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quit /kwɪt/ S3 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp quit, also quitted British EnglishBrE, present participle quitting)

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] informalBELEAVE A SCHOOL OR COLLEGE to leave a job, school etc, especially without finishing it completely 离开〔工作岗位、学校等〕；离任；辍学

He quit his job after an argument with a colleague.

他和一个同事争吵后就辞职了。

I quit school at 16.

我十六岁辍学。

She has decided to quit show business.

她已决定退出娱乐圈。

People are now calling on the chairman to quit.

人们现在正要求主席辞职。

2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] especially American EnglishAmESTOP DOING something to stop doing something, especially something that is bad or annoying 停止做〔尤指坏事或令人厌烦的事〕，戒除 → give up

The majority of smokers say that they would like to quit the habit.

大多数吸烟者都说他们是想戒烟的。

Quit it, Robby, or I’ll tell mom!

住手，罗比，否则我告诉妈妈！

We’ve done what we can. Let’s quit.

我们已经尽力，算了吧。

quit doing something

He’s been given six months to live if he doesn’t quit drinking.

他如果不戒酒，就只能活六个月。

I wish you’d all quit complaining.

我希望你们都不要再抱怨了。

► see thesaurus at stop

3 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] British EnglishBrE law to leave a house or apartment that you have been renting 搬离〔租住的房子〕

The landlord gave them notice to quit the premises within seven days.

房东通知他们七天之内搬出去。

4 be quit of something British EnglishBrE formalFINISH DOING something to no longer have to suffer or be involved with something bad 了结某事，摆脱某事

The people now long to be quit of war.

人们现在渴望结束战争。

5 [transitiveT] formalLEAVE A PLACE to leave a place 离开〔某处〕

It was ten years since he had quit Russia.

他离开俄罗斯已经有十年了。

Examples from the Corpus

quit• If you've smoked for a long time it can be very difficult to quit.• She quite her job and went traveling in South America.• She was having a lot of trouble finding a job, but she refused to quit.• James faced such intractable problems that after a few months he nearly quit.• Bill was cold, hungry and tired and he wanted to quit.• I've had enough of the way I'm treated here -- I quit!• They want United's Directors to quit after United's fifth defeat in six games.• Harkness quit as director of the Olympic Regional Development Authority soon afterwards.• I wish he'd quit bothering me.• I quit cold turkey some 25 years ago, but the specialists simply shrug off this kind of information.• They should quit complaining and just get on with their job!• They told me at the hospital to quit drinking for a while.• Quit fooling around and pay attention.• Guitarist John Frusciante quit, mid-tour, citing exhaustion.• That kid just never quits moving.• Four or five people have either quit or been fired.• I've always regretted quitting piano lessons.• I quit taking the pills because they were making me put on weight.• With the computer business still in the doldrums, Ahmadi quit that to help his wife run the hair accessory business.• Quit that! You're driving me crazy.• And she blasted Tory plans to force more schools to quit town hall control.• I knew I'd never be any good at school, so I just quit trying.

quit doing something• Quit treating me like I'm a baby.• I quit smoking two years ago.

notice to quit• They do not give anyone a notice to quit.• Tenants who refuse to accept leases are given notice to quit and find themselves on the streets after years of loyal service.• The tenants have been given a year's notice to quit and they face the loss of their livelihood and homes.• There Gandhi was served with an official notice to quit Champaran immediately.• Court proceedings and eviction A notice to quit does not always mean you have to leave.• Fifpro says footballers should be able to give three months notice to quit, like most other employees.• It then gave her notice to quit the temporary accommodation, and offered her alternative accommodation elsewhere which she refused.• The landlord served an invalid notice to quit which does not affect the situation.

From Longman Business Dictionary

quitquit /kwɪt/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp quit also quitted British EnglishBrE, present participle quitting) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

1informal to leave your job, especially because you are annoyed or unhappy with it

Some people quit after only a few months in the job.

He quit a management training job at Sears.

2COMPUTINGto close a computer program when you have finished using it

To shut the machine down, quit Windows and then switch off the machine.

Origin quit

(1200-1300) Old French quiter, from quite “at rest, free of”, from Latin quietus; → QUIET1

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