You're going to break his arm!
Biff! Biff, leave him alone!
Let him go! Let him go!


                                    ——Back to the Future
你要打破他的手臂!
比弗! 比弗,离开他!
放了他! 放了他!

                                    ——《回到未来》

一、你知道leave有几种含义吗?

n.

1.准假;休假

Going on leave, he devolved his duties on his deputy.

他休假前把职责移交给副手。

2.许可,同意

She has my leave to see him.

她得到我的许可去看他。

3.辞别

She took leave of her mother, and caught the train to Beijing.

她告别了她母亲,搭上了去北京的列车。

v.

1.离开,离去;出发 [I,T]

He had the insolence to tell me to leave the room.

他竟然无礼地叫我离开房间。

2.遗弃,舍弃 [I,T]

He'll never leave you. You need have no worry...

他不会舍弃你的,你不用担心。

3.脱离,退出;辞去 [I,T]

He leave his office job to try to make a living on the land.

他辞去了办公室的工作,改以务农为生。

4.遗忘,忘了带 [I,T]

The conductor remained the passengers not to leave their luggage behind when they got off the train.

列车员提醒旅客们下火车时别把自己的行李遗忘在车上。

5.听任 [I,T]

We mustn't leave him to his own devices.

我们不能听任他去自行其是。

 

二、词义辨析:还有哪些词表示“放弃“的含义呐?

abandon, desert, forsake, leave, give up

这些动词或词组均含“抛弃、放弃”之意

abandon强调永远或完全放弃或抛弃人或事物等,这可能是被迫的,也可能是自愿的。

desert着重指违背法律责任和义务,或自己的信仰与誓言的行为,多含非难的意味。

forsake侧重断绝感情上的依恋,自愿抛弃所喜欢的人或物。也指抛弃信仰或改掉恶习。

leave普通用词,指舍弃某事或某一职业,或终止同一某人的关系,但不涉及动机与果。

give up普通用语,侧重指没有希望或因外界压力而放弃。

 

三、下面我们来学习一下含有leave的常见短语

absence without leave

擅离职守,开小差

leave alone

1. 不打扰;不惊动 2. 不碰;不变动;不移动

leave behind

留下,忘记带;遗留;把…丢在后面,超过

leave no stone unturned

千方百计,竭尽全力,不遗余力

leave of absence

假期,休假

leave off

v. 停止,不再使用,不再穿

leave office

离职,辞职

 

四,你学会leave的用法了吗?一起做个小测试吧!

I know that you have decided to ____here, but please reconsider.
我知道你已决定离开这里,不过请你再考虑考虑。