| 单词 | leave off |
| 释义 | leave offleave off phrasal verbphr v a) STOP DOING somethingto stop doing something 停止 take up/pick up/continue (something) etc where somebody left off (=continue something that has stopped for a short time) 从某人停下来的地方开始 Barry took up the story where Justine had left off. 巴里从贾斯廷停下的地方接着把故事讲下去。 leave off doing something British EnglishBrE informal ‘Will you leave off nagging?’ he snarled. “你别唠叨了好不好？” 他咆哮道。 b) leave somebody/something off (something) to not include something such as someone’s name in a list or other document 没有把某人/某物包括进(某物)，不把某人/某物列入(某物) Why was her name left off the list? 名单上为什么漏了她的名字？ Examples from the Corpus leave off• I would keep on reading the first few pages, forgetting where I had left off.• Several people touch him as they speak; he looks up, responds, and picks up right where we left off.• Ten days later, we picked up where we had left off, driving away from Wichita in yet another new car.• It is time to leave off, his daughter tells him, it s time to burst forth like a butterfly.• Or maybe she has the idea that we can pick up where we left off in Jefferson's long but thin bed.• I leave off only when Evan is hooked into the unfolding plot of the story.• Some might see dangers and difficulties in discussing reunification, but it could not be left off the agenda.• Ask for brown-bread toast and leave off the butter! leave off doing something• Ask for brown-bread toast and leave off the butter!• I leave off only when Evan is hooked into the unfolding plot of the story.• I would keep on reading the first few pages, forgetting where I had left off.• It is time to leave off, his daughter tells him, it s time to burst forth like a butterfly.• Or maybe she has the idea that we can pick up where we left off in Jefferson's long but thin bed.• Several people touch him as they speak; he looks up, responds, and picks up right where we left off.• Some might see dangers and difficulties in discussing reunification, but it could not be left off the agenda.• Ten days later, we picked up where we had left off, driving away from Wichita in yet another new car. → leave off at leave1(11) |
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