to go away from someone or something, for ashorttimeorpermanently:
离开；离去；走开
I'll be leaving at five o'clocktomorrow.我明天早晨5点钟离开。
He left thehouseby the backdoor.他从房子的后门离开了。
She left thegroupofpeopleshe was with and came over tospeakto us.她离开了人群，走过来和我们说话。
Thebusleaves in fiveminutes.公共汽车5分钟后发车。
More examples
I didn't leave theofficeuntil eight o'clock lastnight.
Ayounggirlwascrying,protestingthat she didn'twantto leave hermother.
Wegatheredourthings together and leftquickly.
Soon we had left theriverestuaryand wereheadingtowards theopensea.
Yourflightto Perth will leave from Terminal 4.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Departing
abandon
abandonment
absquatulate
backward
be ready to rollidiom
drive off
move
outgoing
p.o.q.
peel away/off
piss off
pull
pullsomethingoff
sea
strike
takesomethingoff
turfsomethingout
vacate
vamoose
walk
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leaveverb(NOT TAKE)
A2[T]
to not take something or someone with you when you go, eitherintentionallyor byaccident:
遗留，遗忘
Hey, you've leftyourkeyson thetable.喂，你把钥匙落在桌子上了。
Can I leave amessageforSue?我可以给苏留个口信吗？
Why don't you leave thekidswithme onFriday?周五你干吗不把孩子留给我照看呢?
More examples
Guests areadvisednot to leave anyarticlesofvalueintheirhotelrooms.
Never leaveyourluggageunattended.
It'sconsideredgoodmannersin somesocietiesto leave a littlefoodonyourplate.
Sheabsent-mindedlyleft herumbrellaon thebus.
That'sfunny- I'msureI left mykeyshere.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Departing
abandon
abandonment
absquatulate
backward
be ready to rollidiom
drive off
move
outgoing
p.o.q.
peel away/off
piss off
pull
pullsomethingoff
sea
strike
takesomethingoff
turfsomethingout
vacate
vamoose
walk
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leaveverb(REMAIN)
A2
If something leaves somethingelse, apartoreffectof itstaysafter it has gone or been used:
留下；剩下
Hisshoesleftmuddymarkson thefloor.他的鞋在地板上留下了泥印。
[+ two objects]If I give you €50 that won't leave me enoughcashtopaythebill.如果我给你50欧元我剩下的钱就不够付账了。
[+ obj + adj]Farfromimprovingthings, the newlawhas left manypeopleworseoff(= they are now in aworsesituation)than before.这项新的法律不仅没有使生活条件得到改善，反而使许多人的境遇更加糟糕了。
B2[T]
If you leave something in aparticularcondition, you do nottouchit,moveit, oracttochangeit in any way, so that itstaysin the samecondition:
使保留；使保持（某种状态）
Leave thatchairwhere it is.把那把椅子留在原处。
He left most of hisdinner(= did noteatmuch of it).他的晚饭几乎一点儿也没动。
to go away from someone or something, for ashorttimeorpermanently
离开；离去；走开
I'll be leaving at five o'clocktomorrow.我明天早晨5点钟离开。
He left thehouseby the backdoor.他从房子的后门离开了。
She left thegroupofpeopleshe was with and came over tospeakto us.她离开了人群，走过来和我们说话。
Thebusleaves in fiveminutes.公共汽车5分钟后发车。
More examples
I didn't leave theofficeuntil eight o'clock lastnight.
Ayounggirlwascrying,protestingthat she didn'twantto leave hermother.
Wegatheredourthings together and leftquickly.
Soon we had left theriverestuaryand wereheadingtowards theopensea.
Yourflightto Perth will leave from Terminal 4.
leaveverb(NOT TAKE)
A2[T]
to not take something or someone with you when you go, eitherintentionallyor byaccident
遗留，遗忘
Hey, you've leftyourkeyson thetable.喂，你把钥匙落在桌子上了。
Can I leave amessageforSue?我可以给苏留个口信吗？
Why don't you leave thekidswithme onFriday?周五你干吗不把孩子留给我照看呢?
More examples
Guests areadvisednot to leave anyarticlesofvalueintheirhotelrooms.
Never leaveyourluggageunattended.
It'sconsideredgoodmannersin somesocietiesto leave a littlefoodonyourplate.
Sheabsent-mindedlyleft herumbrellaon thebus.
That'sfunny- I'msureI left mykeyshere.
leaveverb(REMAIN)
A2
If something leaves somethingelse, apartoreffectof itstaysafter it has gone or been used.
留下；剩下
Hisshoesleftmuddymarkson thefloor.他的鞋在地板上留下了泥印。
[+ two objects]If I give you €50 that won't leave me enoughcashtopaythebill.如果我给你50欧元我剩下的钱就不够付账了。
[+ obj + adj]Far fromimprovingthings, the newlawhas left manypeopleworseoff(= they are now in aworsesituation)than before.这项新的法律不仅没有使生活条件得到改善，反而使许多人的境遇更加糟糕了。
B2[T]
If you leave something in aparticularcondition, you do nottouchit,moveit, oracttochangeit in any way, so that itstaysin the samecondition.
使保留；使保持（某种状态）
Leave thatchairwhere it is.把那把椅子留在原处。
He left most of hisdinner(= did noteatmuch of it).他的晚饭几乎一点儿也没动。
Some made a forced return fromleave, expressing a sense of urgency uncharacteristic of ordinary project life.
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Soldiers onleaveand veterans returning home undoubtedly passed on their knowledge and experiences to the rest of the population.
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Space is left above the stack for responses to requests for information such as types.
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Also, forgotten paths and roads may have left strips of compacted soil, which can last a long time.
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From left to right, the left tibia, the right femur, the left humerus, the left ulna and the left radius.
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The catheter was removed and the guide-wire was left in the distal vessel.
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It is unfortunate that they were left out, but this was due to a number of technical problems in reproduction.
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Table 6 shows that 60 per cent already had a strong commitment to teaching when they left school.
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The unquestionable fact is that intruders took most of the objects from the chamber and left the broken bits and bones exposed to the elements.
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This left 64 patients who took part in the study.
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Symbolic evaluation allows the numeric input to be left as a symbolic constant 'x'.
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As a consequence the editors did notleavemuch space for culture in the sense of aesthetic and symbolic representation.
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This was then left in the laboratory near a window.
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Weleavethe straightforward proof of this to the reader.
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The details are 2 straightforward and left to the reader.
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Collocationswithleave
leave
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extended leave
Not surprisingly, a greater proportion of skilled workers practiced absenteeism, whereas laborers more often asked for extended leave.
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indefinite leave
Over 70 per cent, of all after-entry casework, which includes applications for indefinite leave to remain, is now completed within two weeks of receipt.
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leave pay
The three big items of them are £31,000,000 for leave pay, £25,000,000 for war gratuities, and £11,000,000 for post-war credits.
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