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left

adjective
 
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  1. on the side of your body that is towards the west when you are facing north左边的
    • Fewer people write with their left hand than with their right.用左手写字的人比用右手的人少。🔊🔊
    • your left knee/leg/foot/arm您的左膝盖/腿/脚/臂
    • the left side of the field田地的左边
    • The university is on the left bank of the river.大学在河的左岸。🔊🔊
    • Take a left turn at the intersection.在十字路口向左转。🔊🔊
    • (sport体育) a left back/wing左后卫；左边锋
    • a left hook (= a short hard hit with your closed left hand)左钩拳
    opposite right
    Word OriginOld English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin.
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have two left feet
  1. (informal) to be very awkward in your movements, especially when you are dancing or playing a sport（尤指跳舞或体育运动时）非常笨拙，笨手笨脚

left

adverb
 
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  1. on or to the left side 朝左边；向左侧
    • Turn left at the intersection.在十字路口向左拐。🔊🔊
    • Look left and right before you cross the road.左右看一看，然后再过马路。🔊🔊
    • There is more to Paris than just the Eiffel Tower (pictured left).巴黎不仅有埃菲尔铁塔（左图）还有更多。
    opposite right (1)
    Word OriginOld English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin.
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left, right and centre
(also right, left and centre, right and left)
  1. (informal) in all directions; everywhere四面八方；到处；处处
    • He's giving away money left, right and centre.他到处赠款。🔊🔊

left

noun
 
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  1.  
    the/somebody's left
    [singular] the left side or direction左边；左方；左
    • on the left Take the next road on the left.在下一个路口向左拐。🔊🔊
    • on the left of somebody/something My dad's in the front row, on the extreme left of the picture.我爸爸在照片的前排最左边。
    • to the left Twist your body to the left, then to the right.向左转体，然后向右转体。🔊🔊
    • to the left of somebody/something To the left of the library is the bank.图书馆的左边是银行。🔊🔊
    • on somebody's left She was sitting on my left.她坐在我的左边。🔊🔊
    • to somebody's left To your left, you can see the ruins of the old manor house.在您的左边，您可以看到旧庄园的废墟。
    • from the left the figures in the second column from the left左第二栏中的数字
    • Arabic script is read from right to left.从右到左阅读阿拉伯语脚本。
    • the top/bottom/far left顶部/底部/最左边
    • first/second/third, etc. left She is pictured third left (= in the third position from the left) with her students.她和她的学生合影在左第三。
    Extra Examples
    • As you go in the door, you'll see it on your left.它就在一进门的左边。
    • He is somewhat to the left of the previous leader.他比前任领导要激进一点儿。
    • He looked to the left and then crossed.他向左边看了看，然后就过去了。
    • If you turn to your left you will see the parliament building.向左转，你会看到议会大楼。
    • My office is just to the left of the main door.我的办公室就在大门的左边。
    • The bank is on the left, just after the post office.银行在左方，过了邮局就是。
    • The car came from the left.那辆汽车从左边开过来。
    • The car park is on the left of the library.停车场在图书馆左边。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • extreme
    • far
    • bottom
    • …
    verb + left
    • turn to
    preposition
    • from the left
    • on the/​your left
    • on the left of
    • …
    phrases
    • from left to right
    • from right to left
    See full entry
  2.  
     [singular]
    the first, second, etc. left
    the first, second, etc. road on the left side左边的第一（或第二等）条路
    • Take the first left.在下一个路口向左转。🔊🔊
  3. a left
     [singular] a turn to the left左转弯
    • Take a left onto Route 130.左转到130号公路。
    • (North American English also) to make a left向左转弯
    • (informal) to hang a left向左拐弯
  4.  
    the left, the Left
    [singular + singular or plural verb] political groups who support the ideas and beliefs of socialism; the part of a political party whose members are most in favour of social change（拥护社会主义思想和信念的）左派政治团体，左派；（政党内的）激进派，激进分子
    • The Left only has/have a small chance of winning power.左派取得政权的机会渺茫。
    • parties of the left左派
    • policies advocated by the left of the Labour Party工党左派倡导的政策
    • on the left The proposed changes are popular with Italians, especially those on the left.提议的更改在意大利人中很受欢迎，尤其是左侧的人。
    • on the left of something She is on the far left of the party.她是这个党的极左分子。🔊🔊
    • to the left (of somebody/something) The party has moved further to the left.这个政党更加左倾了。
    • a left-leaning newspaper思想左倾的报纸
    see also hard leftTopics Politicsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • extreme
    • far
    preposition
    • of the left
    • on the left
    • to the left
    • …
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  5. [countable] (in boxing拳击运动) a hard hit that is made with your left hand左手拳
    • He hit him with two sharp lefts.他给了他两记猛烈的左手拳。🔊🔊
    6. opposite right
    Word OriginOld English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin.

left

verb
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  1. past tense, past participle of leave
    Word OriginOld English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin.