436　leave，leave for和leave to

① leave表示“让，听任，使处于某种状态”时，后可跟复合宾语，结构为：

leave sth./sb.+形容词 使某人或某物处于什么状态

leave sb.+名词 使某人成为某某人

leave sb. to do sth. 让某人做某事

leave sb./sth. doing sth. 让某人或某物继续某种动作行为

leave sth. done使某事被做

His illness has left him very weak. 他的病使他非常虚弱。

She left the child an orphan. 她使那孩子成了孤儿。

The teacher left them to work out the problem by themselves. 老师让他们自己解决那个问题。

Don't leave her waiting outside. 不要让她在外面等。

He left the job half-finished. 他把活干了一半就不干了。

② leave sb./sth. with sb.表示“把……托付给/留给”。

She left word with the door keeper. 她给看门人留言。

Leave the matter with me，will you？把这件事情交给我办，好吗？

Leave it with you. 拜托了。

He left the sick child with his grandma. 他把生病的孩子托给祖母。

She left the boy with 200 dollars. 她为那个男孩留下了200美元。

=She left 200 dollars to the boy.

③ 表示“把某物留在或忘在某地了”要用leave sth. +介词短语结构。

She left the key in the car. 她把钥匙忘在车里了。

I left my dictionary in the classroom. 我把词典忘在教室里了。

I forgot my dictionary in the classroom.（误，这种用法不可用forget）

④ leave for意为“到某地方去；把……留给某人”。

He will leave for Paris. 他将去巴黎。

The newly married couple are about to leave for their honeymoon. 这对新婚夫妇将去度蜜月。

She left a note for her daughter. 她给女儿留了一个便条。

⑤ leave to意为“移交；听任；把……让……去解决”。

They left the case to his judgement. 他们把这个案子留给他去审理。

The matter was left to his consideration. 这件事留给他去考虑。

You can't leave your son to himself. 你不能听任你儿子自行其是。