leave
[li:v]
n. 许, 告别, 请假, 假

vt. , 剩, 遗忘, 托, 丢弃

vi. , ,

[] 许, 意, 准假



leave
leaves, left
[ noun ]

1. the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty

<noun.time>
a ten day's leave to visit his mother

2. permission to do something

<noun.communication>
she was granted leave to speak

3. the act of departing politely

<noun.act>
he disliked long farewells
he took his leave
parting is such sweet sorrow

[ verb ]

1. go away from a place

<verb.motion> go away go forth
At what time does your train leave?
She didn't leave until midnight
The ship leaves at midnight

2. go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness

<verb.cognition>
She left a mess when she moved out
His good luck finally left him
her husband left her after 20 years of marriage
she wept thinking she had been left behind

3. act or be so as to become in a specified state

<verb.stative>
The inflation left them penniless
The president's remarks left us speechless

4. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking

<verb.change> leave alone leave behind
leave it as is
leave the young fawn alone
leave the flowers that you see in the park behind

5. move out of or depart from

<verb.motion> exit get out go out
leave the room
the fugitive has left the country

6. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

<verb.stative> allow allow for provide
This leaves no room for improvement
The evidence allows only one conclusion
allow for mistakes
leave lots of time for the trip
This procedure provides for lots of leeway

7. have as a result or residue

<verb.stative> lead result
The water left a mark on the silk dress
Her blood left a stain on the napkin

8. remove oneself from an association with or participation in

<verb.social> depart pull up stakes
She wants to leave
The teenager left home
She left her position with the Red Cross
He left the Senate after two terms
after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes

9. put into the care or protection of someone

<verb.possession> entrust
He left the decision to his deputy
leave your child the nurse's care

10. leave or give by will after one's death

<verb.possession> bequeath will
My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry
My grandfather left me his entire estate

11. have left or have as a remainder

<verb.stative>
That left the four of us
19 minus 8 leaves 11

12. be survived by after one's death

<verb.change> leave behind
He left six children
At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats

13. transmit (knowledge or skills)

<verb.possession> give impart pass on
give a secret to the Russians
leave your name and address here
impart a new skill to the students

14. leave behind unintentionally

<verb.cognition> forget
I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant
I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors

Leave \Leave\, v. t. [See {Levy}.]
To raise; to levy. [Obs.]

An army strong she leaved. --Spenser.


Leave \Leave\, n. [OE. leve, leave, AS. le['a]f; akin to le['o]f
pleasing, dear, E. lief, D. oorlof leave, G. arlaub, and
erlauben to permit, Icel. leyfi. [root]124. See {Lief}.]
1. Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is
removed; permission; allowance; license.

David earnestly asked leave of me. --1 Sam. xx.
6.

No friend has leave to bear away the dead. --Dryden.

2. The act of leaving or departing; a formal parting; a
leaving; farewell; adieu; -- used chiefly in the phrase,
to take leave, i. e., literally, to take permission to go.

A double blessing is a'double grace;
Occasion smiles upon a second leave. --Shak.

And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while,
and then took his leave of the brethren. --Acts
xviii. 18.

{French leave}. See under {French}.

Syn: See {Liberty}.


Leave \Leave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Left} (l[e^]ft); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Leaving}.] [OE. leven, AS. l?fan, fr. l[=a]f remnant,
heritage; akin to lifian, libban, to live, orig., to remain;
cf. bel[=i]fan to remain, G. bleiben, Goth. bileiban.
[root]119. See {Live}, v.]
1. To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart
from; as, to leave the house.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his
mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. --Gen. ii.
24.

2. To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or
continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.

If grape gatherers come to thee, would they not
leave some gleaning grapes ? --Jer. xlix.
9.

These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the
other undone. --Matt. xxiii.
23.

Besides it leaveth a suspicion, as if more might be
said than is expressed. --Bacon.

3. To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.

Now leave complaining and begin your tea. --Pope.

4. To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to
relinquish.

Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. --Mark
x. 28.

The heresies that men do leave. --Shak.

5. To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to
his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.

I will leave you now to your gossiplike humor.
--Shak.

6. To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to
submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as,
leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave
the matter to arbitrators.

Leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy
way. --Matt. v. 24.

The foot
That leaves the print of blood where'er it walks.
--Shak.

7. To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he
left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy
to his niece.

8. to cause to be; -- followed by an adjective or adverb
describing a state or condition; as, the losses due to
fire leave me penniless; The cost of defending himself
left Bill Clinton with a mountain of lawyers' bills.
[WordNet 1.5]

{To leave alone}.
(a) To leave in solitude.
(b) To desist or refrain from having to do with; as, to
leave dangerous chemicals alone.

{To leave off}.
(a) To desist from; to forbear; to stop; as, to leave off
work at six o'clock.
(b) To cease wearing or using; to omit to put in the usual
position; as, to leave off a garment; to leave off the
tablecloth.
(c) To forsake; as, to leave off a bad habit.

{To leave out}, to omit; as, to leave out a word or name in
writing.

{To leave to one's self}, to let (one) be alone; to cease
caring for (one).

Syn: Syn>- To quit; depart from; forsake; abandon;
relinquish; deliver; bequeath; give up; forego; resign;
surrender; forbear. See {Quit}.


Leave \Leave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Leaving}]
To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out. --G.
Fletcher.


Leave \Leave\, v. i.
1. To depart; to set out. [Colloq.]

By the time I left for Scotland. --Carlyle.

2. To cease; to desist; to leave off. ``He . . . began at the
eldest, and left at the youngest.'' --Gen. xliv. 12.

{To leave off}, to cease; to desist; to stop.

Leave off, and for another summons wait.
--Roscommon.