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- exit ['εgzɪt]
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1.
n
a way out; door or gate by which people may leave
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2.
n
the act or an instance of going out; departure
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3.
n
the act of leaving or right to leave a particular place
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4.
n
(as modifier)
- an exit visa
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5.
n
departure from life; death
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6.
n
[theatre]
the act of going offstage
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7.
n
(in Britain) a point at which vehicles may leave or join a motorway
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8.
n
[bridge]
the act of losing the lead deliberately
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9.
n
a card enabling one to do this
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10.
vi.
[intr]
to go away or out; depart; leave
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11.
vi.
[theatre]
to go offstage: used as a stage direction
- exit Hamlet
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12.
vi.
[bridge]
to lose the lead deliberately
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13.
vi.
[sometimes tr]
[computing]
to leave (a computer program or system)
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14.
vi.
[Etymology]
C17: from Latin exitus a departure, from ex
i re to go out, fromex- 1 +i re to go
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1.
n
a way out; door or gate by which people may leave
Examples
- He raced towards the exit.
- 他飞快地奔向出口。 → race
- to exit from sth
- [frm] [+room, motorway etc] 离开某处 → exit
- a sign saying "No Exit"
- 一块写着“禁止入内”的指示牌 → sign
- an emergency exit → emergency
- an exit visa → exit
- exit Hamlet → exit
- a pell-mell rush for the exit → pell-mell
- a plunge for the exit → plunge
- 入场请走正门，退场请走侧门。
- Please enter through the main entrance and exit through the side doors. → 侧门
- 办理出境手续
- go through exit formalities → 出境
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