leave词组及习语

1、leave词组及习语,leave sth aside to not discuss or consider a particular idea or issue把想法(或问题)搁置一边:Leaving aside car parking space, the housing development is well planned.撇开停车空间不谈，住房开发规划得很好。Let us leave aside the question of costs for the moment.我们暂时不谈费用的问题吧。Leaving that aside且不说OBJquestion,that/this pro

2、blemGv+adv+n v+pron+adv v+n+adv (less frequent),leave sb/sth behind to make progress much faster than sb else把抛在后面:The new car is going to leave the competition far behind.新型汽车将把对手远远地甩在后面。Gv+n/pron+adv,leave sb/sth behind; ,leave sb/sth behind sb to go away from a place without taking sb/sth because

3、 you have forgotten them/it忘记带，丢下(人或物):Somebody has left their umbrella behind.有人忘了取回雨伞。Wait dont leave me behind! 等等别丢下我！to go away from a place while the result of sth you have done stays there留下(某行为的结果):They wore gloves so as not to leave any fingerprints behind (them).他们戴着手套，以免留下指纹。to leave a pe

4、rson or place permanently, esp。 in order to begin a new life(尤指为开始新生活)永久离开(某人或某地):He was anxious to leave the past behind (him).他巴不得永远告别过去。She disappeared a year ago leaving behind a boyfriend and a small baby.她一年前抛弃了男友和在襁褓中的孩子消失了。to have sb/sth remaining after your death死后留下(人或事物):He died at the ag

5、e of 33, leaving behind a wife and three young children.他33岁时死去，留下妻子和三个年幼的孩子。Leave sb/sth is also often used with all these meanings. leave sb/sth 也常作这些含义:They wore gloves so as not to leave any fingerprints.他们戴着手套，以免留下指纹。Gv+n/pron+adv v+adv+n v+n/pron+prep,leave sth in to not remove sth for example

6、 from a book, a piece of writing, etc.保留(书或文章等内容):Make sure you leave that paragraph in.一定要保留那个段落。oppositeleave sth outGv+n/pron+adv v+adv+n,leave off; ,leave off sth; ,leave off doing sth (BrE, informal)to stop doing sth停止(做某事) ； 中断:Lee shouted at him, but he wouldnt leave off.李大声喊他，但他没有停下来。Would y

7、ou leave off what you are doing for a moment? 你先放一放手头的事好吗？ Were going to try and begin where they left off.我们将设法从他们停下的地方接续下去。Will you leave off nagging? he shouted.“你能不能别唠叨了？”他大声说。Gv+adv v+adv+n v+adv+-ing,leave sb/sth off; ,leave sb/sth off sth Gv+n/pron+adv v+adv+n v+n/pron+prepto not include or m

8、ention sb/sth, especially on a list不把列入；不包括；不含:Have I left anyone off the list? 我有没有漏掉什么人？,leave sth on Gv+n/pron+adv v+adv+nif you leave clothes on, you continue wearing them继续穿着(衣服):Leave your shoes on.不必脱鞋。to not switch sth off不关闭；开着:I found the television had been left on all night.我发现电视机开了一夜。sy

9、nonym keep sth onopposite leave sth off; switch sth off,leave it out (BrE, informal) Gv+it+advused to tell sb to stop doing sth silly or annoying(制止某人做愚蠢或讨厌的事)停下，别干了used to tell sb that you think what they have said is stupid,or that you do not believe it瞎/胡说； 不可能:Two million dollars? Leave it out!

10、两百万元？不会吧,leave sb out; ,leave sb out of sth to not include sb deliberately不把某人列入()；不把某人包括在(内):It seemed unkind to leave Daisy out, so we invited her too.把戴西排除在外似乎不太好，所以我们也邀请了她。There was an outcry when he was left out of the team.他被这个队剔除时引起了抗议。synonym exclude sb (more formal)Gv+n/pron+adv v+adv+n v+n

11、/pron+adv+prepleft out adj unhappy because you have not been included in sth感到被冷落:I felt a bit left out.我感到有点受到冷落。,leave sb/sth out; ,leave sb/sth out of sthto not involve sb/sth in sth不把牵涉在()内:Leave my brother out of this he had nothing to do with it.别把我弟弟牵扯进去他与这事没关系。to not include sb/sth either ac

12、cidentally or on purpose(偶然或故意地)没有把包括在()内，漏掉:Have I left anyone out? 我漏掉了什么人吗？You can leave out the gory details.你可以删掉那些血腥的细节。This is spelt wrongly. Youve left out the e.这个词拼写错了。你漏掉了e。Youve left the second m out of committee.你漏掉committee中的第二个m字母。Youve left out an m in committee.你在committee中漏掉了一个m字母。

13、synonym omit sth (more formal)G1 v+n/pron+adv v+n/pron+adv+prep 2 v+adv+n v+n/pron+adv v+n/pron+adv+prepbe ,left over (from sth) Gbe+v+adv (of food or money 食物或钱) if food, money, etc. is left over, it remains when the rest has been eaten or used up剩下；残留:After Ive paid my rent and bought food there i

14、snt much left over to spend on books.我付掉房租和买完吃的之后，就没剩下多少钱买书了。There was plenty of food left over after the party.聚会后剩了不少食物。Theres some rice left over from lunch.午饭剩了些米饭。leftover n (BrE) usually pl. food that has not been eaten and remains after a meal吃剩的饭菜a custom, tradition, etc. that belongs to an

15、earlier time but still exists遗留下来的风俗习惯(或传统等):These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse-drawn carriages.这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的。leftover adj only before noun remaining because it has not been eaten or used吃剩的；用剩的:leftover vegetables/fabric 剩菜；边角布料leave sb to sth to go away from sb so that they

16、 can continue what they were doing before you came, or do sth without your help离开某人让其继续(或独自) :(informal) If you dont need me any more, Ill leave you to it . 你要是不再需要我， 我就走了。Ill leave you to your lunch.我走了，你用午饭吧。Gv+n/pron+prepleave sb to their own devicesto leave sb alone to do as they wish让某人自行其是:Onc

17、e Ive explained things to him I tend to leave him to his own devices.我一对他说明了情况，就往往不去干涉他。leave/let sb alone; leave/let sb bestop annoying sb or trying to get their attention不打扰；不干预:Shes asked to be left alone but the press photographers follow her everywhere. 她希望不被打扰，但是摄影记者还是对她穷追不捨。Leave him behe obv

18、iously doesnt want to talk about it. 不要打扰他，他显然不想谈这事。leave/let sth alone; leave/let sth bestop touching, changing or moving sth 不碰；不改变； 不移动:Ive told you beforeleave my things alone! 我跟你说过，不要碰我的东西！leave a bad/nasty taste in the/your mouth(of an experience 经历) make you feel angry, bitter,or disgusted 给

19、某人留下坏印象；使人感到痛苦/恶心:The idea that the money had been stolen from her sick mother left a nasty taste in the mouth. 有人偷走了病中母亲的钱，她一想起这事就生气。When you see someone being treated so unkindly, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. 看到有人被如此虐待，你会感到愤慨。leave sb coldfail to affect or interest sb 未能打动某人；未能激起某人的兴趣:Clas

20、sical music leaves me absolutely cold, but I love rock.古典音乐一点也引不起我的兴趣,我喜欢摇磙乐。His kind of humour just leaves me cold. 他的那种幽默让我觉得乏味。leave the door open (for/on sth)make sure that there is still the possibility of doing sth 不把门堵死；为某事留有余地:The management were intelligent enough to leave the door open for

21、 further negotiations with the union.管理层很明智，他们没有关死和工会进一步协商的大门。leave the field clear for sb; leave sb in possession of the fieldenable sb to be successful in a particular area of activity because other people or groups are not competing with them any longer 为的成功扫清障碍；清除对手以确保其成功:Many of our more experi

22、enced players are injured or resting, which leaves the field clear for new talent. 很多经验丰富的选手都有伤在身或正在休养，这样就给了新秀上场的机会。,leave go (of sth) (BrE,informal)stop holding on to sth 松手；撒手；放开:Leave go of my armyoure hurting me! 放开我的胳膊，你把我弄疼了！leave sb holding the baby (informal)leave sb to take the responsibili

23、ty or blame for sth把责任推到某人身上；归咎于某人:Its always the same.We all agree to do something, then you all say youre too busy to arrange it, and Im left holding the baby. 事情总是这样。大家一致同意做某件事，然后你们都说自己太忙，无法抽身，最后所有的苦差事都落在我头上。leave sb/sth in the dust (AmE)leave sb/sth far behind 把远远抛在后面:The four-minute mile barrie

24、r has been left in the dust by a generation of faster runners. 在一英里赛跑中，四分钟这道关口已经被一代速度更快的运动员远远甩在后面。In the local elections, Jackson won easily, leaving all other candidates in the dust.在当地选举中，杰克逊轻松取胜，把其他的候选人远远地甩在后面。leave sb in the lurch (informal)leave sb who is in a difficult situation and needs your

25、 help 在某人需要帮助时见死不救，抛下不管:You cant resign now and leave us all in the lurch. It wouldnt be fair. 你不能在这个时候辞职，抛下我们大家不管，这不够仗义。leave it at that (informal)say or do no more about sth 行了；到此为止；就这样吧:We talked about it for a few minutes, I made a few suggestions, and we left it at that. 我们就这个问题讨论了几分钟，我提出了一些建议，

26、然后就没有再过问。Weve done enough for today. Lets leave it at that, shall we? 我们今天已经做得够多了，就到这儿，好吗？,leave it out (BrE,spoken)used to tell sb to stop doing sth 用于让某人停止做某事行啦，别再弄了:Leave it out, will you? Im trying to study! 行啦，就这样吧，好吗？我要学习呢！leave a lot, much, etc. to be desirednot be good enough 很不完善； 差得远:Your

27、standard of work has gone down. In fact it leaves a great deal to be desired. 你的工作质量下降了，实在是差强人意。The acting in some of those early films left much to be desired. 某些早期电影中演员的演技远不尽如人意。leave no stone unturnedtry everything possible to find or obtain sth 想尽一切办法； 竭尽所能:The police left no stone unturned in t

28、heir efforts to find the little girl. 警方不遗余力地寻找那个小女孩。leave of absence (formal)permission to be away from work for a certain period of time 准假:Several of my colleagues have had leave of absence to go on training courses.我的几位同事获许请假参加培训课程。leave sb/sth standing (informal)be much better than sb/sth 远远胜过某

29、人/某物:In maths and science she leaves the others standing.在数理方面，她比其他人强得多。leave sb to it (informal)allow sb to continue doing sth on their own, withoutyour help 任由某人独立做某事:Oh well, well leave you to it, Derekyou seem to be managing very well by yourself. 哦，好吧，德里克，我们会让你继续干，看起来你自己干得很好。leave sb/sth to the

30、 mercy/mercies of sb/sthleave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly把某人/物留在危险的环境中:The soldiers had no choice but to run across open fields, which left them to the mercy of enemy gunners. 士兵们别无选择，只能跑着穿过开阔地，将自己暴露在敌人的火力之中。leave sb to their own devicesleave sb to do s

31、th without your help, or to spend their time as they like 让某人自己随意做某事；听任某人自行其是:Ive explained everything to him. Now Im leaving him to his own devices, and well see how he manages. 我已经把一切都向他解释过了，现在我让他自己去干，我们要看看他干得怎么样。The children were usually left to their own devices in the summer holidays.暑假里孩子们一般都被

32、放任自流。leave word (with sb)leave a message with sb 给某人留言:He left word with his secretary about where to contact him if necessary. 他向秘书交待了一下必要时如何同他联系。not leave sbs sidestay with sb, especially in order to take care ofthem 尤指为了照顾不离某人左右:While he was in hospital she didnt leave his side for more than a co

33、uple of hours at a time. 在他住院期间，她一直陪伴左右，每次离开决不超过两个小时。take it or leave itused to say that you do not care if sb accepts orrejects your offer 要就要，不要就算:200 is my final offer, take it or leave it. 200 英镑是我的最后出价，你要就要，不要就算了。(inf.) (with can, not used in the negative 与can连接, 不用于否定句) not feel strongly about

34、 sth, not mind sth 无甚感觉；感觉一般；无所谓:Do you like Indian food? I can take it or leave it. “你爱吃印度菜吗？”“无所谓。”take (your) leave (of sb) (formal)say goodbye 向某人告辞:With a nod and a smile, she took leave of her colleagues. 她点头微笑，向同事们告辞。take ,leave of your senses (informal, humorous)behave as if you are mad 失去理智

35、；发疯:You want 25000 for it? Have you taken leave of your senses? 你开价25 000英镑？你疯了吗？I think my aunt has taken leave of her senses. She wants to make a will leaving all her money to a dogs home.我认为我的姨妈疯了，她想立一份遗嘱，把所有的钱都留给一个爱犭之家。without (so much as) a ,by your leave (old fashioned)without asking permissio

36、n; rudely 擅自；未经许可；粗鲁地；无礼地:What do you think youre doing, coming in here without so much as a by your leave? 你知道自己在干什么吗，你怎么能擅自闯到这里来？leave offdiscontinue (an activity)中断，放弃（活动）the dog left off chasing the sheep.狗停止追羊。come to an end结束he resumed the other story at the point where the previous author had

37、 left off.他接着前作者停下之处续写另一本小说。leave something offomit to put on忽略，遗漏a bolt may have been left off the planes forward door during production.生产中也许漏装了飞机前门一个门闩。leave someone/thing outfail to include未能包括it seemed unkind to leave Daisy out, so she was invited too.不把戴茜包括在内似乎很无情,于是她也被邀请。as adj. left outOlivia was feeling rather left out.奥利维亚觉得受排斥。usu. in imperative(leave it out)(Brit. informal)stop it(英，非正式)停下，住手Leave it out, I said sternly, pushing him off.“住手，”我严厉地说，并把他推开。6 / 66 / 6