| 词组 | leave |
| 释义 | verb | noun leave1 /liːv/ verb 1. to go away from a place or a personnounsleave the house/room/office/building She said goodbye, and watched him leave the room.leave home/work I usually leave home at 8.30.leave the country/city/area The men have probably already left the country.leave town His friends thought he had left town.leave hospital BrE leave the hospital AmE Her mother will soon be well enough to leave hospital.leave your wife/boyfriend/family etc She left her husband after she found out that he was having an affair.adverbsleave suddenly He left suddenly and without saying where he was going.verbshave to leave/be forced to leave Thousands of people had to leave their homes because of the fire.refuse to leave She refused to leave her injured friend.threaten to leave The players are threatening to leave the team.prepositionsleave at 10 o’clock/5.30 etc The next plane leaves at 12.30.leave for somewhere Edward left for America on business.phrasesleave on time The train left on time.leave in a hurry She left in a hurry, saying she had a plane to catch.be ready to leave An hour later they were ready to leave.be about to leave (=be going to leave very soon) I was about to leave when the phone rang.leave sb in peace (=go away and stop disturbing someone) I wish you would all leave me in peace!leave sb to it informal (=leave someone and let them continue what they are doing) You seem to have a lot of work, so I’ll leave you to it.THESAURUS: leaveto leave a place go especially spoken to leave somewhere: Come on, boys, it’s time to go. | When does the next bus go? set off especially BrE to leave somewhere and begin a journey: The following day we set off for Vienna. take off if a plane takes off, it leaves the ground at the beginning of a flight: Our plane took off late because of the fog. | The plane took off from Los Angeles International Airport. | We watched the planes landing and taking off. emigrate to leave your own country in order to live permanently in another country: In 2002, his family emigrated to New Zealand. depart formal to leave – used especially about trains, buses, planes etc: The next train for London will depart from platform six. | Coaches depart for the airport every 30 minutes.to leave school/college etc graduate to successfully finish your studies at a college or university, or at an American high school: Kelly graduated from Harvard with a degree in East Asian Studies. | Approximately 80% of Americans graduate from high school. drop out to leave school, college, or university before your course of study has finished, because you do not want to continue with it: He dropped out of university and set up his own business. | I failed my first year exams and decided to drop out and get a job. quit AmE to leave school without finishing your course of study: He quit school at fourteen to work and help support his family.to leave your job quit to leave your job permanently because you are not happy with it: After enduring months of harassment, Mrs Collins decided to quit her job. | I’ve told them I’m quitting. resign to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job: The company director was forced to resign over the scandal. hand in your notice/resignation to write an official letter to your employer saying that you are going to leave your job on a particular date: You have to hand in your notice at least four weeks before you leave. retire to leave your job in order to stop working permanently, usually because you have reached the age when most people stop working: After forty years of working for the bank, Karl retired in May. | He had to retire because of ill health.ANTONYMS → arrive2. to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your deathTHESAURUS: leave → give (1) verb | noun leave2 /liːv/ noun time that you are allowed to spend away from your workadjectives/nouns + leaveannual leave (=total time allowed away from work each year) Annual leave is 22 days plus public holidays.sick leave also medical leave AmE (=time allowed away from work because you are ill) The form must be filled in as soon as you return from sick leave.maternity leave (=time that a mother is allowed away from work to have and take care of a baby) Two teachers were off on maternity leave.paternity leave (=time that a father is allowed away from work to take care of a new baby) He got five days’ paternity leave.parental leave (=time that a parent is allowed away from work to take care of a child) Parental leave is often unpaid.compassionate leave (=time allowed away from work because someone in your family is very ill or has died) She was given compassionate leave to go to the funeral.paid/unpaid leave He took three months’ unpaid leave in order to look after his mother.special leave (=time allowed away from work for a special reason) Some firms give you special leave when you move house.indefinite leave (=leave without any time limit) She has gone on indefinite leave, suffering from exhaustion.study leave BrE (=time allowed away from work because you are taking a course) The company offers study leave for staff development.sabbatical leave (=time that a teacher is allowed away from work to study or travel) Headteachers can take sabbatical leave every five years.home leave (=time that you are allowed to spend at home from a job that is far away, or from prison) The prisoner had failed to return from home leave.verbsget 10 days’/3 months’ etc leave We get 25 days’ leave a year.have 10 days’/3 months’ etc leave I still have a few days’ leave left.take leave (=use the time you are allowed) Staff will not be allowed to take any leave in January because the company is too busy.be entitled to leave (=be allowed to have leave) All employees are entitled to 21 days’ leave.go on leave (=start your time away from work) She needs to finish the report before she goes on leave.give/grant sb leave He was given compassionate leave.cancel sb’s leave (=stop people taking leave) The Police Department cancelled all leave because of the emergency.use (up) leave I used all my leave in the summertime.leave + nounsleave entitlement (=the amount of leave you are allowed) The normal paid leave entitlement is 20 days.prepositionson leave Who is doing her job while she is on leave? 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