leave
名词 n.
动词 v.
英文释义
名词 n.
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Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
— I've just been given three weeks' leave by my boss — I don't think I still have some leave owing to me.
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The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
— He made 45 leaves in his innings of 64.
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Permission.
— Might I beg leave to accompany you?
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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.
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Farewell, departure.
— I took my leave of the gentleman without a backward glance.
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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.
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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.
— I left my car at home and took a bus to work.
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To raise; to levy.
— […]au^([sic – meaning an]) army ſtrong ſhe leau'd,[…]
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To produce leaves or foliage.
— Each Morn a thousand Roses brings, you say: Yes, but where leaves the Rose of Yesterday?
- To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.
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To have a consequence or remnant.; To cause, to result in.
— The lightning left her dazzled for several minutes.
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To have a consequence or remnant.; To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.
— Leave your hat in the hall.
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To depart; to separate from.
— I left the country and I left my wife.
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To depart; to separate from.; To let be or do without interference.
— I left him to his reflections.
- To depart; to separate from.; To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.
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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).
— 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.
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To depart; to separate from.; To die (the object denotes those affected by the death).
— 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.
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To depart; to separate from.; To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.
— I think you'd better leave.
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To transfer something.; To transfer possession of after death.
— When my father died, he left me the house.
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To transfer something.; To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.
— I'll leave the car in the station so you can pick it up there.
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To transfer something.; To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.
— Can't we just leave this to the experts?
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To remain (behind); to stay.
— 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
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To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).
— When he had leeft speakynge, he sayde vnto Simon: Cary vs into the depe, and lett slippe thy nette to make a draught.
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近义词
beat it
bug off
remove
bugger off
book
bounce
buzz off
chuck
cut one's stick
dash
depart
duck out
exit
get away
get out
go
go away
go out
GTFO
leave
make tracks
move on
namous
part
piss off
pull up stakes
put out
start
start out
set forth
set off
set out
run along
sling one's hook
split
take off
take leave
take one's leave
take wing
quit
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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.
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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