vt.

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

   史密斯先生兩點離開房間。

2. 離開（某人）的身邊；遺棄，離棄
   Her husband has left her.

   她的丈夫把她遺棄了。

3. 辭去（工作等）；脫離（組織等）
   Mary left school last year and she is working in a shop now.

   瑪麗去年退了學，現正在一家商店工作。

4. 遺忘；丟下
   I left my keys behind.

   我忘了帶鑰匙了。

5. 聽任，使處於某種狀態[O4][O7][O8]
   He left the windows open.

   他讓窗子開著。

6. 留給[O1]
   He left me a few books.

   他留給我幾本書。

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

   你可以把箱子交給我。

8. 死後留下（家人等）
   He left a wife and five children.

   他死後留下妻子和五個孩子。

9. 死後留下……給（某人）[O1]
   Mother left me $10,000.

   母親去世，留給我一萬美元。

10. 剩下
    I felt I had little energy left.

    我感到我一點勁也沒有了。

11. （從某個方位）經過
    Leave the monument on the right and cross the bridge.

    經過右手邊的紀念碑，再往前過橋。

vi.

1. 離去；動身[（+for）]
   We will leave for London next week.

   我們下週動身去倫敦。

n.

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

   我獲得兩週的假期。

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

   你得到許可今天下午來這裡嗎？

3. 離去，告別[U]
   The guests took leave after thanking the host.

   客人們對主人表示謝意之後告辭了。

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.