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- depart [dɪ'pɑːt]
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1.
vb
[mainly intr]
to go away; leave
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2.
vb
to start out; set forth
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3.
vb
[
usually foll by from] to deviate; differ; vary- to depart from normal procedure
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to quit (archaic, except in the phrase depart this life)
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5.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French departir, from
de- + partir to go away, divide, from Latin parti ri to divide, distribute, from pars a part
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1.
vb
[mainly intr]
to go away; leave
Examples
- to be loath to depart
- 不愿离去 → loath
- depart from custom
- 有违习俗 → depart
- My train was supposed to depart at seven o'clock but was delayed two hours.
- 我坐的火车应该七点启程，但被延后了两个小时。 → delay
- Double Decker buses depart every 30 minutes from seven centrally-located stops.
- 每隔半小时，双层巴士就从中心地带的7个站点分别发一趟车。
- to depart from normal procedure → depart
- 行为不检
- depart from correct conduct → 不检
- 不落前人窠臼
- depart from the beaten track of one's predecessors → 不落窠臼
- 打点行李，准备出发。
- Pack the luggage and make ready to depart. → 打点
- 丧失立场
- depart from the correct stand → 立场
- 以壮行色
- (give a grand send-off, etc.) to enable sb. to depart in style → 行色
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