单词 | depart |
释义 | depart (once / 64 pages) v To depart is to go away or to choose a different direction. If you are catching a plane, you are soon to depart. And, if you are wearing a kilt instead of jeans, you depart from your usual look. Airports and train stations have gates for arrivals and departures. Airplanes and people coming in "arrive" while those going out depart. You also can depart without going anywhere, as when you change your mind and depart from an earlier decision. To "depart from the norm" is an expression for doing something different than expected, like giggling during a tear-jerker of a movie. WORD FAMILYdepart: departed, departer, departing, departs, departure+/departer: departers/departure: departures USAGE EXAMPLESWith few alternatives, the passengers sat hoping their flight would eventually depart. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Ms Chen is the latest in a string of high-profile Twitter executives to depart from the firm. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) After assessing the damage, airport authorities announce that departing flights will be delayed an average of four months, nearly twice as long as usual. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1v go away or leave Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper quit, take leave stay remain behind walk out of leave, usually as an expression of disapproval congeedepart after obtaining formal permission beat a retreatdepart hastily plump outdepart suddenly break camp, decampleave a camp go away, go forth, leave go away from a place 2v leave Syn|Hypo|Hyper part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off lift off, take off depart from the ground roar offleave blaze, blaze outmove rapidly and as if blazing sally forth, sally outset out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner go away, go forth, leave go away from a place 3v move away from a place into another direction The train departs at noon Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper go, go away come, come up move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody blow, shove along, shove off leave; informal or rude exit, get out, go out, leave move out of or depart from 4v be at variance with; be out of line with Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper deviate, diverge, vary conform be similar, be in line with aberrate diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration aberratediverge from the expected belie, contradict, negatebe in contradiction with differ be different 5v wander from a direct or straight course Syn|Hyper digress, sidetrack, straggle deviate, divert turn aside; turn away from 6v remove oneself from an association with or participation in Syn|Hypo|Hyper leave, pull up stakes go away, go forth, leave go away from a place leave office, quit, resign, step down give up or retire from a position drop outleave school or an educational program prematurely give up, renounce, resign, vacateleave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily retirego into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position top outgive up one's career just as one becomes very successful falllose office or power change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature |
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