vt.

1. 离开（某处）[（+for）]
   Mr. Smith left the room at two o'clock.

   史密斯先生两点离开房间。

2. 离开（某人）的身边；遗弃，离弃
   Her husband has left her.

   她的丈夫把她遗弃了。

3. 辞去（工作等）；脱离（组织等）
   Mary left school last year and she is working in a shop now.

   玛丽去年退了学，现正在一家商店工作。

4. 遗忘；丢下
   I left my keys behind.

   我忘了带钥匙了。

5. 听任，使处于某种状态[O4][O7][O8]
   He left the windows open.

   他让窗子开着。

6. 留给[O1]
   He left me a few books.

   他留给我几本书。

7. 把……交给；委托[（+with/to）][+v-ing][O2]
   You can leave your case with me.

   你可以把箱子交给我。

8. 死后留下（家人等）
   He left a wife and five children.

   他死后留下妻子和五个孩子。

9. 死后留下……给（某人）[O1]
   Mother left me $10,000.

   母亲去世，留给我一万美元。

10. 剩下
    I felt I had little energy left.

    我感到我一点劲也没有了。

11. （从某个方位）经过
    Leave the monument on the right and cross the bridge.

    从右手经过纪念碑，再往前过桥。

vi.

1. 离去；动身[（+for）]
   We will leave for London next week.

   我们下周动身去伦敦。

n.

1. 准假；休假；休假期[C][U]
   I got two weeks' leave.

   我获得两周的假期。

2. 许可，同意[U][+to-v]
   Have you got leave to come here this afternoon?

   你得到许可今天下午来这里吗？

3. 离去，告别[U]
   The guests took leave after thanking the host.

   客人们对主人表示谢意之后告辞了。

v.

1. go away from.
   ▸depart from permanently:

   he left home at 16.
   ▸cease attending or working for (an organization, school, etc.).
   ▸abandon (a spouse or partner).
2. allow or cause to remain.
   ▸ (often leave someone/thing behind) go away from a place without taking (someone or something).
   ▸have as (a surviving relative) after one's death.
   ▸ (leave something off) omit to add or put on something.
   ▸ (leave someone/thing out) fail to include someone or something.
3. (be left) remain to be used or dealt with.
4. deposit (something) to be collected or attended to.
5. cause to be in a particular state or position.
   ▸let (someone) do or deal with something without offering help or assistance.
   ▸ (leave something to) entrust a decision, choice, or action to.
6. (often leave something to) bequeath (something).
7. (leave off) discontinue (an activity).

n.

n.

1. (also leave of absence) time when one has permission to be absent from work or duty.
2. formal permission.