leave behind

• 短语动词，表示离开时未带走某人或某物，或留下某物作为结果或后果。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of departing without taking someone or something, or to cause something to remain as a result or consequence.

不可数 · 不规则动词 · 及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Abandon or forgetformal

   To not take something or someone with you when you go away.

   遗弃或遗忘

   • I accidentally left my keys behind at the office.
   • She left behind her old life when she moved to a new city.
   • They left behind their luggage at the hotel.

   同义词abandondesertditchdropforgetforsakejettisonleavemaroonstrand

   反义词bringcarrykeepretaintake

2. Outpace or surpassinformal

   To move faster than someone or something, or to achieve more than them.

   超越

   • The young athlete left behind all his competitors in the race.
   • Her innovative ideas left behind the old methods.
   • The company left behind its rivals with its new technology.

   同义词beatoutdooutpaceoutrunoutstripovertakesurpass

   反义词followtrail

3. Cause to remainformal

   To cause something to remain as a result or consequence.

   留下

   • The storm left behind a trail of destruction.
   • His speech left behind a feeling of hope.
   • The war left behind deep scars in the community.

   同义词depositleaveproduceyield

   反义词bringcarrytake

基本动词leave