| 释义 |
left to your own devices ◊ If someone leaves you to your own devices or you are left to your own devices, you are allowed to do what you want or what you are able to do without being controlled or helped by anyone else.放任不管；为所欲为 -
The students were left to their own devices when the teacher failed to appear on time.当老师没能按时出现在课堂时，学生们就各行其是了。 -
Left to its own devices, the school would accept only the most advanced students.如果放任不管，那么学校就将只接收最优秀的学生。 |