and the covers for her forearms and calves, and turned her attention back to her wet hair.
- At his suggestion, they left his name off the credits so it wouldn't hurt their sales.
- I considered buying it anyway, and leaving the wheels off - it would match what I have now.

Origin

Old English lǣfan ‘bequeath’, also ‘allow to remain, leave in place’ of Germanic origin; related to German bleiben ‘remain’.

leave²

nounlēvliv

1Time when one has permission to be absent from work or from duty in the armed forces.
休假；假期
Joe was home on leave
乔在家休假。
he took a leave of absence last year
Example sentencesExamples
- The term ‘leave of absence’ applies, in most cases, to leaves of absence without pay.
- Apparently she's still feeling unwell after it and is taking leave to convalesce.
- International students on medical leaves of absence may remain in the United States legally while getting treatment.
- This has serious repercussions for a largely immigrant workforce who may have to take leave to visit family abroad.
- While on leave of absence without pay, the employee is not eligible to utilize tuition benefits.
- Requests for consecutive years of leave of absence shall be for the reasons provided in this policy.
- Further, some may argue that annual leave provides a sufficient number of days for fathers to take leave to care for their children.
- You are not allowed to enroll full-time in another university while on a leave of absence from Duke.
- Full-time officers of research may take leaves of absence according to the policies described below.
- A lot of soldiers from Fort Gordon took leave to man the scoreboards.
- We support his decision to take leave to do that and we anticipate him returning as leader in early February in time for the next sitting period.
- Cycling to college, Singh taught agriculture economics and macro economics but he soon took leave to go to Cambridge on scholarship.
- Every officer and employee shall be entitled to such leaves of absence on days when elections are held within the city as are authorized by Section 14350 of the Elections Code.
- Supervisor's Note: Detailed information regarding all leaves of absence is available in the Employee Benefits Handbook.
- Staff do not accrue university service credit during discretionary leaves of absence such as education leaves, political leave of absence, and other leaves of absence.
- If you are on a leave of absence with pay, your and the University's normal contributions will continue.
- All leaves of absence should be applied for at least 30 days in advance if possible.
- You may continue group coverage for up to 36 months of leave of absence by prepaying the monthly premiums.
- What is the reason for the leave of absence deadline on the Academic and Administrative Calendar?
- Many have been told by their doctors to take leave to protect their health and would step down from the job if they could keep their allowances and pension entitlements.
Synonyms
holiday, break, time off, furlough, sabbatical, leave of absence, a day off, a month off, a week off, leisure time, respite, breathing space
2often with infinitive Permission.
许可
he is seeking leave to appeal the injunction
Example sentencesExamples
- That being the case, I seek leave to ask the Minister whether he will provide us with that legal opinion.
- I wondered why the member had to seek leave to do that in this particular instance, when the vote has not yet been put.
- I seek leave to take a call on behalf of the leader of the National Party.
- So it is with a heavy heart that we seek your leave to return to the subject.
- You will have a right to appeal against my decision by leave of the Court to a Full Court.
- I seek leave to present the report of the High Court on the Tauranga electoral petition.
- She now appeals against conviction by leave of the single judge.
- The applicant seeks leave to appeal from a decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court.
- I also seek leave to file in Court and read an affidavit sworn today.
- Instead, able-bodied men in their thousands had leave to seek a livelihood abroad.
- I seek leave to table two media reports identifying people who confirm the nature of that police advice.
- Under the Children Act 1989, any person may apply to the court for leave to seek an order relating to the child.
- It is against that dismissal that the applicant seeks leave to appeal to this Court.
- He sought leave to make an application to discharge the court order made last April.
- Though she was refused leave to appeal, she is likely to seek leave to do so from the Appeal Court itself.
- It is a very narrow debate, unless members seek leave to widen the debate.
- I heard Mr Burton seek leave to table the minutes of that particular meeting.
- I also seek leave to table the transcript in which the Prime Minister said there were no positive tests.
- I seek leave to table the list of 101 projects funded by the Sustainable Farming Fund.
- The appellant now appeals against sentence by leave of the single judge.
Synonyms
permission, consent, authorization, sanction, warrant, dispensation, concession, indulgence, approval, clearance, blessing, agreement, backing, assent, acceptance, confirmation, ratification, mandate, licence, acquiescence, concurrence, liberty, freedom

Phrases

by (or with) your leave

With your permission.
许可
with your leave, I will send him your address
如果您同意，我将把您的地址给他。
Example sentencesExamples
- Even by your leave Robin, it is not fitting for my order to strike a yeoman for fear an injury he may receive.
- Member for Lewes (Mr. Baker), and with your leave, Mr. O'Brien, he will speak to amendment No.27 in a moment.
- And finally, with your leave, I'll sit down and satisfy my cravings of to-day, and leave to-morrow to shift for itself - who knows but what I may secure both this and that?
- But with your leave, friend, I shall take a cut through the woods until we have left this Christian woman behind.

take one's leave

formal Say goodbye.
〈正式〉道别
he went to take his leave of his hostess
他过去向女主人道别。
Example sentencesExamples
- She took her leave of them, but when she finally arrived home, she was shocked at the state of her dough.
- Finally, he took his leave under a general amnesty, and finally made his way back to Texas in August 1835.
- With that, she took her leave of him and went into the house, and spent the night with the rest of the family.
- Then she took her leave of Master Robert, and prayed him for his blessing, and so forth of other friends.
- Saturday morning we sadly took our leave of our friends in Clonmel with the promise of meeting again soon.
- With this brief notice of St. Cross we take our leave of the old capital of England and its neighbourhood.
- With directions from Morris on how to get to Big Hill Lake we took our leave with much regret.
- The libation complete, we took our leave, promising to return with copies of the photos we took.
- It is time to leave for home, and we take our leave of these gracious and courteous researchers.
- Our guests smile - The Artist's smile is rather perfunctory - and we take our leave of each other.
Synonyms
departure, leaving, leave-taking, parting, withdrawal, exit, farewell, goodbye, adieu, valediction

Origin

Old English lēaf ‘permission’, of West Germanic origin; related to lief and love.

leave³

verblēvliv

[no object]

(of a plant) put out new leaves.
trees leaved, wild flowers burst in profusion on the far side of the lake

Origin

Middle English: from the same Germanic base as leaf.

词汇	leave
释义	leave¹ verbleft liːvliv 1with object Go away from. 离开，离去 she left London on June 6 她6月6日离开伦敦。 no object we were almost the last to leave 我们几乎是最后离去的。 the England team left for Pakistan on Monday 英格兰队星期一启程前往巴基斯坦。 Example sentencesExamples But there's a train leaving right now, and I've become quickly addicted to not hanging around. People who leave early also miss record-breaking, once-in-a-lifetime achievements by their own children. After the bus leaves at dawn, the analyst and his wife suddenly begin to smile and even laugh. No-one issued a bill is allowed to leave Australia until every last cent has been paid off. It has only one thing going for it and a lot of people travel a long way to visit it - only to leave a little disappointed. Danny smiled at her for a minute then left to go get himself a drink and a snack. As they came to the end of their set they left the Academy to masses of cheers. The buses leave just about every hour on the hour. Over the next five years we will implement a new electronic borders system that will track visitors entering or leaving the UK. The three-year-old's remains had just recently been allowed to leave Thailand. Our train was leaving at midnight which meant we had some time for sightseeing. An engineering locomotive came off the tracks as it was leaving Chiswick Park Station just after midnight on Saturday morning. The appellant was adamant that he had fled and left Burma on the same date, namely 5 August. Our train leaves early in the morning, and this is the only time we could do it. She says they saw three buses leave Orsainville but the exit was blocked so they couldn't follow the buses. We have new exit procedures for leaving the Elmsleigh car park, but it does not help vehicles to leave. Then I remembered the bus is leaving early now at 3: 30. The driver and passengers then left immediately for a vacation with injuries. It is expected it will be removed early next week, as soon as a break in the weather allows the barge to leave the UK. A young college teacher leaves China for the United States in search of a better future. Synonyms depart from, go away from, go from, withdraw from, retire from, take oneself off from, exit from, take one's leave of, pull out of, quit, be gone from, decamp from, disappear from, abandon, vacate, absent oneself from, evacuate say one's farewells/goodbyes, make off, clear out, make oneself scarce, check out abscond from, run away from, flee (from), fly from, bolt from, go AWOL, take French leave, escape (from) informal push off, shove off, cut, cut and run, do a bunk, do a disappearing act, split, vamoose, scoot, clear off, take off, make tracks, up sticks, pack one's bags, flit British informal sling one's hook set off, head, make, begin one's journey, set sail 1.1 Depart from permanently. 永久离开 at the age of sixteen he left home 16岁时他离开了家。 1.2 Cease attending (a school or college) or working for (an organization) 辍学，离职 she is leaving the BBC after 20 years 服务20年后她要离开BBC了。 Example sentencesExamples She said many students were leaving primary schools without learning how to read and do basic mathematics. Suddenly I realized that my life hadn't changed much in the last decade since leaving college. Up to 12 members of staff have left the college because they are unhappy with the new setup. All parents of students leaving primary school in June are invited to attend along with their children. It was possibly the first time I had done anything like that since leaving high school. He was taught by Eckersberg from whom he continued to learn after leaving the Academy in 1832. In the end I decided I had no choice but to leave the training school and offer my services as a spy to another group. I've continued to study and avail of relevant training courses since leaving college. After leaving college, Pegg headed to Bristol University with notions of treading the boards. Yup, they are singing my praises now that I am leaving high school and going to college. After leaving the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1987 he became an executive at GPA. Upon denial of her promotion, she leaves the University in a swarm of anger. Since leaving drama school he's only been out of work for a total of five months. After leaving primary school he went to Norwood College, a public school at Sedbergh not far from Kendal. He insisted, in 1869, on leaving the Catholic school which he was attending and studying instead at a lycée. The event was for the Year 11 students, as many of them are leaving the school this year. He left the University as a probationer, but he was not ordained at this stage. He leaves high school shy of graduation to work in his grandfather's bank. After leaving the Conservatoire he helped support his parents by teaching the piano and accompanying dances and dancing classes. Robin leaves the School in the autumn after sixteen years to retire in South West France, with his wife, Verna. Synonyms quit, give up, abandon, move from, resign from, retire from, bow out of, step down from, withdraw from, get out of, pull out of, back out of 2with object Allow or cause to remain. 让…留下 the parts he disliked he would alter and the parts he didn't dislike he'd leave 不喜欢的部分他要改变，并非不喜欢的部分他则留下。 Example sentencesExamples Additionally, if you leave an empty non-stick pan on a hot burner too long, you can roast the surface. More commonly some material is left behind and only when it is removed surgically will bleeding cease. 2.1be left Remain to be used or dealt with. 剩下 we've even got one of the Christmas puddings left over from last year 我们甚至还有去年剩下来的一个圣诞布丁。 with infinitive a retired person with no mortgage left to pay 没有剩余抵押借款要付的退休者。 Example sentencesExamples There is easily enough room for four, and a good deal more left over for their luggage. It works by securing the cord on the curtain tape that is left over after the curtains are gathered. When we finished, the father summoned his two sons out of their room to eat up what was left over on the table. The stock which is left over is placed face down on the table and no one may see it. A lot of the paint comes in full tins, left over from industrial contracts. As he had finished the last bit he left her a note on some of the parchment that was left over. When the tests are complete, what happens to any tissue that is left over? I actually found a disused military shelter left over from WWII near my house the other day. The collection was so successful that they decided to buy a tree to plant in the grounds with the money that was left over. Planning means things are not left to chance and you will be more likely to be what you want to do rather than what is left over. Whatever was left over as free time from my painting I used for my studies. Every time your machine crashes, a vast heap of temporary files full of information are left behind. The mess is left behind when they go, and the local council has to deal with it. Any sum that happens to be left over when a child reaches maturity is not liable to tax. She was allowed to carry home some of the meat that was left over, and they lived on that. It actually contains a fucshia that is left over from the summer planting. The four cards that are left over at the end of the deal are set aside until the end of the hand. The coach will hope just enough of Rudolph's magical dust is left behind to sprinkle on his team. Very little money will be left over for farmers who intend to apply for the schemes this year. This compromise gives more certainty that more money will be left over for residents in the two areas. 2.2with object and adverbial of place Go away from a place without taking (someone or something) （离开某地方时）不带走；忘记带走 we had not left any of our belongings behind 我们没有落下任何东西。 figurative women had been left behind in the struggle for pay equality 〈喻〉在争取同薪同酬斗争中妇女落在了后面。 Example sentencesExamples The independent sector was not left behind in the celebration of new heights being reached yesterday. When Scotland flew to the Far East, at the end of last season, perspective was left behind. Since she was young, it may be that both ovaries were left behind at the time of hysterectomy. No one bothered to tell her friend where to go to for the next train, so she was left behind. The lice hatch in about ten days, but the egg case is left behind to grow out with the hair. On one trip in Africa, a tardy photographer was left behind and had to catch us up in the next country. Because the skeleton is left behind we all go to our heavens without one. Her painted purple lips moved noiselessly in the dark as the city was left behind. My aim is nothing less than to make sure that no patient is left behind. The realities of everyday life were left behind as soon as one entered the meeting. As long as there are children left behind and losing out, we have work to do. You must go online or risk being left behind in the Internet Age, they are warned. One of these was his absolute insistence that no one under any circumstance be left behind. When an orange is juiced, fibre and other health-giving elements are left behind. The decision to leave was very hard: pupils, friends, and youth were left behind. I was very junior, but he made the effort to remember my name and made sure I wasn't left behind. He was apparently left behind when his owners went back to China, in the care of a friend. It is finally left behind when the family takes a motorboat across a vast lagoon. My brother was left behind in England for three years at boarding school because of the point he was at in his education. Evidently that cheery bedside manner was left behind on a straw bale all those years ago. Synonyms leave behind, omit to take, forget, lose, mislay 2.3 Abandon (a spouse or partner) 抛弃（配偶，伙伴） her boyfriend left her for another woman 她的男友为了另一女人抛弃了她。 Example sentencesExamples How often do older men leave their high school sweethearts and marry a younger woman? Relationships come to an end through bereavement or because one or both partners want to leave. Fathers prefer boys to such an extent that if they only had girls, they were more likely to leave their wife or partner. Worse, eight out of ten find a PC failure more stressful than being left by their partner. One woman phoned us to say she would leave but her partner threatened to do to her what he did to his wife if she did. It can also happen if one partner leaves due to the relationship having become unworkable. There's a place where the wife is dealing with her husband leaving her. Synonyms abandon, desert, discard, turn one's back on, cast aside, cast off, jilt, leave in the lurch, leave high and dry, throw over, leave stranded, brush off informal dump, ditch, chuck, drop, walk out on, run out on, rat on, leave flat British informal give someone the push, give someone the elbow, give someone the big E, bin off archaic forsake 2.4 Have as (a surviving relative) after one's death. 死后留下（亲属） he leaves a wife and three children 他死后留下了妻子和三个孩子。 Example sentencesExamples He leaves wife Helen and children Henry 20-months and one week old Emily whom he never got to see. Katie leaves behind her loving partner and their two young children. If at the time of her death, a widow leaves no eligible minor child, the payment of her share of the pension will cease. He died last month, leaving behind his partner Grace and two daughters Della and Elaine. He leaves wife Norma, children Lee, Jesse and Caitlin, and grandkids Mathew, Jordon, Jamie and Emma. Bill was a partner in an asphalt contracting business and he leaves a wife Olga, sister Sheila and daughter Amanda. As well as her parents and sister, she leaves a niece Kim and nephew Josh. 2.5 Bequeath (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will. he left £500 to the National Asthma Campaign 他遗赠500英镑给全国哮喘医治项目。 with two objects Cornelius had left her fifty pounds a year for life 科尼利厄斯遗留给她一笔终生享用的钱，每年50英镑。 Synonyms bequeath, will, endow, hand down, transfer, convey, make over Law demise, devise 3with object and adverbial or complement Cause (someone or something) to be in a particular state or position. 使处于某种状态 he'll leave you in no doubt about what he thinks 他会使你对他的想法不存在丝毫疑问。 I'll leave the door open 我会让门开着。 the children were left with feelings of loss 孩子们留有失落感。 Example sentencesExamples As a result of the attack the pensioner was left with a bruised head and cuts to her hands and was badly shaken up. The psychiatrist says there is nothing he can do and the carer is left with no avenue open to him but to keep on caring the best way he can. Without the word, we are left with far less satisfactory means of protest. Those fortunate enough to have encounters with these animals are left with a feeling of awe. I am not sure if the position we are left with here truly counts as being a religious one or not. Cinemas and pubs would be left empty while sports events would be cancelled. She was left with terrible injuries. If everything is an obstacle to be knocked down it is not clear what we are left with in the end. She shut the front door without so much as a goodbye and I was left with a suitcase and a broken heart. They are left with no option but to try to send fewer people to jail. With journalists gone, the chief composer of the paper was left with the task of reviving it. I was left with a curiosity about the book, but not entirely satisfied by the play. As a result, we were left with only 11 players, including the manager of the team. All we are left with, then, is a belief in participation for its own sake, devoid of any content or realised goal. He added that the couple wished to be left alone to allow the relationship to develop. He shouted at her attacker telling him to leave her alone and the man, who had remained silent throughout the incident, ran off. Campaigners were left with the prospect of returning the funding unless the council changed its mind. The result is that most workers found they were left with hardly anything to live on and were unable to pay back the debt. Once in place the dock will be emptied, leaving Courageous sitting on support blocks. Posts are being left empty for six months at a time because of the manpower shortage. 3.1with object and infinitive Let (someone) do or deal with something without offering help or assistance. 使（某人）孤立无助（或独自面对） infected people are often rejected by family and friends, leaving them to face this chronic condition alone 受到感染的人常被家人和朋友遗弃，让他们独自面对这种慢性病。 Example sentencesExamples Every month or so he would dump an angry dame on me, leaving me to deal with the mess. I'm not leaving you to deal with this whole afterlife thing by yourself. He'd run off to the hospital, leaving me to come home from school to deal with the shock. Steve was quickly engulfed by his friends, leaving me to search for my own. Then they said if he was a friend they would leave him to look after me. She got over it with tickles and biscuits, then strolled out into the garden, leaving me to deal with a spider the size of a cricket ball on the carpet in the lounge. How dare he leave me to deal with everything, including his death, while I have to stay stuck in this body? Don't leave me to deal with him and the men and the press, and all of that all over again. He left us to deal with the news of the secret with very little time to forgive him and to understand why he did what he did. Teen years leave you to deal with a whole new choice of decisions to be made. Becca ran off without even looking at me, leaving me to deal with it on my own. You could have asked her yourself if you had not just left me to deal with her on my own. Why did he have to go leave me on my own, leave me to deal with everything on my own? I only glared coldly at her and sidestepped, leaving her to deal with her zombie-like fans. Her friend had left her to look at the pictures and Maria sat by herself at the edge of the gallery. He disappeared, leaving me to deal with a sore eye that would soon turn into a black eye. His friends had long since vanished, leaving him to sort out the problem he was in by himself. Synonyms entrust, hand over, pass on, refer delegate assign, consign, allot, give, commit 3.2with object Cause to remain as a trace or record. （作为痕迹、记录）留下 dark fruit that would leave purple stains on the table napkins 会在餐巾上留下紫色污渍的深色水果。 figurative they leave the impression that they can be bullied 〈喻〉他们给人留下好欺的印象。 Example sentencesExamples However, it would leave such a nasty stain and I was so lucky this year to have such a clean locker. In the end it is not the insight into star architects that leaves the deepest impression, but the level of thoughtful reflection. The dishes were refreshing, but failed to leave much of an impression on me. For me, it is a sanctuary of deep quiet where man's passing has left not the faintest trace. Why, then, did it leave a big red stain on the white cushions in the escape capsule? The village creates a favourable impression and leaves a strong visual image in the minds of the travelling public. Learning through hands-on experiences leaves a more indelible impression. The fourth walking appendage usually leaves the most lasting trace. It leaves an ugly black stain which can rot fabric, leather and paper. It chews its feet throughout the interview, leaving a damp doggy stain on the carpet. Doing things leaves a more lasting impression when you write about them in a journal later. We concentrate on phosphorus as the nutrient that is biolimiting on geological time scales and potentially leaves a complete geological record. A slight pitting due to the background can be seen with a magnifying glass, where as a punch leaves a cleaner impression. The Board also plans to produce a film on the industry with the aim of leaving a more lasting impression of the industry. Nothing seemed to happen, then the entire panel went blank, leaving a white, empty background. It will certainly leave a more favourable impression with visiting tourists. You might get a greater understanding of Strindberg by visiting the exhibition than the play, even though the play leaves such a strong impression. It's the guitar work that leaves the biggest impression, and fans of genuinely great rock albums ought to find plenty to admire here. Coming so close to the end, they also tend to leave the biggest impression. In particular, she leaves a fainter impression than a bluejay on freshly fallen snow. Synonyms cause, produce, generate, give rise to, result in 3.3with object Deposit or entrust to be kept, collected, or attended to. 寄存，委托保存，留交 she left a note for me 她给我留了一张便条。 Example sentencesExamples Right, I leave myself notes in the text bit of my phone if I've not got a notepad with me. He was further outraged when he found the bag, left by refuse collectors, had no air holes in it. Steve's tears were gone by the time he fell asleep, and Jude broke her calm for only a second to leave herself a mental note. There was no way she could have reacted to the note he left in the box of the present like that. Rising, he angrily tears the note she left into tiny pieces and hurls them across the sand. Just make sure you leave a will and something which allows the authorities to identify your body. He added that people should be charged by the weight of what they left out for collection. 3.4leave something towith object Entrust a decision, choice, or action to (someone else, especially someone considered better qualified) 把（决定，选择，行动）留给 the choice of which link to take is generally left up to the reader 该选择哪一个联系环节通常留给读者自己去决定。 Example sentencesExamples But there is nothing inconsistent about leaving it to the states and not overturning the decision. It is is irrelevant to his day job as party leader and I think he could have left it to someone else. He does what he can to nurture it, but otherwise leaves it to nature to do what it does. In other words, the quantity is dictated and it is left to the market to determine the price. In the end, it is left to the students to stop their abuse of the B-wing stairwell, when it is reopened. With careful, thoughtful technique he leaves it to his reader to find the purpose of the essay. So it was left to the initiative of the Bar Harborites to respond to the needs of its visitors. Instead, it was left to his schools minister to tour the tables, introducing himself. The article leaves it to the imagination how exactly the leftover bees in the cavity are to be killed. Only a few hundred of us are able to be here this week, so it is left to us to be the yeast in the loaf. If he moves the jack or the boule, he loses the advantage of measuring and leaves it to the opponent to measure. noun liːvliv (in snooker, croquet, and other games) the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player. （斯努克、槌球等）收盘球势；（球被击后）停留的位置 Phrases be left at the post Be beaten from the start of a race or competition. （比赛，竞争）一开始就注定失败 Example sentencesExamples Unless U.S. statesmen can wangle the rights to their use, the U.S. will be left at the post. That is breathtaking speed unheard of years ago, with the possible exception of Shannon's second to Blue Legend, after being left at the post, in the 1946 Epsom. Was his engagement the wisest move possible at a time of major-conductor scarcity or a panicky action taken out of fear of being left at the post in the maestro sweepstakes? The relegation issue delayed meaningful negotiations and we have been left at the post in the signings race. If he was a secret supporter of the Blues and the Blue chariot was left at the post, he'd keep the rope up. There were a dozen or more horses in that race, and when the barrier went up Mayflower was left at the post. In the Derby, she was left at the post, and her rider galloped her hard to get into good position. This is one candidate that should be left at the post. She was set to race against Joe Blair, who would get a weight break of 10 pounds, but the filly was left at the post. About 10 were left at the post and 10 started the wrong way. be left for dead Be abandoned as being almost dead or certain to die. 被认为已无法挽救（或必死）而弃之不顾 she was left for dead after being repeatedly hit over the head with a rock Example sentencesExamples Our loss was one killed and three wounded - two of the latter were left for dead on the ground. What might be a crucial story at any other time of the year may be left for dead during sweeps. In three years it'll be left for dead at the dump, leaking its own noxious brew into the soil. What was once a world icon is now stipulated to be left for dead in the wake of the devastating plague. He was left for dead in the middle of the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing. A month ago, they were left for dead, but now they're thriving at the North Shore Animal League. He collapsed after reaching the top of Everest and was left for dead above 8000 metres by Sherpas. He had been left for dead by the security service but was still alive despite having his skull fractured. Another nineteen had died, and a twentieth was left for dead on the day the ship sailed. He's a bigger person than most people would be who were left for dead by their friends, their teammates. be left to oneself 1Be alone or solitary. left to himself he removed his shirt and tie 剩他一个人时，他脱掉衬衫，摘下领带。 Example sentencesExamples All the conditions of line 6 are unfavourable, and its subject is left to himself without any helpers. In the eastern forest region, if the grass be left to itself, small trees soon spring up in its midst. But if any would polish it, it is made dim, and truly if it be left to itself its clearness is withholden. We knew we were lucky when Aaron was so happy to be left to himself, not only as a baby, but also as a toddler. If a quarrelsome person is left to himself he will soon have nobody with which to quarrel. In my mind, this person is worthless, does not deserve a single penny, and should be left to himself to die. For this young person to be left to herself in a country so far away could only expose her to danger. If that balance is somehow compromised, and the bike is left to itself, it will fall every time! The blessedness of this doctrine is that he shall not be left to himself nor suffered to perish. Eventually my wife would join them and I'd be left to myself for as far as the tank of gas would take me. 1.1Be allowed to do what one wants. 被听任自便（或不受支配，想做什么就做什么） women, left to themselves, would make the world a beautiful place to live in 如果放手让女人们去做她们想做的事，在这个世界上生活会变得更美好。 Example sentencesExamples Sexuality, if it is left to itself, as in the case of other species, is a simple biological need. There is another haste that does often and will mislead the mind, if it be left to itself and its own conduct. While I prefer to be left to myself, this was one time I wouldn't have minded a little interference. Otherwise we were left to ourselves in the simple guest house which is used for retreats. This creates a stronger, healthy fox population, which is far more of a pest than if nature had been left to itself. These people have their own ways and would rather be left to themselves. It probably won't happen, however, if Bush's Washington is left to itself. Many of us in high school or college read William Goldman's novel, Lord of the Flies, which depicts the triumph of evil when man is left to himself. Further, whatsoever is left to itself cannot be subject to the providence of a governor. First, it implies that a capitalist market economy cannot be left to itself, but is a social system in need of design and support. leave someone be informal Refrain from disturbing or interfering with someone. 〈非正式〉不打扰，不干预 why can't you all just leave me be? Example sentencesExamples He would have gotten more respect out of me if he just left me be when I asked him to. The facilities were good and clean, the staff were helpful and left us be when we wanted to be left. In fact, she seems to prefer it that way, so I've left her be, but I know that at least I've made an effort. She does not manipulate the needles, just taps them in and leaves me be for 20 minutes or so. Tell us when to show up, tell us what to do, tell us when we are supposed to go home, and leave us be. We just left him be for the night and gave him a place to sleep until we could get him the medical attention he needed. Creatures and races that long left us be have awoken and thrown their might at us. Those who want our business approach us with friendly calls, and leave us be when we decline their offers. My insomnia, although ever present, takes a backseat to my life's list of troubles, and leaves me be that I may live my life in relative restfulness. Impressed as ever by her verve, we left her be, the sound of thousands of tiny sobs fading as we went. leave someone cold Fail to interest someone. 引不起某人的兴趣 the Romantic poets left him cold 浪漫主义诗人引不起他的兴趣。 Example sentencesExamples My parents tried introducing me to Indian art, dance, cooking, and dress, but these things left me cold. The proposals, for that reason, leave us cold. I don't understand a lot of things others take for granted, and I am left cold by fads such as postmodernism, etc. Endless flights to test the effects of weightlessness on fruit flies left us cold and indifferent with few exceptions. Talk about having problems with billing - our experience with them has left us cold about their services. If the last one left you cold, then only consider it if competitive multiplayer is your thing. At her home in Florida, she got a phone call from the firm that left her cold. Still some have left us cold and unfulfilled as one party of the match didn't quite live up to their end of the deal. Some of the episodes leave me cold and others really tickle my fancy. He tends to leave me cold and I can't say I've enjoyed any of his films for over a decade. leave go informal Remove one's hold or grip. 〈非正式〉放开 leave go of me! 放开我！ Example sentencesExamples In the event of both teams leaving go of the rope before a side marking has been pulled beyond the centre line marking on the ground, the Judge shall declare a ‘No Pull’ and the pull shall not constitute one of the requisite number for the match. leave hold of Cease holding. 放开 Example sentencesExamples Elizabeth constantly sat bravely at Frank's side, never leaving hold of his hand, night and day for the last three weeks of his very severe illness. Thereupon the dragon suddenly left hold of him, and went off into the lake. Then the youth left hold of the cord for the first time in ten years, and a great joy descended upon him. When the push button is left hold of, the ball 47 is free to move with the air and is pressed tightly against its seat interrupting the flow. While he was speaking thus to himself a great wave struck the raft, and made him leave hold of the rudder, and tossed him far away into the sea. If so he would hardly have been prepared to leave hold of a piece of art of such a high quality. If an opportunity should occur, he assured her he would not leave hold of her hand. Vasiliev, with whom I was walking hand in hand, suddenly left hold of my arm and sank upon the snow. But as his later life shows, perhaps this early ability to leave hold of himself is one of the reasons why we, as readers, never quite manage to get a crystal clear picture of him as a man. I only let you leave hold of my hand for a minute to go and buy some sweets and now the sky is falling. leave it at that Abstain from further comment or action. 到此为止，不再说（或做） if you are not sure of the answers, say so, and leave it at that 如果你对答案没把握，那就到此为止吧。 Example sentencesExamples For this reason, its much better to call it constant and leave it at that than call it not constant and leave it at that. You're obviously going to leave it at that as you fail to find any more solid arguments to my replies. The movie hints that there is more to him than first appears but frustratingly leaves it at that. Confronting the colleague is better than doing nothing, but leaving it at that doesn't go far enough. Saying that the advanced user isn't their target audience and then leaving it at that does not seem to be the way business should be done. ‘I know,’ she replies, and leaves it at that, knowing she has to keep it together. We left it at that as I arrived home and walked into my house still jittery from the adrenaline. Pick the string, but instead of just leaving it at that, a split second later hit the string with your thumb. The explorers suggested that the towers had to do with the movement of the moon, and left it at that. Most of the time, the script simply brings the issue up and leaves it at that with the rest of the work and questioning to come from a healthy family discussion afterwards. leave much (or a lot) to be desired Be highly unsatisfactory. 远不能令人满意，极不完善 their education leaves much to be desired Example sentencesExamples Unfortunately, the play is as elementary as its title, leaving much to be desired in plot and characterization. But their business practices leave much to be desired, and their fly-by-night bakery quickly ends up in the red. In its infancy, pin and ball were made of hardwood, leaving much to be desired with regard to uniformity. The last release left much to be desired, to be diplomatic, and we do not want those mistakes to be repeated. Many had come from standard, hierarchical organizations which left a lot to be desired on an individual level. Although the liquid diet leaves a lot to be desired, it hasn't been terribly difficult for me to adhere to. Granted the puppetry leaves a lot to be desired, but it was made a long time ago so it can be forgiven for that. In 1842, he performed an experiment that left much to be desired in the control of experimental variables. The architect they chose left a lot to be desired and the building gradually became vacant. It started awhile back when I noticed some of your signs leaving a lot to be desired in the grammar department. Phrasal Verbs leave off Discontinue (an activity) 中断，放弃（活动） the dog left off chasing the sheep 狗停止追羊。 he resumed the other story at the point where the previous author had left off 他接着前作者停下之处续写另一本小说。 Example sentencesExamples Many angrily told him to leave off shouting; but he only cried out all the louder. That's where the DVD version scores because when you sit down to pick it up again it goes back to the beginning of the scene where you left off. And here I drank wine upon necessity, being ill for want of it, and I find reason to fear that by my too sudden leaving off wine, I do contract many evils upon myself. He continued where he left off after the break and nearly gave his side the lead after 52 minutes. He jokes with him on the phone, finishes the call and continues at the point that he left off. Picking up his book where he had left off he tried to focus on the words but the images they painted in his mind didn't match anything that had come before. I swear it leaves off then, to resume work somewhere in my abdomen, causing the most uncomfortable swelling and, eventually, making it harder and harder to breath. Some foolish part of me thought I could walk straight back into the studio and pick right up where I left off, but this is really not the case. In the second half the game continued in the same vein, where it left off at the break. He must start every day where he had to leave off the previous evening. Synonyms stop, cease, finish, desist from, keep from, break off, lay off, give up, discontinue, refrain from, restrain oneself from, hold back from, swear off, resist the temptation to, stop oneself from, withhold from, eschew conclude, terminate, suspend, bring to an end, renounce, forswear, forbear, relinquish North American quit informal give over, knock off, jack something in leave someone/something out 1Fail to include. 未能包括 it seemed unkind to leave Daisy out, so she was invited too 不把戴茜包括在内似乎很不讲情面，所以也请了她。 Olivia was feeling rather left out 奥利维亚觉得受到冷落。 Example sentencesExamples Her neutrality in the First World War left her out of the negotiations concerning the restructuring of Europe. When I reviewed the first draft of the book, I found that the authors had completely left us out of the story. I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. If the flowers are to be smelled along the way, that is a feminine prerogative, and leave us out of it. In all honesty, they probably leave it out for the power reason and to save a few cents on build complexity. She tried to join them once, but I think they intentionally left her out, so she came back to sit by me again. Also, the wonderkid thing is exaggerated - Argentina left him out of their squad for the recent World Youth Cup. Couldn't we have left him out until the next episode and had Dale say - oh I'm engaged. There is no reason to leave us out of your tour dates, unless you simply don't want to come. First of all, don't assume that the guys deliberately left you out or tried to make you look bad. Synonyms miss out, omit, omit by accident, fail to include, overlook, pass over, neglect to notice, leave unnoticed, forget exclude, omit, except, eliminate, drop, count out, disregard, ignore, reject, pass over, neglect, cut out, do away with, bar, debar, keep out 1.1British informal Stop it. ‘Leave it out,’ I said sternly, pushing him off “住手，"我严厉地说，并把他推开。 Derivatives leaver noun ˈliːvəˈlivər 1A person who leaves a place or position. much of the increase in unemployment was driven by a surge in job leavers—workers who voluntarily quit 1.1British A person in favour of the United Kingdom withdrawing from the European Union. Example sentencesExamples Although high levels of motivation are typical for non-school leavers, doing a degree is a long haul. I encourage all Year 12 school leavers to seriously consider the ADF Gap Year option. The share of all leavers who are disconnected rose between 1999 and 2002, from 9.8 percent to 13.8 percent. what they have in mind differs from the clean break envisaged by many Leavers Origin Old English lǣfan 'bequeath', also 'allow to remain, leave in place' of Germanic origin; related to German bleiben 'remain'. life from Old English: The English word life is related to German Leib ‘body’, and also to leave (Old English), and live. The expression as large as life goes back to the days when portrait painting was common. Professional artists were expensive, and a good way of showing off your wealth was to have a portrait painted that was life-size. Early versions of the expression, dating from the mid 17th century, are greater or bigger than the life, with the modern form first recorded in the early 19th century. When someone lives the life of Riley they are enjoying a luxurious and carefree existence. Reilly or Riley is a common Irish surname, and the phrase may come from a popular song of the early 20th century called ‘My Name is Kelly’. This included the lines: ‘Faith and my name is Kelly Michael Kelly, / But I'm living the life of Reilly just the same.’ It is probable that the songwriter, H. Pease, was using an already existing catchphrase, but the song would have made it more widely known. Rhymes achieve, believe, breve, cleave, conceive, deceive, eve, greave, grieve, heave, interleave, interweave, khedive, misconceive, naive, Neve, peeve, perceive, reave, receive, reive, relieve, reprieve, retrieve, sheave, sleeve, steeve, Steve, Tananarive, Tel Aviv, thieve, underachieve, upheave, weave, we've, Yves leave² noun liːvliv mass noun 1Time when one has permission to be absent from work or from duty in the armed forces. 休假；假期 Joe was home on leave 乔在家休假。 maternity leave Example sentencesExamples We support his decision to take leave to do that and we anticipate him returning as leader in early February in time for the next sitting period. You may continue group coverage for up to 36 months of leave of absence by prepaying the monthly premiums. International students on medical leaves of absence may remain in the United States legally while getting treatment. You are not allowed to enroll full-time in another university while on a leave of absence from Duke. Many have been told by their doctors to take leave to protect their health and would step down from the job if they could keep their allowances and pension entitlements. All leaves of absence should be applied for at least 30 days in advance if possible. This has serious repercussions for a largely immigrant workforce who may have to take leave to visit family abroad. What is the reason for the leave of absence deadline on the Academic and Administrative Calendar? While on leave of absence without pay, the employee is not eligible to utilize tuition benefits. Every officer and employee shall be entitled to such leaves of absence on days when elections are held within the city as are authorized by Section 14350 of the Elections Code. The term ‘leave of absence’ applies, in most cases, to leaves of absence without pay. Full-time officers of research may take leaves of absence according to the policies described below. Requests for consecutive years of leave of absence shall be for the reasons provided in this policy. Staff do not accrue university service credit during discretionary leaves of absence such as education leaves, political leave of absence, and other leaves of absence. Supervisor's Note: Detailed information regarding all leaves of absence is available in the Employee Benefits Handbook. Further, some may argue that annual leave provides a sufficient number of days for fathers to take leave to care for their children. Apparently she's still feeling unwell after it and is taking leave to convalesce. A lot of soldiers from Fort Gordon took leave to man the scoreboards. Cycling to college, Singh taught agriculture economics and macro economics but he soon took leave to go to Cambridge on scholarship. If you are on a leave of absence with pay, your and the University's normal contributions will continue. Synonyms holiday, break, time off, furlough, sabbatical, leave of absence, a day/week/month off, leisure time, respite, breathing space half-term, bank holiday, recess North American vacation informal hols, vac North American informal vacay 2often with infinitive Permission. 许可 leave from the court to commence an action 开始诉讼的法院准许状。 Example sentencesExamples It is against that dismissal that the applicant seeks leave to appeal to this Court. She now appeals against conviction by leave of the single judge. So it is with a heavy heart that we seek your leave to return to the subject. You will have a right to appeal against my decision by leave of the Court to a Full Court. I seek leave to take a call on behalf of the leader of the National Party. Though she was refused leave to appeal, she is likely to seek leave to do so from the Appeal Court itself. I also seek leave to file in Court and read an affidavit sworn today. He sought leave to make an application to discharge the court order made last April. I heard Mr Burton seek leave to table the minutes of that particular meeting. Instead, able-bodied men in their thousands had leave to seek a livelihood abroad. It is a very narrow debate, unless members seek leave to widen the debate. The appellant now appeals against sentence by leave of the single judge. I wondered why the member had to seek leave to do that in this particular instance, when the vote has not yet been put. That being the case, I seek leave to ask the Minister whether he will provide us with that legal opinion. I seek leave to table two media reports identifying people who confirm the nature of that police advice. I seek leave to present the report of the High Court on the Tauranga electoral petition. I seek leave to table the list of 101 projects funded by the Sustainable Farming Fund. I also seek leave to table the transcript in which the Prime Minister said there were no positive tests. Under the Children Act 1989, any person may apply to the court for leave to seek an order relating to the child. The applicant seeks leave to appeal from a decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court. Synonyms permission, consent, authorization, sanction, warrant, dispensation, concession, indulgence, approval, clearance, blessing, agreement, backing, assent, acceptance, confirmation, ratification, mandate, licence, acquiescence, concurrence, liberty, freedom informal the go-ahead, the green light, the OK, the rubber stamp Phrases by (or with) your leave 1With your permission. 许可 with your leave, I will send him your address 如果您同意，我将把您的地址给他。 Example sentencesExamples But with your leave, friend, I shall take a cut through the woods until we have left this Christian woman behind. And finally, with your leave, I'll sit down and satisfy my cravings of to-day, and leave to-morrow to shift for itself - who knows but what I may secure both this and that? Member for Lewes (Mr. Baker), and with your leave, Mr. O'Brien, he will speak to amendment No.27 in a moment. Even by your leave Robin, it is not fitting for my order to strike a yeoman for fear an injury he may receive. 2An apology for rude or unwelcome behaviour. （为粗鲁或讨厌行为）道歉 she came in without so much as a by your leave 她未表示任何歉意就闯了进来。 Example sentencesExamples The Virginia Department of Taxation has gone from examination of no records to collection of a naked assessment without so much as a by your leave. I was put on hold without so much as a by your leave. No, here were some of the top people in the dotcom world and these youngsters just walked out on them in mid sentence without a by your leave. My Lord, I ask for leave to appeal in respect of both of your Lordship's decisions, and with your leave I will go on to say why? take one's leave formal Say goodbye. 〈正式〉道别 he went to take his leave of his hostess 他过去向女主人道别。 Example sentencesExamples It is time to leave for home, and we take our leave of these gracious and courteous researchers. The libation complete, we took our leave, promising to return with copies of the photos we took. With directions from Morris on how to get to Big Hill Lake we took our leave with much regret. Saturday morning we sadly took our leave of our friends in Clonmel with the promise of meeting again soon. Then she took her leave of Master Robert, and prayed him for his blessing, and so forth of other friends. Finally, he took his leave under a general amnesty, and finally made his way back to Texas in August 1835. Our guests smile - The Artist's smile is rather perfunctory - and we take our leave of each other. With that, she took her leave of him and went into the house, and spent the night with the rest of the family. With this brief notice of St. Cross we take our leave of the old capital of England and its neighbourhood. She took her leave of them, but when she finally arrived home, she was shocked at the state of her dough. Synonyms departure, leaving, leave-taking, parting, withdrawal, exit, farewell, goodbye, adieu, valediction take leave to do something 〈正式〉斗胆做，冒昧做 formal Venture or presume to do something. 〈正式〉斗胆做，冒昧做 whether this amounts to much, one may take leave to doubt 人们可以大胆怀疑此事是否会有实质性结果。 Example sentencesExamples In my calmer moments, however, I take leave to doubt whether that is so. So the wind had a definite ball getting her hair to look decisively disheveled, before finally taking leave to go wherever it wanted to next. I would take leave to think that we - we need to be a little more precise about it. Otherwise, they might find hungry folks taking leave to make a fuel stop at the petrol station next door. If there is a problem with mainstream media bias, which I take leave to doubt, the solution is not in a million blogs but in the conscious and deliberate pursuit of objectivity and even-handed treatment of the news. Origin Old English lēaf 'permission', of West Germanic origin; related to lief and love. leave³ verbleft liːvliv [no object] (of a plant) put out new leaves. trees leaved, wild flowers burst in profusion on the far side of the lake Origin Middle English: from the same Germanic base as leaf. verb.1 phr. phr.v. noun.1 phr. verb.2 leave¹ verblēvliv [with object] 1Go away from. 离开，离去 she left New York on June 6 她6月6日离开伦敦。 no object we were almost the last to leave 我们几乎是最后离去的。 the Bruins left for Toronto on Monday Example sentencesExamples Our train leaves early in the morning, and this is the only time we could do it. Over the next five years we will implement a new electronic borders system that will track visitors entering or leaving the UK. But there's a train leaving right now, and I've become quickly addicted to not hanging around. It has only one thing going for it and a lot of people travel a long way to visit it - only to leave a little disappointed. Danny smiled at her for a minute then left to go get himself a drink and a snack. People who leave early also miss record-breaking, once-in-a-lifetime achievements by their own children. No-one issued a bill is allowed to leave Australia until every last cent has been paid off. She says they saw three buses leave Orsainville but the exit was blocked so they couldn't follow the buses. Then I remembered the bus is leaving early now at 3: 30. The buses leave just about every hour on the hour. An engineering locomotive came off the tracks as it was leaving Chiswick Park Station just after midnight on Saturday morning. It is expected it will be removed early next week, as soon as a break in the weather allows the barge to leave the UK. As they came to the end of their set they left the Academy to masses of cheers. The three-year-old's remains had just recently been allowed to leave Thailand. A young college teacher leaves China for the United States in search of a better future. The driver and passengers then left immediately for a vacation with injuries. The appellant was adamant that he had fled and left Burma on the same date, namely 5 August. After the bus leaves at dawn, the analyst and his wife suddenly begin to smile and even laugh. We have new exit procedures for leaving the Elmsleigh car park, but it does not help vehicles to leave. Our train was leaving at midnight which meant we had some time for sightseeing. Synonyms depart from, go away from, go from, withdraw from, retire from, take oneself off from, exit from, take one's leave of, pull out of, quit, be gone from, decamp from, disappear from, abandon, vacate, absent oneself from, evacuate set off, head, make, begin one's journey, set sail 1.1 Depart from permanently. 永久离开 at the age of sixteen he left home 16岁时他离开了家。 1.2 Cease attending (a school or college) or working for (an organization) 辍学，离职 she is leaving NBC after 20 years 服务20年后她要离开BBC了。 Example sentencesExamples Robin leaves the School in the autumn after sixteen years to retire in South West France, with his wife, Verna. It was possibly the first time I had done anything like that since leaving high school. After leaving the Conservatoire he helped support his parents by teaching the piano and accompanying dances and dancing classes. Suddenly I realized that my life hadn't changed much in the last decade since leaving college. All parents of students leaving primary school in June are invited to attend along with their children. In the end I decided I had no choice but to leave the training school and offer my services as a spy to another group. After leaving college, Pegg headed to Bristol University with notions of treading the boards. She said many students were leaving primary schools without learning how to read and do basic mathematics. After leaving the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1987 he became an executive at GPA. After leaving primary school he went to Norwood College, a public school at Sedbergh not far from Kendal. Since leaving drama school he's only been out of work for a total of five months. The event was for the Year 11 students, as many of them are leaving the school this year. Up to 12 members of staff have left the college because they are unhappy with the new setup. Yup, they are singing my praises now that I am leaving high school and going to college. Upon denial of her promotion, she leaves the University in a swarm of anger. He leaves high school shy of graduation to work in his grandfather's bank. He was taught by Eckersberg from whom he continued to learn after leaving the Academy in 1832. He insisted, in 1869, on leaving the Catholic school which he was attending and studying instead at a lycée. He left the University as a probationer, but he was not ordained at this stage. I've continued to study and avail of relevant training courses since leaving college. Synonyms quit, give up, abandon, move from, resign from, retire from, bow out of, step down from, withdraw from, get out of, pull out of, back out of 2Allow to remain. 让…留下 the parts he disliked he would alter and the parts he didn't dislike he'd leave 不喜欢的部分他要改变，并非不喜欢的部分他则留下。 Example sentencesExamples Additionally, if you leave an empty non-stick pan on a hot burner too long, you can roast the surface. More commonly some material is left behind and only when it is removed surgically will bleeding cease. 2.1be left Remain to be used or dealt with. 剩下 we've even got one of the plum puddings left over from last year 我们甚至还有去年剩下来的一个圣诞布丁。 a retired person with no mortgage left to pay 没有剩余抵押借款要付的退休者。 Example sentencesExamples She was allowed to carry home some of the meat that was left over, and they lived on that. Very little money will be left over for farmers who intend to apply for the schemes this year. The stock which is left over is placed face down on the table and no one may see it. The four cards that are left over at the end of the deal are set aside until the end of the hand. A lot of the paint comes in full tins, left over from industrial contracts. The coach will hope just enough of Rudolph's magical dust is left behind to sprinkle on his team. Every time your machine crashes, a vast heap of temporary files full of information are left behind. It actually contains a fucshia that is left over from the summer planting. There is easily enough room for four, and a good deal more left over for their luggage. Planning means things are not left to chance and you will be more likely to be what you want to do rather than what is left over. I actually found a disused military shelter left over from WWII near my house the other day. Any sum that happens to be left over when a child reaches maturity is not liable to tax. Whatever was left over as free time from my painting I used for my studies. It works by securing the cord on the curtain tape that is left over after the curtains are gathered. When we finished, the father summoned his two sons out of their room to eat up what was left over on the table. The collection was so successful that they decided to buy a tree to plant in the grounds with the money that was left over. As he had finished the last bit he left her a note on some of the parchment that was left over. When the tests are complete, what happens to any tissue that is left over? This compromise gives more certainty that more money will be left over for residents in the two areas. The mess is left behind when they go, and the local council has to deal with it. 2.2 Go away from a place without taking (someone or something) （离开某地方时）不带走；忘记带走 we had not left any of our belongings behind 我们没有落下任何东西。 figurative women had been left behind in the struggle for pay equality 〈喻〉在争取同薪同酬斗争中妇女落在了后面。 Example sentencesExamples It is finally left behind when the family takes a motorboat across a vast lagoon. The realities of everyday life were left behind as soon as one entered the meeting. No one bothered to tell her friend where to go to for the next train, so she was left behind. My aim is nothing less than to make sure that no patient is left behind. Because the skeleton is left behind we all go to our heavens without one. The independent sector was not left behind in the celebration of new heights being reached yesterday. I was very junior, but he made the effort to remember my name and made sure I wasn't left behind. Evidently that cheery bedside manner was left behind on a straw bale all those years ago. On one trip in Africa, a tardy photographer was left behind and had to catch us up in the next country. One of these was his absolute insistence that no one under any circumstance be left behind. As long as there are children left behind and losing out, we have work to do. You must go online or risk being left behind in the Internet Age, they are warned. Her painted purple lips moved noiselessly in the dark as the city was left behind. When an orange is juiced, fibre and other health-giving elements are left behind. When Scotland flew to the Far East, at the end of last season, perspective was left behind. The lice hatch in about ten days, but the egg case is left behind to grow out with the hair. He was apparently left behind when his owners went back to China, in the care of a friend. My brother was left behind in England for three years at boarding school because of the point he was at in his education. Since she was young, it may be that both ovaries were left behind at the time of hysterectomy. The decision to leave was very hard: pupils, friends, and youth were left behind. Synonyms leave behind, omit to take, forget, lose, mislay 2.3 Abandon (a spouse or partner) 抛弃（配偶，伙伴） her boyfriend left her for another woman 她的男友为了另一女人抛弃了她。 Example sentencesExamples Worse, eight out of ten find a PC failure more stressful than being left by their partner. It can also happen if one partner leaves due to the relationship having become unworkable. Fathers prefer boys to such an extent that if they only had girls, they were more likely to leave their wife or partner. How often do older men leave their high school sweethearts and marry a younger woman? There's a place where the wife is dealing with her husband leaving her. One woman phoned us to say she would leave but her partner threatened to do to her what he did to his wife if she did. Relationships come to an end through bereavement or because one or both partners want to leave. Synonyms abandon, desert, discard, turn one's back on, cast aside, cast off, jilt, leave in the lurch, leave high and dry, throw over, leave stranded, brush off 2.4 Have as (a surviving relative) after one's death. 死后留下（亲属） he leaves a wife and three children 他死后留下了妻子和三个孩子。 Example sentencesExamples As well as her parents and sister, she leaves a niece Kim and nephew Josh. He leaves wife Helen and children Henry 20-months and one week old Emily whom he never got to see. If at the time of her death, a widow leaves no eligible minor child, the payment of her share of the pension will cease. Katie leaves behind her loving partner and their two young children. He leaves wife Norma, children Lee, Jesse and Caitlin, and grandkids Mathew, Jordon, Jamie and Emma. Bill was a partner in an asphalt contracting business and he leaves a wife Olga, sister Sheila and daughter Amanda. He died last month, leaving behind his partner Grace and two daughters Della and Elaine. 2.5 Bequeath. 遗赠 Harry had left her $5,000 a year for life he left $500 to the Police Athletic League Synonyms bequeath, will, endow, hand down, transfer, convey, make over 3Cause (someone or something) to be in a particular state or position. 使处于某种状态 he'll leave you in no doubt about what he thinks 他会使你对他的想法不存在丝毫疑问。 I'll leave the door open 我会让门开着。 the children were left with feelings of loss 孩子们留有失落感。 Example sentencesExamples Cinemas and pubs would be left empty while sports events would be cancelled. If everything is an obstacle to be knocked down it is not clear what we are left with in the end. With journalists gone, the chief composer of the paper was left with the task of reviving it. As a result, we were left with only 11 players, including the manager of the team. All we are left with, then, is a belief in participation for its own sake, devoid of any content or realised goal. I was left with a curiosity about the book, but not entirely satisfied by the play. The psychiatrist says there is nothing he can do and the carer is left with no avenue open to him but to keep on caring the best way he can. Posts are being left empty for six months at a time because of the manpower shortage. She shut the front door without so much as a goodbye and I was left with a suitcase and a broken heart. Without the word, we are left with far less satisfactory means of protest. The result is that most workers found they were left with hardly anything to live on and were unable to pay back the debt. He shouted at her attacker telling him to leave her alone and the man, who had remained silent throughout the incident, ran off. I am not sure if the position we are left with here truly counts as being a religious one or not. She was left with terrible injuries. Those fortunate enough to have encounters with these animals are left with a feeling of awe. Campaigners were left with the prospect of returning the funding unless the council changed its mind. Once in place the dock will be emptied, leaving Courageous sitting on support blocks. They are left with no option but to try to send fewer people to jail. As a result of the attack the pensioner was left with a bruised head and cuts to her hands and was badly shaken up. He added that the couple wished to be left alone to allow the relationship to develop. 3.1 Let (someone) do or deal with something without offering help or assistance. 使（某人）孤立无助（或独自面对） infected people are often rejected by family and friends, leaving them to face this chronic condition alone 受到感染的人常被家人和朋友遗弃，让他们独自面对这种慢性病。 Example sentencesExamples Teen years leave you to deal with a whole new choice of decisions to be made. Don't leave me to deal with him and the men and the press, and all of that all over again. He disappeared, leaving me to deal with a sore eye that would soon turn into a black eye. He left us to deal with the news of the secret with very little time to forgive him and to understand why he did what he did. I only glared coldly at her and sidestepped, leaving her to deal with her zombie-like fans. Every month or so he would dump an angry dame on me, leaving me to deal with the mess. Why did he have to go leave me on my own, leave me to deal with everything on my own? I'm not leaving you to deal with this whole afterlife thing by yourself. Her friend had left her to look at the pictures and Maria sat by herself at the edge of the gallery. Then they said if he was a friend they would leave him to look after me. He'd run off to the hospital, leaving me to come home from school to deal with the shock. You could have asked her yourself if you had not just left me to deal with her on my own. She got over it with tickles and biscuits, then strolled out into the garden, leaving me to deal with a spider the size of a cricket ball on the carpet in the lounge. His friends had long since vanished, leaving him to sort out the problem he was in by himself. Becca ran off without even looking at me, leaving me to deal with it on my own. Steve was quickly engulfed by his friends, leaving me to search for my own. How dare he leave me to deal with everything, including his death, while I have to stay stuck in this body? Synonyms entrust, hand over, pass on, refer 3.2 Cause to remain as a trace or record. （作为痕迹、记录）留下 dark fruit that would leave purple stains on the table napkins 会在餐巾上留下紫色污渍的深色水果。 figurative they leave the impression that they can be bullied 〈喻〉他们给人留下好欺的印象。 Example sentencesExamples Coming so close to the end, they also tend to leave the biggest impression. Learning through hands-on experiences leaves a more indelible impression. We concentrate on phosphorus as the nutrient that is biolimiting on geological time scales and potentially leaves a complete geological record. For me, it is a sanctuary of deep quiet where man's passing has left not the faintest trace. A slight pitting due to the background can be seen with a magnifying glass, where as a punch leaves a cleaner impression. It chews its feet throughout the interview, leaving a damp doggy stain on the carpet. The fourth walking appendage usually leaves the most lasting trace. In particular, she leaves a fainter impression than a bluejay on freshly fallen snow. It's the guitar work that leaves the biggest impression, and fans of genuinely great rock albums ought to find plenty to admire here. The village creates a favourable impression and leaves a strong visual image in the minds of the travelling public. Why, then, did it leave a big red stain on the white cushions in the escape capsule? In the end it is not the insight into star architects that leaves the deepest impression, but the level of thoughtful reflection. It leaves an ugly black stain which can rot fabric, leather and paper. However, it would leave such a nasty stain and I was so lucky this year to have such a clean locker. Doing things leaves a more lasting impression when you write about them in a journal later. You might get a greater understanding of Strindberg by visiting the exhibition than the play, even though the play leaves such a strong impression. Nothing seemed to happen, then the entire panel went blank, leaving a white, empty background. The dishes were refreshing, but failed to leave much of an impression on me. The Board also plans to produce a film on the industry with the aim of leaving a more lasting impression of the industry. It will certainly leave a more favourable impression with visiting tourists. Synonyms cause, produce, generate, give rise to, result in 3.3 Deposit or entrust to be kept, collected, or attended to. 寄存，委托保存，留交 she left a note for me 她给我留了一张便条。 Example sentencesExamples Steve's tears were gone by the time he fell asleep, and Jude broke her calm for only a second to leave herself a mental note. Rising, he angrily tears the note she left into tiny pieces and hurls them across the sand. There was no way she could have reacted to the note he left in the box of the present like that. Right, I leave myself notes in the text bit of my phone if I've not got a notepad with me. Just make sure you leave a will and something which allows the authorities to identify your body. He added that people should be charged by the weight of what they left out for collection. He was further outraged when he found the bag, left by refuse collectors, had no air holes in it. 3.4leave something to Entrust a decision, choice, or action to (someone else, especially someone considered better qualified) 把（决定，选择，行动）留给 the choice of which link to take is generally left up to the reader 该选择哪一个联系环节通常留给读者自己去决定。 Example sentencesExamples So it was left to the initiative of the Bar Harborites to respond to the needs of its visitors. It is is irrelevant to his day job as party leader and I think he could have left it to someone else. But there is nothing inconsistent about leaving it to the states and not overturning the decision. Instead, it was left to his schools minister to tour the tables, introducing himself. In other words, the quantity is dictated and it is left to the market to determine the price. In the end, it is left to the students to stop their abuse of the B-wing stairwell, when it is reopened. The article leaves it to the imagination how exactly the leftover bees in the cavity are to be killed. He does what he can to nurture it, but otherwise leaves it to nature to do what it does. If he moves the jack or the boule, he loses the advantage of measuring and leaves it to the opponent to measure. With careful, thoughtful technique he leaves it to his reader to find the purpose of the essay. Only a few hundred of us are able to be here this week, so it is left to us to be the yeast in the loaf. nounlēvliv (in pool, billiards, snooker, croquet, and other games) the position of the balls after a shot. （斯努克、槌球等）收盘球势；（球被击后）停留的位置 Phrases be left at the post Be beaten from the start of a race or competition. （比赛，竞争）一开始就注定失败 Example sentencesExamples This is one candidate that should be left at the post. If he was a secret supporter of the Blues and the Blue chariot was left at the post, he'd keep the rope up. There were a dozen or more horses in that race, and when the barrier went up Mayflower was left at the post. The relegation issue delayed meaningful negotiations and we have been left at the post in the signings race. That is breathtaking speed unheard of years ago, with the possible exception of Shannon's second to Blue Legend, after being left at the post, in the 1946 Epsom. Unless U.S. statesmen can wangle the rights to their use, the U.S. will be left at the post. She was set to race against Joe Blair, who would get a weight break of 10 pounds, but the filly was left at the post. About 10 were left at the post and 10 started the wrong way. Was his engagement the wisest move possible at a time of major-conductor scarcity or a panicky action taken out of fear of being left at the post in the maestro sweepstakes? In the Derby, she was left at the post, and her rider galloped her hard to get into good position. be left for dead Be abandoned as being almost dead or certain to die. 被认为已无法挽救（或必死）而弃之不顾 Example sentencesExamples He was left for dead in the middle of the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing. He collapsed after reaching the top of Everest and was left for dead above 8000 metres by Sherpas. In three years it'll be left for dead at the dump, leaking its own noxious brew into the soil. He's a bigger person than most people would be who were left for dead by their friends, their teammates. What might be a crucial story at any other time of the year may be left for dead during sweeps. What was once a world icon is now stipulated to be left for dead in the wake of the devastating plague. Another nineteen had died, and a twentieth was left for dead on the day the ship sailed. A month ago, they were left for dead, but now they're thriving at the North Shore Animal League. Our loss was one killed and three wounded - two of the latter were left for dead on the ground. He had been left for dead by the security service but was still alive despite having his skull fractured. be left to oneself 1Be allowed to do what one wants. 被听任自便（或不受支配，想做什么就做什么） women, left to themselves, would make the world a beautiful place to live in 如果放手让女人们去做她们想做的事，在这个世界上生活会变得更美好。 Example sentencesExamples While I prefer to be left to myself, this was one time I wouldn't have minded a little interference. Further, whatsoever is left to itself cannot be subject to the providence of a governor. Otherwise we were left to ourselves in the simple guest house which is used for retreats. First, it implies that a capitalist market economy cannot be left to itself, but is a social system in need of design and support. It probably won't happen, however, if Bush's Washington is left to itself. There is another haste that does often and will mislead the mind, if it be left to itself and its own conduct. These people have their own ways and would rather be left to themselves. Sexuality, if it is left to itself, as in the case of other species, is a simple biological need. This creates a stronger, healthy fox population, which is far more of a pest than if nature had been left to itself. Many of us in high school or college read William Goldman's novel, Lord of the Flies, which depicts the triumph of evil when man is left to himself. 1.1Be in the position of being alone or solitary. 单独，独处 left to himself, he removed his shirt and tie 剩他一个人时，他脱掉衬衫，摘下领带。 Example sentencesExamples But if any would polish it, it is made dim, and truly if it be left to itself its clearness is withholden. If a quarrelsome person is left to himself he will soon have nobody with which to quarrel. In the eastern forest region, if the grass be left to itself, small trees soon spring up in its midst. If that balance is somehow compromised, and the bike is left to itself, it will fall every time! For this young person to be left to herself in a country so far away could only expose her to danger. Eventually my wife would join them and I'd be left to myself for as far as the tank of gas would take me. The blessedness of this doctrine is that he shall not be left to himself nor suffered to perish. All the conditions of line 6 are unfavourable, and its subject is left to himself without any helpers. We knew we were lucky when Aaron was so happy to be left to himself, not only as a baby, but also as a toddler. In my mind, this person is worthless, does not deserve a single penny, and should be left to himself to die. leave someone be informal Refrain from disturbing or interfering with someone. 〈非正式〉不打扰，不干预 Example sentencesExamples Those who want our business approach us with friendly calls, and leave us be when we decline their offers. In fact, she seems to prefer it that way, so I've left her be, but I know that at least I've made an effort. My insomnia, although ever present, takes a backseat to my life's list of troubles, and leaves me be that I may live my life in relative restfulness. Tell us when to show up, tell us what to do, tell us when we are supposed to go home, and leave us be. He would have gotten more respect out of me if he just left me be when I asked him to. Impressed as ever by her verve, we left her be, the sound of thousands of tiny sobs fading as we went. Creatures and races that long left us be have awoken and thrown their might at us. She does not manipulate the needles, just taps them in and leaves me be for 20 minutes or so. The facilities were good and clean, the staff were helpful and left us be when we wanted to be left. We just left him be for the night and gave him a place to sleep until we could get him the medical attention he needed. leave someone cold Fail to interest someone. 引不起某人的兴趣 the Romantic poets left him cold 浪漫主义诗人引不起他的兴趣。 Example sentencesExamples Some of the episodes leave me cold and others really tickle my fancy. I don't understand a lot of things others take for granted, and I am left cold by fads such as postmodernism, etc. He tends to leave me cold and I can't say I've enjoyed any of his films for over a decade. Endless flights to test the effects of weightlessness on fruit flies left us cold and indifferent with few exceptions. If the last one left you cold, then only consider it if competitive multiplayer is your thing. The proposals, for that reason, leave us cold. Still some have left us cold and unfulfilled as one party of the match didn't quite live up to their end of the deal. At her home in Florida, she got a phone call from the firm that left her cold. Talk about having problems with billing - our experience with them has left us cold about their services. My parents tried introducing me to Indian art, dance, cooking, and dress, but these things left me cold. leave hold of Cease holding. 放开 Example sentencesExamples Thereupon the dragon suddenly left hold of him, and went off into the lake. If so he would hardly have been prepared to leave hold of a piece of art of such a high quality. Then the youth left hold of the cord for the first time in ten years, and a great joy descended upon him. If an opportunity should occur, he assured her he would not leave hold of her hand. When the push button is left hold of, the ball 47 is free to move with the air and is pressed tightly against its seat interrupting the flow. I only let you leave hold of my hand for a minute to go and buy some sweets and now the sky is falling. Vasiliev, with whom I was walking hand in hand, suddenly left hold of my arm and sank upon the snow. But as his later life shows, perhaps this early ability to leave hold of himself is one of the reasons why we, as readers, never quite manage to get a crystal clear picture of him as a man. Elizabeth constantly sat bravely at Frank's side, never leaving hold of his hand, night and day for the last three weeks of his very severe illness. While he was speaking thus to himself a great wave struck the raft, and made him leave hold of the rudder, and tossed him far away into the sea. leave it at that 〈英，非正式〉停下，住手 Abstain from further comment or action. 到此为止，不再说（或做） if you are not sure of the answers, say so, and leave it at that 如果你对答案没把握，那就到此为止吧。 Example sentencesExamples Confronting the colleague is better than doing nothing, but leaving it at that doesn't go far enough. You're obviously going to leave it at that as you fail to find any more solid arguments to my replies. For this reason, its much better to call it constant and leave it at that than call it not constant and leave it at that. The explorers suggested that the towers had to do with the movement of the moon, and left it at that. The movie hints that there is more to him than first appears but frustratingly leaves it at that. We left it at that as I arrived home and walked into my house still jittery from the adrenaline. Saying that the advanced user isn't their target audience and then leaving it at that does not seem to be the way business should be done. Pick the string, but instead of just leaving it at that, a split second later hit the string with your thumb. Most of the time, the script simply brings the issue up and leaves it at that with the rest of the work and questioning to come from a healthy family discussion afterwards. ‘I know,’ she replies, and leaves it at that, knowing she has to keep it together. leave much (or a lot) to be desired Be highly unsatisfactory. 远不能令人满意，极不完善 Example sentencesExamples Unfortunately, the play is as elementary as its title, leaving much to be desired in plot and characterization. In its infancy, pin and ball were made of hardwood, leaving much to be desired with regard to uniformity. Although the liquid diet leaves a lot to be desired, it hasn't been terribly difficult for me to adhere to. The last release left much to be desired, to be diplomatic, and we do not want those mistakes to be repeated. But their business practices leave much to be desired, and their fly-by-night bakery quickly ends up in the red. Many had come from standard, hierarchical organizations which left a lot to be desired on an individual level. The architect they chose left a lot to be desired and the building gradually became vacant. In 1842, he performed an experiment that left much to be desired in the control of experimental variables. Granted the puppetry leaves a lot to be desired, but it was made a long time ago so it can be forgiven for that. It started awhile back when I noticed some of your signs leaving a lot to be desired in the grammar department. Phrasal Verbs leave off 1Discontinue (an activity) 中断，放弃（活动） the dog left off chasing the sheep 狗停止追羊。 Example sentencesExamples In the second half the game continued in the same vein, where it left off at the break. He jokes with him on the phone, finishes the call and continues at the point that he left off. He must start every day where he had to leave off the previous evening. I swear it leaves off then, to resume work somewhere in my abdomen, causing the most uncomfortable swelling and, eventually, making it harder and harder to breath. He continued where he left off after the break and nearly gave his side the lead after 52 minutes. That's where the DVD version scores because when you sit down to pick it up again it goes back to the beginning of the scene where you left off. Some foolish part of me thought I could walk straight back into the studio and pick right up where I left off, but this is really not the case. Many angrily told him to leave off shouting; but he only cried out all the louder. And here I drank wine upon necessity, being ill for want of it, and I find reason to fear that by my too sudden leaving off wine, I do contract many evils upon myself. Picking up his book where he had left off he tried to focus on the words but the images they painted in his mind didn't match anything that had come before. Synonyms stop, cease, finish, desist from, keep from, break off, lay off, give up, discontinue, refrain from, restrain oneself from, hold back from, swear off, resist the temptation to, stop oneself from, withhold from, eschew 1.1Come to an end. 结束 he resumed the other story at the point where the previous author had left off 他接着前作者停下之处续写另一本小说。 Example sentencesExamples Some even carry on a story from where tracks on previous albums left off. It definitely should have left off with the apocalyptic ending. Since we last left off, there have been major problems that have arisen with regard to our building project. They began the second half where they left off from the first. The Tories continued where the previous Labour government left off in trying to tame militant trade unionism. They rode right into a squadron of our own cavalry, who dealt with them and finished where we'd left off. I wish, though, to return to the scene of the crime, in a manner of speaking, where I left off last week. I wouldn't try, or want to try, to carry on from where he left off. She takes up where she left off before her brief battle with temptation. leave someone/something out Fail to include. 未能包括 it seemed unkind to leave Daisy out, so she was invited too 不把戴茜包括在内似乎很不讲情面，所以也请了她。 Janet was feeling rather left out 奥利维亚觉得受到冷落。 Example sentencesExamples In all honesty, they probably leave it out for the power reason and to save a few cents on build complexity. First of all, don't assume that the guys deliberately left you out or tried to make you look bad. I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. If the flowers are to be smelled along the way, that is a feminine prerogative, and leave us out of it. There is no reason to leave us out of your tour dates, unless you simply don't want to come. Her neutrality in the First World War left her out of the negotiations concerning the restructuring of Europe. She tried to join them once, but I think they intentionally left her out, so she came back to sit by me again. Couldn't we have left him out until the next episode and had Dale say - oh I'm engaged. Also, the wonderkid thing is exaggerated - Argentina left him out of their squad for the recent World Youth Cup. When I reviewed the first draft of the book, I found that the authors had completely left us out of the story. Synonyms miss out, omit, omit by accident, fail to include, overlook, pass over, neglect to notice, leave unnoticed, forget exclude, omit, except, eliminate, drop, count out, disregard, ignore, reject, pass over, neglect, cut out, do away with, bar, debar, keep out leave something off Omit to put on. 未装上 a bolt may have been left off the plane's forward door during production 生产中也许漏装了飞机前门的一个门闩。 Example sentencesExamples It was getting darker all time and because I'd left my gloves off, my hands were also freezing cold. About two months ago the dealer left a clamp off my radiator hose after servicing my car. The other method was to leave his name off a work completely or to send in a proxy. So, while I will sometimes turn comments on, I'll probably leave them off most of the time. Didn't you notice when you left my name off Katie's registration? I would have left her name off the list but that would have been rude. Apparently, some people think I left certain characters off the poll because of prejudices. She left her gloves off, and the covers for her forearms and calves, and turned her attention back to her wet hair. At his suggestion, they left his name off the credits so it wouldn't hurt their sales. I considered buying it anyway, and leaving the wheels off - it would match what I have now. Origin Old English lǣfan ‘bequeath’, also ‘allow to remain, leave in place’ of Germanic origin; related to German bleiben ‘remain’. leave² nounlēvliv 1Time when one has permission to be absent from work or from duty in the armed forces. 休假；假期 Joe was home on leave 乔在家休假。 he took a leave of absence last year Example sentencesExamples The term ‘leave of absence’ applies, in most cases, to leaves of absence without pay. Apparently she's still feeling unwell after it and is taking leave to convalesce. International students on medical leaves of absence may remain in the United States legally while getting treatment. This has serious repercussions for a largely immigrant workforce who may have to take leave to visit family abroad. While on leave of absence without pay, the employee is not eligible to utilize tuition benefits. Requests for consecutive years of leave of absence shall be for the reasons provided in this policy. Further, some may argue that annual leave provides a sufficient number of days for fathers to take leave to care for their children. You are not allowed to enroll full-time in another university while on a leave of absence from Duke. Full-time officers of research may take leaves of absence according to the policies described below. A lot of soldiers from Fort Gordon took leave to man the scoreboards. We support his decision to take leave to do that and we anticipate him returning as leader in early February in time for the next sitting period. Cycling to college, Singh taught agriculture economics and macro economics but he soon took leave to go to Cambridge on scholarship. Every officer and employee shall be entitled to such leaves of absence on days when elections are held within the city as are authorized by Section 14350 of the Elections Code. Supervisor's Note: Detailed information regarding all leaves of absence is available in the Employee Benefits Handbook. Staff do not accrue university service credit during discretionary leaves of absence such as education leaves, political leave of absence, and other leaves of absence. If you are on a leave of absence with pay, your and the University's normal contributions will continue. All leaves of absence should be applied for at least 30 days in advance if possible. You may continue group coverage for up to 36 months of leave of absence by prepaying the monthly premiums. What is the reason for the leave of absence deadline on the Academic and Administrative Calendar? Many have been told by their doctors to take leave to protect their health and would step down from the job if they could keep their allowances and pension entitlements. Synonyms holiday, break, time off, furlough, sabbatical, leave of absence, a day off, a month off, a week off, leisure time, respite, breathing space 2often with infinitive Permission. 许可 he is seeking leave to appeal the injunction Example sentencesExamples That being the case, I seek leave to ask the Minister whether he will provide us with that legal opinion. I wondered why the member had to seek leave to do that in this particular instance, when the vote has not yet been put. I seek leave to take a call on behalf of the leader of the National Party. So it is with a heavy heart that we seek your leave to return to the subject. You will have a right to appeal against my decision by leave of the Court to a Full Court. I seek leave to present the report of the High Court on the Tauranga electoral petition. She now appeals against conviction by leave of the single judge. The applicant seeks leave to appeal from a decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court. I also seek leave to file in Court and read an affidavit sworn today. Instead, able-bodied men in their thousands had leave to seek a livelihood abroad. I seek leave to table two media reports identifying people who confirm the nature of that police advice. Under the Children Act 1989, any person may apply to the court for leave to seek an order relating to the child. It is against that dismissal that the applicant seeks leave to appeal to this Court. He sought leave to make an application to discharge the court order made last April. Though she was refused leave to appeal, she is likely to seek leave to do so from the Appeal Court itself. It is a very narrow debate, unless members seek leave to widen the debate. I heard Mr Burton seek leave to table the minutes of that particular meeting. I also seek leave to table the transcript in which the Prime Minister said there were no positive tests. I seek leave to table the list of 101 projects funded by the Sustainable Farming Fund. The appellant now appeals against sentence by leave of the single judge. Synonyms permission, consent, authorization, sanction, warrant, dispensation, concession, indulgence, approval, clearance, blessing, agreement, backing, assent, acceptance, confirmation, ratification, mandate, licence, acquiescence, concurrence, liberty, freedom Phrases by (or with) your leave With your permission. 许可 with your leave, I will send him your address 如果您同意，我将把您的地址给他。 Example sentencesExamples Even by your leave Robin, it is not fitting for my order to strike a yeoman for fear an injury he may receive. Member for Lewes (Mr. Baker), and with your leave, Mr. O'Brien, he will speak to amendment No.27 in a moment. And finally, with your leave, I'll sit down and satisfy my cravings of to-day, and leave to-morrow to shift for itself - who knows but what I may secure both this and that? But with your leave, friend, I shall take a cut through the woods until we have left this Christian woman behind. take one's leave formal Say goodbye. 〈正式〉道别 he went to take his leave of his hostess 他过去向女主人道别。 Example sentencesExamples She took her leave of them, but when she finally arrived home, she was shocked at the state of her dough. Finally, he took his leave under a general amnesty, and finally made his way back to Texas in August 1835. With that, she took her leave of him and went into the house, and spent the night with the rest of the family. Then she took her leave of Master Robert, and prayed him for his blessing, and so forth of other friends. Saturday morning we sadly took our leave of our friends in Clonmel with the promise of meeting again soon. With this brief notice of St. Cross we take our leave of the old capital of England and its neighbourhood. With directions from Morris on how to get to Big Hill Lake we took our leave with much regret. The libation complete, we took our leave, promising to return with copies of the photos we took. It is time to leave for home, and we take our leave of these gracious and courteous researchers. Our guests smile - The Artist's smile is rather perfunctory - and we take our leave of each other. Synonyms departure, leaving, leave-taking, parting, withdrawal, exit, farewell, goodbye, adieu, valediction Origin Old English lēaf ‘permission’, of West Germanic origin; related to lief and love. leave³ verblēvliv [no object] (of a plant) put out new leaves. trees leaved, wild flowers burst in profusion on the far side of the lake Origin Middle English: from the same Germanic base as leaf. verb.1 phr. phr.v. noun.1 phr. verb.2
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