leave of absence

基本解释

Officially this is a temporary leave of absence, but he may not return.
官方的说法是这只是一次暂时的休假，不过他很可能回头无望。
He wanted me to take a leave of absence from the law school, come to work, and help him recruit some other good young lawyers.
他要我向法学院请假，到他那里工作，同时帮助他招募其他一些优秀的年轻律师。
His medical leave of absence also raised concerns of how the technology major, which he had co-founded in a garage, would succeed without Mr Jobs.
他的疗养休假更是让人们担心，这搜他在车库里打造出来的技术航母，没有了他，将如何继续保持成功和速度。

Leaving only a handful that survived. Flight Eleven and One Seventy-Five with the illegal medications that overdosed our population, led us to receive a leave of absence for an unnecessary vacation and we became addicts.
Media estimates indicate his leave of absence could cost the golf industry $591 million in losses.

Thus, when his latest leave of absence was disclosed, Apple shares sold off.
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When I needed time my employer provided flextime and ultimately a short leave of absence.
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If you have leave of absence you have permission to be away from work for a certain period.