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leave

/liv/

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variant 1: left
variant 2: leaves
variant 3: leaving

1 · verb

go away from a place

离开；离

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After leaving the mountains, the train entered a broad plain.

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列车离开山区后，驶入了一片开阔的平原。

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Pronunciation: /liv/

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