leave something behind

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

▪ I. leave sth behind phrasal verb before or after object [ left sth behind left sth behind left sth behind leaves sth behind leaving sth behind ]
to cause a situation to exist after you have left a place
• The army left a trail of destruction behind them.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Causing things to happen
Main entry: leave_{phrasal verb}
 
▪ II. leave sth/sb behind phrasal verb before or after object [ left sth/sb behind left sth/sb behind left sth/sb behind leaves sth/sb behind leaving sth/sb behind ]
to leave a place without taking someone or something with you
• We left in a hurry and I must have left my keys behind.
• He was forced to leave the country, leaving behind his wife and children.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Departing
Main entry: leave_{phrasal verb}