(1)离开(go away from)[I，I+prep，T+n，T+n+prep]：It's time he left/for him to～. 他该走了。The train～s in five minutes. 火车五分钟后开车。～by the 10：20 train 乘10点20分的火车离开;～for work/school/one's honeymoon 去上班/上学/度蜜月;～the room/the railway station/one's home/one's hometown 离开房间/火车站/家/家乡;～one's wife/one's friends 离开妻子/朋友;～England for France/for a tour of the world 离开英国去法国/去周游世界;〖同〗depart;
 (2)放弃(give up;abandon)[I，T+n]：His secretary is going to～. 他的秘书要辞职。～one's job 离职;～school 从学校毕业(或辍学);～medicine for art 放弃学医改学艺术;〖同〗quit;
 (3)遗忘，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 把钥匙忘在家里/手表遗忘在车上/伞落在旅店里;Take care not to～anything behind. 当心别丢下东西。
 (4)留下(cause to remain)[T+n，T+n+prep]：The wound left a scar. 伤口留下了一个疤。Please～the book I need on the table. 请把我要用的书留在桌上。～a deep impression on sb 给某人留下深刻的印象;～things about 乱丢东西;
 (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) 给某人留一个口信/便条;
 (6)使保持某种状态(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 让门开着;Her illness has left her weak. 她的病使她很虚弱。～the breakfast unfinished 没有吃完早饭;The walk left me very tired. 走路之后我很累。Don't～them waiting outside in the rain. 不要让他们在外面冒雨等着。The papers were left lying around. 报纸散落得到处都是。The strike left the railway system in utter confusion. 罢工使铁路系统陷入一片混乱。
 (7)遗赠(give in one's will)[T+n，D+n+n，D+n+prep]：He gambled away all the money his father left him. 他把父亲留给他的钱都赌光了。She left her house to her sister (her sister her house). 她把房子留给了她的妹妹。
 (8)交给(put a task，etc in sb else's care)[T+n+prep]～the choice to sb 让某人选择;～the matter to/with sb把这事交给某人来办;～the child/the shop in sb's care/sb's charge 把孩子/商店托付给某人;
 (9)搁置，推延(delay dealing with)[T+n，T+n+prep(till/until)]：～sth for the moment/for the last moment 暂时不做某事/把某事推迟到最后一刻;～a matter/one's homework/the washing-up till (until) tomorrow 把一件事留到明天去做/作业留到明天去写/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减3等于4。There is but one chance left. 只剩下一个机会了。How much time is there left? 还剩下多少时间?
 be left at the post 被远远抛在后面;
 leave sb/sth alone 1)别管(碰)：L～us/that box alone. 别管我们/别碰那个盒子。2)撇下……一个人：Are you going to～me alone? 你要撇下我一个人吗?
 leave sb cold 未能打动，不能使感兴趣：Instrumental music，oddly enough，left me rather cold. 奇怪的是我对器乐不感兴趣。
 leave go/hold (of) 放(松)开：He won't～go of my hand. 他就是不放开我的手。
 leave sb holding/to hold the baby/bag/sack 把责任推给某人，使背上包袱(infml)：When the ball hit the glass，the team scattered and left Tom holding the bag. 球打破玻璃时队员们都跑散了，只留下汤姆承担责任。
 leave sb in the lurch 弃某人于危难时刻：～one's friend in the lurch when troubles arise 在朋友有困难时弃而不顾;
 leave it at that 就此为止(infml)：I did love you，but I can't now. Let's～it at that.我确实爱过你，但现在不行了。我们就此为止吧。
 leave much to be desired 令人很不满意：His behaviour/That hotel left much/something/nothing to be desired. 他的行为/那家旅店令人很不/有点不/没什么不满意。
 leave no stone unturned 千方百计，想方设法：The police will～no stone unturned in their search for the bank robbers. 警方将千方百计搜寻银行劫匪。
 leave sb to his own devices/himself 让某人独立去处理：They left me to myself. 他们让我独自行事。
 leave sth to chance (fate)碰运气：His future was left to fate. 他的前途听天由命。
 leave aside (v adv)不考虑，搁置(vt)：Let's～the matter aside for a moment. 让我们把这件事暂时搁一搁。
 leave off (v adv) 1)停止，放弃(vt & vi)：We left off work at five o'clock. 我们在5点钟停止工作。～off a bad habit 戒除坏习惯;Has the rain left off? 雨停了吗? 2)脱掉，不穿(vt)：I left my shoes off when I went inside. 我进去时脱掉了鞋。
 leave out (v adv) 1)漏掉(vt)：Not a comma was left out. 一个逗号也没漏掉。2)删除(vt)：They left out question 10. 他们删掉了第10题。3)不考虑(vt)：～out the possibility of sb's coming 不考虑某人来的可能性;
 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 历史遗留的问题; 2)暂不解决(vt)：L～this matter over until tomorrow. 这件事明天再说吧。
 【辨异】leave与depart、retire和withdraw的区别见DEPART。