departure

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departure /dɪˈpɑɚtʃɚ/ noun

plural departures

departure

/dɪˈpɑɚtʃɚ/

noun

plural departures

Learner's definition of DEPARTURE

: the act of departing离开: such as

a : the act of leaving a place especially to start a journey出发；启程

[noncount]

What is your time of departure?你们几点出发？
Our departure is scheduled for 5 p.m. = Our departure time is 5 p.m.我们计划下午5点出发。
They had to postpone (their) departure because of bad weather.由于天气恶劣，他们只好推迟出发时间。
You should plan to arrive at the airport an hour before departure.你应该安排在飞机起飞一小时前抵达机场。
the ferry's departure point渡轮的起航地点

[count]

b [count] : the act of leaving a job, an organization, etc.离职；辞职

The departures of several key employees have caused problems for the company.几名骨干员工的离职给公司造成了一些问题。
her sudden departure from the company她从公司突然的离职
The team has struggled since the departure of its head coach.自从主教练辞职以后，这个球队一直在苦苦挣扎。

[count] : a new or different way of doing something新方法；新做法；（对传统做法的）背离

His previous movies have all been comedies, so this dramatic role is a real departure for him.他之前的电影都是喜剧，所以这个戏剧性的角色对他而言是个全新的尝试。

— often + from

These new techniques are major/dramatic/radical departures from standard practices.这些新技术相对于标准做法而言是重大变革。
a departure from tradition对传统的背离

— see also point of departure