- with obj. go away from离开, 离去：
she left London on June 6
她6月6日离开伦敦
no obj. 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。
- depart from permanently永久离开：
at the age of sixteen he left home.
16岁时他离开了家。
- 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.
- with obj. allow 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。
be 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。
- with obj. 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 〈喻〉women had been left behind in the struggle for pay equality.
在争取同薪同酬斗争中妇女落在了后面。
- 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。
- 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。
- bequeath遗赠：
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 objs 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。
- with obj. 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。
- with obj. 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。
- with obj. 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 〈喻〉they leave the impression that they can be bullied.
他们给人留下好欺的印象。
- with obj. 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。
- with obj.
leave 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。
- (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。
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。
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。
be left to oneself
- be 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。
- be 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。
leave someone/thing alone
- 见ALONE.
leave someone be
- informal refrain from disturbing or interfering with someone〈非正式〉不打扰, 不干预。
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。
leave go
- informal remove one's hold or grip〈非正式〉放开：
leave go of me!
放开我！
leave hold of
- cease holding放开。
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。
leave much （或a lot） to be desired
- be highly unsatisfactory远不能令人满意, 极不完善。
leaver
nounleave off
- discontinue (an activity)中断, 放弃（活动）：
the dog left off chasing the sheep.
狗停止追羊。
- come 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。
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。
leave someone/thing 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
as adj. left out Olivia was feeling rather left out.奥利维亚觉得受到冷落。
- usu. in imperative
leave it out
Bri. informal stop it〈英, 非正式〉停下, 住手： 'Leave it out, ' I said sternly, pushing him off.
“住手,"我严厉地说, 并把他推开。
- （亦作leave of absence）time 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
count noun he requested a leave without pay.他请求不带薪休假。
- often with infinitive permission许可：
leave from the court to commence an action.
开始诉讼的法院准许状。
by（或with）your leave
- with your permission如蒙许可; 如果您同意：
with your leave, I will send him your address.
如果您同意, 我将把您的地址给他。
- an 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。
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。
take leave of one's senses
- 见SENSE.
take leave to do something
- 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。