de‧par‧ture W3 / dɪpɑtʃə $ -pɑrtʃər / 名词
1 [可数和不可数名词] an act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey 反义词 arrival
departure for
I saw Simon shortly before his departure for Russia.
departure of
There was a delay in the departure of our plane.
departure from
Mozart’s departure from Paris in September 1778
2 [可数和不可数名词] an act of leaving an organization or position
departure from
He refused to discuss his departure from the government.
3 [可数名词] a flight, train etc that leaves at a particular time :
There are several departures for New York every day.
4 [可数名词] a way of doing something that is different from the usual, traditional, or expected way
departure from
Their new designs represent a departure from their usual style.
radical/major/significant etc departure (= a big change )
This would be a radical departure from the subsidy system.
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + departure
sudden/abrupt (= done suddenly, without being planned ) I didn’t know how I was going to explain his abrupt departure to the others. | Their departure seemed rather sudden.
a hasty/speedy departure (= done very quickly and suddenly ) I was surprised by her hasty departure.
a flight/train/coach departure I’m afraid your flight departure has been delayed.
动词
delay somebody’s departure (= make it later ) I decided to delay my departure by a few days.
departure + NOUN
a departure date ( also date of departure ) You cannot make a change to your booking within six weeks of your departure date.
a departure time Do you know your exact departure time?
a departure point (= the place where you leave from ) Luxor is one departure point for boat trips down the Nile.
a departure gate (= an exit from an airport to get a particular flight ) It was a long walk with all our luggage to the departure gate.
a departure lounge (= a room at an airport where people wait before their flights leave )
the departures board (= a board showing the times of planes or trains ) I scanned the departures board for details of my flight.