(1)離開(go away from)[I，I+prep，T+n，T+n+prep]：It's time he left/for him to～. 他該走了。The train～s in five minutes. 火車五分鐘后開車?！玝y the 10：20 train 乘10點20分的火車離開;～for work/school/one's honeymoon 去上班/上學/度蜜月;～the room/the railway station/one's home/one's hometown 離開房間/火車站/家/家鄉(xiāng);～one's wife/one's friends 離開妻子/朋友;～England for France/for a tour of the world 離開英國去法國/去周游世界;〖同〗depart;
?(2)放棄(give up;abandon)[I，T+n]：His secretary is going to～. 他的秘書要辭職?！玱ne's job 離職;～school 從學校畢業(yè)(或輟學);～medicine for art 放棄學醫(yī)改學藝術;〖同〗quit;
?(3)遺忘，落下(forget to take)[T+n，T+n+prep]：～one's keys at home/one's watch in the car/one's umbrella in the hotel 把鑰匙忘在家里/手表遺忘在車上/傘落在旅店里;Take care not to～anything behind. 當心別丟下東西。
?(4)留下(cause to remain)[T+n，T+n+prep]：The wound left a scar. 傷口留下了一個疤。Please～the book I need on the table. 請把我要用的書留在桌上。～a deep impression on sb 給某人留下深刻的印象;～things about 亂丟東西;
?(5)留下(hand over and then go away)[D+n+n，D+n+prep(for)]：～sb a message/a note (～a message/a note for sb) 給某人留一個口信/便條;
?(6)使保持某種狀態(tài)(cause to be or stay in a certain condition or place)[C+n+adj，C+n+-ed，C+n+-ing，C+n+prep]：～the door open 讓門開著;Her illness has left her weak. 她的病使她很虛弱。～the breakfast unfinished 沒有吃完早飯;The walk left me very tired. 走路之后我很累。Don't～them waiting outside in the rain. 不要讓他們在外面冒雨等著。The papers were left lying around. 報紙散落得到處都是。The strike left the railway system in utter confusion. 罷工使鐵路系統(tǒng)陷入一片混亂。
?(7)遺贈(give in one's will)[T+n，D+n+n，D+n+prep]：He gambled away all the money his father left him. 他把父親留給他的錢都賭光了。She left her house to her sister (her sister her house). 她把房子留給了她的妹妹。
?(8)交給(put a task，etc in sb else's care)[T+n+prep]～the choice to sb 讓某人選擇;～the matter to/with sb把這事交給某人來辦;～the child/the shop in sb's care/sb's charge 把孩子/商店托付給某人;
?(9)擱置，推延(delay dealing with)[T+n，T+n+prep(till/until)]：～sth for the moment/for the last moment 暫時不做某事/把某事推遲到最后一刻;～a matter/one's homework/the washing-up till (until) tomorrow 把一件事留到明天去做/作業(yè)留到明天去寫/餐具留到明天去洗;
?(10)剩下(allow to remain over)[T+n]：Three from seven/Seven minus three～s four.7減3等于4。There is but one chance left. 只剩下一個機會了。How much time is there left? 還剩下多少時間?
?be left at the post 被遠遠拋在后面;
?leave sb/sth alone 1)別管(碰)：L～us/that box alone. 別管我們/別碰那個盒子。2)撇下……一個人：Are you going to～me alone? 你要撇下我一個人嗎?
?leave sb cold 未能打動，不能使感興趣：Instrumental music，oddly enough，left me rather cold. 奇怪的是我對器樂不感興趣。
?leave go/hold (of) 放(松)開：He won't～go of my hand. 他就是不放開我的手。
?leave sb holding/to hold the baby/bag/sack 把責任推給某人，使背上包袱(infml)：When the ball hit the glass，the team scattered and left Tom holding the bag. 球打破玻璃時隊員們都跑散了，只留下湯姆承擔責任。
?leave sb in the lurch 棄某人于危難時刻：～one's friend in the lurch when troubles arise 在朋友有困難時棄而不顧;
?leave it at that 就此為止(infml)：I did love you，but I can't now. Let's～it at that.我確實愛過你，但現在不行了。我們就此為止吧。
?leave much to be desired 令人很不滿意：His behaviour/That hotel left much/something/nothing to be desired. 他的行為/那家旅店令人很不/有點不/沒什么不滿意。
?leave no stone unturned 千方百計，想方設法：The police will～no stone unturned in their search for the bank robbers. 警方將千方百計搜尋銀行劫匪。
?leave sb to his own devices/himself 讓某人獨立去處理：They left me to myself. 他們讓我獨自行事。
?leave sth to chance (fate)碰運氣：His future was left to fate. 他的前途聽天由命。
?leave aside (v adv)不考慮，擱置(vt)：Let's～the matter aside for a moment. 讓我們把這件事暫時擱一擱。
?leave off (v adv) 1)停止，放棄(vt & vi)：We left off work at five o'clock. 我們在5點鐘停止工作。～off a bad habit 戒除壞習慣;Has the rain left off? 雨停了嗎? 2)脫掉，不穿(vt)：I left my shoes off when I went inside. 我進去時脫掉了鞋。
?leave out (v adv) 1)漏掉(vt)：Not a comma was left out. 一個逗號也沒漏掉。2)刪除(vt)：They left out question 10. 他們刪掉了第10題。3)不考慮(vt)：～out the possibility of sb's coming 不考慮某人來的可能性;
?leave over (v adv) 1)留(剩)下(vt)：～the meat over for tomorrow 把肉留到明天吃;questions left over by history 歷史遺留的問題; 2)暫不解決(vt)：L～this matter over until tomorrow. 這件事明天再說吧。
?【辨異】leave與depart、retire和withdraw的區(qū)別見DEPART。