leave alone

leave alone — idiom

1. to stop touching, talking to, or interfering with someone or something, so that

1.慣用語及物B1
釋義

to stop touching, talking to, or interfering with someone or something, so that they can stay as they are or do what they want.

例句

Quinn asked his little brother to leave his model airplane alone.

leave + noun phrase + alone — basic pattern

The doctor told Mira to leave the bandage alone for at least two days.

leave + [thing] + alone — refrain from touching

同義詞
  • not bother

    more general; less emphatic than 'leave alone'

  • let be

    similar meaning, slightly more informal

  • stop bothering

    more explicit about ending an ongoing action

反義詞
  • bother

    to interrupt or annoy; the opposite of leaving alone

  • disturb

    to interrupt someone's peace or activity

  • interfere with

    to meddle in someone else's affairs

文法句型

leave + noun phrase + alone

用法筆記

The object of the verb is placed between 'leave' and 'alone'. This phrase is especially common in imperatives, e.g. 'Leave me alone!'

常見錯誤

❌She left alone her cat.
✅She left her cat alone.
💡The object must go between 'leave' and 'alone'; the adverb cannot come directly after the verb.
❌Leave alone him — he is working.
✅Leave him alone
💡he is working.' — When the object is a pronoun, it must still be placed between 'leave' and 'alone'.