quit
quit1
(quitting; past and past participle quitted 或 quit)
quit hold of
quit2
noun
(quitting; past and past participle quitted 或 quit)
- [with obj.]leave (a place), usually permanently
（通常指永久地）离开
hippies finally quit two sites in Hampshire last night.
嬉皮士们昨夜最终离开了汉普郡的两个场所。
■[no obj.](of a tenant) leave rented accommodation
（房客）离开，搬出，迁出
the landlord issued a notice to quit.
房东通知房客搬出去。
■(informal)resign from (a job)
(非正式)辞掉（工作）
she quit her job in a pizza restaurant.
她辞了比萨饼餐馆的工作。
[no obj.]he quit as manager of struggling Third Division City.
他辞去了处境艰难的第三区的管理者一职。
■(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)stop or discontinue (an action or activity)
(非正式，主北美)停止，废止；放弃（行动，活动）
quit moaning!.
别抱怨了！。
I want to quit smoking.
我想戒烟。 - (quit oneself)[with adverbial](archaic)behave in a specified way
(古)表现
quit yourselves like men, and fight.
你们要拿出男子汉的样子，去战斗。
- [predic. ](quit of)rid of
摆脱
I want to be quit of him.
我想摆脱他。
quit hold of
- (archaic)let go of
(古)放开；放弃
- Middle English (in the sense 'set free'): from Old French quiter (verb), quite (adjective), from Latin quietus, past participle of quiescere 'be still', from quies 'quiet'
quit2
noun
- [in combination]used in names of various small songbirds found in the Caribbean area, e.g. bananaquit, grassquit
[用于加勒比海地区的各种小鸣禽的名称中，如bananaquit，grassquit］
- mid 19th cent.: probably imitative
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