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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- quit [kwɪt]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to depart from; leave
- he quitted the place hastily
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2.
vt.
to resign; give up (a job)
- he quitted his job today
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3.
vi.
[intr]
(of a tenant) to give up occupancy of premises and leave them
- they received notice to quit
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4.
vi.
to desist or cease from (something or doing something); break off
- quit laughing
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to pay off (a debt); discharge or settle
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6.
vt.
[tr]
[archaic]
to conduct or acquit (oneself); comport (oneself)
- he quits himself with great dignity
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7.
adj
[usually predicative;
foll by of] free (from); released (from)- he was quit of all responsibility for their safety
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8.
adj
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French quitter, from Latin qui
e tusquiet ; seequietus
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to depart from; leave
Examples
- I'd quit except I need the money.
- 要不是我需要钱的话，我就辞职了。 → except
- Once he is tired, he will quit.
- 每当他累了，他就停下来。 → once
- quit oneself of fear
- 消除恐惧 → quit
- quit a job
- 放弃一项工作 → quit
- be quit of someone
- 摆脱某人 → quit
- I was astonished by her decision to quit the job.
- 她决定辞去工作，这让我很惊讶。
- All Jenny's friends were in agreement with her on her decision to quit the job.
- 珍妮所有的朋友都赞成她辞职的决定。 → agreement
- I'll quit the job soon, I really need a change of air.
- 我很快就会辞职，因为我真的需要换一下环境。
- He quit because his job is monotonous and lacks variety.
- 他的工作很单调，没什么新意，所以他就辞职了。 → variety
- The employees were tired of working extra hours and some of them even quit their work.
- 员工们厌倦了加班，有些人甚至辞掉了工作。 → even
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