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離開 — meaning in English

lí kāi

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English meaning

  • abandoned adj Left behind and no longer cared for, used, or lived in.
  • derelict adj Abandoned and left to fall into disrepair.
  • jilt noun A woman who readily casts aside her lover.
  • maroon adj A dark brownish-red colour.
  • off adv Away from a place, position, or reference point.
  • reprobate adj Rejected; cast off as worthless.

Senses

離開 is used for these senses in English:

  • abandoned No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century]
  • derelict Given up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
  • jilt (transitive) To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.
  • maroon To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
  • off (predicative, _, only) Inoperative, disabled.
  • reprobate Rejected by God; damned, sinful.
  • reprobate Of God: to abandon or reject, to deny eternal bliss.

abandoned — full definition

  1. adj Left behind and no longer cared for, used, or lived in.
  2. adj Completely free of restraint or inhibition.

derelict — full definition

  1. adj Abandoned and left to fall into disrepair.
  2. noun Property, or occasionally a person, abandoned and left with nobody to care for it.

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