- 离开，离去；从…走开；脱离：
He has left Beijing for London.
他已经离开北京到伦敦去了。
He left his hometown and looked for a job in town.
他离开家乡到城里找工作。
- 留；剩下：
She left some of the food for her husband.
她给丈夫留了一些吃的。
- 留下；将…留下：
The secretary asked him to leave his telephone number.
秘书要他把电话号码留下来。
- (死后或离开后)把…留给；遗赠给：
His uncle left $10 000 in the will.
他舅舅在遗嘱中留下10 000美元。
- 死后留下；遗留下：
He left a widow and two children.
他死后撇下寡妻和两个孩子。
- 留下；丢下；忘带：
I left my dictionary in the library.
我把词典丢在图书馆里了。
- 委托；交托；交由…照管：
You'd better leave this up to me.
你最好把这件事交给我办吧。
He left his son to his sister.
他把儿子交由他姐姐照管。
- 搁置；不管；忽略；暂不解决：
We'll leave this item till the next meeting.
我们把这个议题放到下次会议讨论。
- 辞去(工作)；舍弃；停止；拒绝：
take it or leave it
取舍悉听尊便
He left medicine for law.
他放弃医学改学法律。
My father left smoking for 8 years.
我父亲戒烟有8年了。
- 剩余；剩下：
3 from 7 leaves 4.
7减3余4。
15 minus 5 leaves 10.
15减5得10。
- 使…处于(某种状态)；听任；让：
Leave the windows open. It's so stuffy here.
让窗子开着，这儿太闷热了。
The earthquake left them homeless.
地震让他们无家可归。
- [方言、俚语]让；允许：
Leave them go.
让他们走。