leave someone to their own devices

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

leaves someone to their own devices 三单 leaves someone to their own devices leaving someone to their own devices left someone to their own devices leaving someone to their own devices 现在分词 left someone to their own devices 过去式 left someone to their own devices 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    to leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance.

    习语 及物

    Left to my own devices, I'll spend hours staring into space, just thinking.

    Let's leave her to her own devices and see what she comes up with.