leave

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Permission to be absent; time away from one's work. countable,uncountable
    — I've just been given three weeks' leave by my boss — I don't think I still have some leave owing to me.
  2. The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
    — He made 45 leaves in his innings of 64.
  3. Permission. countable,dated,uncountable
    — Might I beg leave to accompany you?
  4. The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether the next shooter — who may be either the same player, or an opponent — has good options, or only poor ones).
    — Having counted 38 points he tried a beautiful massé out of the corner, hit the first ball just a trifle too hard and kissed his own ball off just when victory seemed to be his. The leave was unfortunate for Ives. Slosson played brilliantly and ran the game out, a close winner, with 22 points.
  5. Farewell, departure. countable,dated,uncountable
    — I took my leave of the gentleman without a backward glance.
  6. The tiles remaining on a player's rack after his or her turn.
    — I didn't score much, but LING was a good leave.
动词 v.
  1. To have a consequence or remnant.; To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely. transitive
    — I left my car at home and took a bus to work.
  2. To raise; to levy. obsolete
    — […]au^([sic – meaning an]) army ſtrong ſhe leau'd,[…]
  3. To produce leaves or foliage. intransitive,rare
    — Each Morn a thousand Roses brings, you say: Yes, but where leaves the Rose of Yesterday?
  4. To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant. transitive
  5. To have a consequence or remnant.; To cause, to result in. copulative,intransitive,transitive
    — The lightning left her dazzled for several minutes.
  6. To have a consequence or remnant.; To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself. transitive
    — Leave your hat in the hall.
  7. To depart; to separate from.
    — I left the country and I left my wife.
  8. To depart; to separate from.; To let be or do without interference. transitive
    — I left him to his reflections.
  9. To depart; to separate from.; To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with. transitive
  10. To depart; to separate from.; To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project). transitive
    — 2018, The Independent, "Brexit: Theresa May 'not bluffing' in threat to leave EU without a deal, Tory minister Liam Fox says" If we were to leave, the economic impact on a number of European countries would be severe.
  11. To depart; to separate from.; To die (the object denotes those affected by the death). euphemistic,transitive
    — The other evening Sheri called to tell me that Connie had left us, and that I will never again be able to hold my pot luck supper plate on my knee and listen to Connie's wonderful talk or see her slow, almost impish smile.
  12. To depart; to separate from.; To depart; to go away from a certain place or state. intransitive
    — I think you'd better leave.
  13. To transfer something.; To transfer possession of after death. transitive
    — When my father died, he left me the house.
  14. To transfer something.; To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit. transitive
    — I'll leave the car in the station so you can pick it up there.
  15. To transfer something.; To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with. transitive
    — Can't we just leave this to the experts?
  16. To remain (behind); to stay. intransitive,obsolete
    — And whanne sire launcelot sawe them fare soo / he gat a spere in his hand / and there encountred with hym al attones syr bors sir Ector and sire Lyonel / and alle they thre smote hym atte ones with their speres /[…]/ and by mysfortune sir bors smote syre launcelot thurgh the shelde in to the syde / and the spere brake / and the hede lefte stylle in his syde
  17. To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund). archaic,transitive
    — When he had leeft speakynge, he sayde vnto Simon: Cary vs into the depe, and lett slippe thy nette to make a draught.

词形变化

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词汇关系

衍生词
beleave be left holding the baby be left kicking eat and leave no crumbs forleave I have to love you and leave you I'll leave it up to you leavable leave alone leave a lot to be desired leave a mark leave aside leave a sour taste in one's mouth leave at the door leave be leave behind leavee leave for dead leave for dust leave home leave-in leave it all on the field leave it all out there leave it alone leave it at that leave it be leave it out leave little to the imagination leave me alone leave much to be desired leave no crumbs leave no stone unturned leave nothing in the tank leave nothing to the imagination leave no trace leave off leave on leave-one-out leave one's mark leave one's options open leave one's stamp leave on the table leave out leave over Leaver leave someone at the altar leave someone be leave someone cold leave someone hanging leave someone high and dry leave someone holding the baby leave someone holding the bag leave someone in the dust leave someone in the lurch leave someone no choice leave someone on read leave someone on seen leave someone out in the cold leave someone to their fate leave someone to their own devices leave something to be desired leave the ball in someone's court leave the chat leave the door open leave the nest leave things alone leave things be leave to chance leave to one's own devices leave to the imagination leave well alone leave well enough alone leave with the one that brought ya leave with the one that brung ya leave with the one that brung you leave with the one what brought ya leave with the one what brought you leave with the one what brung ya leave with the one what brung you leave with the one who brought ya leave with the one who brought you leave with the one who brung ya leave with the one who brung you left in the lurch left luggage like it or leave it make like a tree and leave not leave a stone unturned not leave one's thought not leave one's thoughts overleave take it or leave it that train has already left the station that train has left the station up and leave who died and left you in charge absence without leave absent over leave absent without leave administrative leave annual leave by your leave compassionate leave Dutch leave family leave flexi-leave French leave furternity leave gardening leave garden leave leaveism leave of absence leave-taking leavetime long service leave maternity leave mat leave on leave parental leave paternity leave pat leave pawternity leave shore leave sick leave study leave take French leave take a French leave take leave take one's leave terminal leave ticket-of-leave ticket of leave wayleave way leave

词源

词源 1
From Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan (“to leave”), from Proto-West Germanic *laibijan, from Proto-Germanic *laibijaną (“to let stay, leave”), causative of *lībaną (“to stay, remain”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick; fat”).
Cognate with Old Frisian lēva (“to leave”), dialectal Dutch loven (“to have left over, save, keep”), Old Saxon lēvian, Old High German leiban (“to leave”), Old Norse leifa (“to leave over”) (whence Icelandic leifa (“to leave food uneaten”), Swedish leva (“to leave”)), lifna (“to be left”) (whence Danish levne). More at lave, belive.
The noun is attested since the 19th century, with earliest references to billiards.
词源 2
From Middle English leve, from Old English lēaf (“permission, privilege”), from Proto-Germanic *laubō, *laubą (“permission, privilege, favour, worth”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love, hold dear”). Cognate with obsolete German Laube (“permission”), Swedish lov (“permission”), Icelandic leyfi (“permission”). Related to Dutch verlof, German Urlaub, Erlaubnis, Verlaub. See also love.
词源 3
From Middle English leven, from Old English līefan (“to allow, grant, concede; believe, trust, confide in”), from Proto-West Germanic *laubijan, from Proto-Germanic *laubijaną (“to allow, praise”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love, hold dear”). Cognate with German erlauben (“to allow”), German glauben (“to believe”), Icelandic leyfa (“to allow”).
词源 4
From Middle English leven, from lef (“leaf”). More at leaf.
词源 5
From French lever. Compare levy. Compare also Middle English leve, a variant of levy that may have been monosyllabic.
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