・He died, leaving a widow and three children (behind) [leaving the wife with three children]. 妻と 3 人の子供を[ 3 人の子供を抱えた妻を]残して死んだ.

・leave one's wife a large fortune＝leave a large fortune to one's wife 妻に多額の財産を残す.

・He was left a large fortune by his uncle. ＝A large fortune was left (to) him by his uncle. おじが亡くなって多額の財産を受け継いだ.

b [目的補語として形容詞または副詞を伴って] 〈ある状態に〉残して死ぬ.

・He left his children poor. ＝His children were left poor. 彼が亡くなると子供たちは貧困にさらされた.

・He left his family well [badly] off. 彼が死んで遺族は生活に困らずに済んだ[困った].