/li:v ||; liv/verb (
past tense past participle left /left
||; lɛft/)
1 [I,T] to go away from sb/sth 离开: We should leave now if we're going to get there by eight o'clock. 如要在八点钟之前到那儿，我们应当现在就出发。I felt sick in class so I left the room. 我上课时觉得不舒服，所以就离开了教室。At what age do most people leave school in your country? 在你们国家，大多数学生几岁毕业？Barry left his wife for another woman. 巴里抛弃妻子去追求另一个女人。
Notice that if you leave sb/sth it may be permanently or just for a short time He leaves the house at 8.00 every morning. He left New York and went to live in Canada. Depart is a more formal word and is used about boats, trains, aeroplanes, etc The 6.15 train for Bath departs from Platform 3. depart这个词较为正式，用于船、火车、飞机等：The 6.15 train for Bath departs from Platform 3.前往巴斯的火车于6点15分从3号月台开出。2 [T] to cause or allow sb/sth to stay in a particular place or condition; to not deal with sth 使处于某个地方或某种状态；不处理: Leave the door open, please. 请让门开着。Don't leave the iron on when you are not using it. 熨斗不用就别让它开着。Why do you always leave your homework till the last minute? 你干吗老是要到最后一刻才做作业？
3 [T] leave sth (behind) to forget to bring sth with you 忘了带（某物）: I'm afraid I've left my homework at home. Can I give it to you tomorrow? 我怕是把家庭作业落在家里了。我明天给你好吗？ I can't find my glasses. Maybe I left them behind at work. 我的眼镜找不着了，也许忘在上班的地方。
4 [T] to make sth happen or stay as a result 留下痕迹: Don't put that cup on the table. It'll leave a mark. 别把那杯子放在桌上，它会在桌面留下痕迹。
5 [T] to not use sth 剩下: Leave some milk for me, please. 请给我留些牛奶。
6 [T] to put sth somewhere 把某物留在某处: Val left a message on her answerphone. 瓦尔在她的电话录音机上留下了口信。I left him a note. 我给他留了张字条。
7 [T] to give sth to sb when you die （死后）将某物留给某人: In his will he left everything to his three sons. 他在遗嘱中把所有东西都留给了他那三个儿子。
8 [T] to give the care of or responsibility for sb/sth to another person 将…托付给他人: I'll leave it to you to organize all the food. 我把筹备食物的工作全交给你。
leave sb/sth alone to not touch, annoy or speak to sb/sth 不打扰
leave go (of sth) to stop touching or holding sth 放开某物:
Will you please leave go of my arm. 请放开我的手臂。 be left high and dry→
HIGH¹
leave sb in the lurch to leave sb without help in a difficult situation 弃某人于困境
leave sth on one side→
SIDE¹
leave sb/sth out (of sth) to not include sb/sth 遗漏；不包括:
This doesn't make sense. I think the typist has left out a line. 这个意思不通，我想打字员漏打了一行字。