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  • n.左边;左派政治团体,左派;左转弯;(政党内的)激进派,激进分子;左手拳;左边的第一(或第二等)条路
  • adj.左边的
  • v.离开(某人或某处);遗弃;丢弃;离开居住地点(或群体、工作单位等)
  • leave的过去分词和过去式
  • adv.在左边;向左

复数: lefts 派生词: left adv.

leftleft

adj.

only before noun左边的
on the side of your body which is towards the west when you are facing north

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。

I broke my left leg.

我的左腿骨折了。

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。

a left back/wing

左后卫 / 边锋

a left hook

左钩拳

right
习语

noun

1

左边;左方;左
the left side or direction

She was sitting on my left .

她坐在我的左边。

Twist your body to the left, then to the right.

先向左转体,再向右转体。

Take the next road on the left .

在下一个路口向左拐。

To the left of the library is the bank.

图书馆的左边是银行。

2

左边的第一(或第二等)条路
the first, second, etc. road on the left side

Take the first left.

在下一个路口向左转。

3

左转弯
a turn to the left

to take a left

往左拐

to hang/make a left

向左拐弯

4

(拥护社会主义思想和信念的)左派政治团体,左派
political groups who support the ideas and beliefs of socialism

The Left only has/have a small chance of winning power.

左派取得政权的机会渺茫。

a left-leaning newspaper

思想左倾的报纸

5

(政党内的)激进派,激进分子
the part of a political party whose members are most in favour of social change

She is on the far left of the party.

她是这个党的极左分子。

6

左手拳
a blow that is made with your left hand

He hit him with two sharp lefts.

他给了他两记猛烈的左手拳。

left

频次

REMAINING 剩余的

  • 1

    Left is the past tense and past participle of leave .

  • 2
    ADJ 剩余的;剩下的;余下的
    If there is a certain amount of something left, or if you have a certain amount of it left, it remains when the rest has gone or been used.

    Is there any gin left?...

    还有杜松子酒吗?

DIRECTION AND POLITICAL GROUPINGS 方向与政治集团

  • 2
    N-SING 左;左边;左面;左侧
    The left is one of two opposite directions, sides, or positions. If you are facing north and you turn to the left, you will be facing west. In the word 'to', the 't' is to the left of the 'o'.

    In Britain cars drive on the left.

    在英国,汽车靠左行驶。

  • 3
    ADJ 左边的;左面的;左侧的;用在左边的
    Your left arm, leg, or ear, for example, is the one which is on the left side of your body. Your left shoe or glove is the one which is intended to be worn on your left foot or hand.

  • 4
    N-SING-COLL 左派;左翼
    You can refer to people who support the political ideals of socialism as the left. They are often contrasted with the right, who support the political ideals of capitalism and conservatism.

    ...the traditional parties of the Left...

    传统的左翼政党

  • 5
    N-SING 左派(或激进)立场
    If you say that a person or political party has moved to the left, you mean that their political beliefs have become more left-wing.

    After Mrs Thatcher's first election victory in 1979, Labour moved sharply to the left...

    1979年撒切尔夫人首次大选获胜后,工党的路线明显左转。

noun

1
a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east
take a left at the corner
2
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
the batter flied out to left
Synonym: left field leftfield
3
the hand that is on the left side of the body
jab with your left
Synonym: left hand
4
those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
Synonym: left wing
5
location near or direction toward the left side;i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
she stood on the left

adj

1
of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
2
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
my left hand
left center field
the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream

adv

1
toward or on the left;also used figuratively
he looked right and left
the political party has moved left

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  1. Take the first road on the left and then follow the signs .

    走左边的第一条路,然后循着路标走。

  2. Place the cursor to the left of the first word .

    把光标置于第一个单词的左边。

  3. Take the first right , then the second left .

    在第一个路口向右拐,然后再在第二个路口向左拐。

  4. Take 5 from 12 and you 're left with 7 .

    12减5,剩7。

  5. It 's a long time since they left .

    他们已经离开很久了。

  6. When I left they were all still hard at it .

    我离开的时候他们都还在努力工作。

  7. It 's not for me to say why he left .

    不适宜由我说出他离开的原因。

  8. The university is on the left bank of the river .

    大学在河的左岸。

  9. It would be a good idea to call before we leave .

    我们出发之前打个电话是个好主意。

  10. What time do you leave the house in the morning ?

    你早晨几点出门去上班?

  11. The children are completely out of control since their father left .

    这些孩子自他们的父亲离开后就无法无天了。

  12. I left in 1990 and I haven 't been back there since .

    我于1990年离开那里,从那以后再也没有回去过。

  13. Many people leave the land to find work in towns and cities .

    许多人离开农村到城镇里找工作。

  14. We arrived at two o'clock and left at ten past .

    我们两点钟到达,十分钟后离开。

  15. He 's giving away money left , right and centre .

    他到处赠款。

  16. The new laws have left us little room to manoeuvre .

    新法律没给我们留下多少回旋的余地。

  17. When things got too hot most journalists left the area .

    事态发展到过于严峻时,大多数记者便撤离了这个地区。

  18. She left her children behind with a heavy heart .

    她十分难过地丢下了她的孩子们。

  19. She is on the far left of the party .

    她是这个党的极左分子。

  20. One day , I want to leave the city and move to the country .

    有朝一日,我要离开城市搬到农村去。

  21. The new students were just left to sink or swim .

    学校完全让新生自生自灭。

  22. ' He 's already left , ' she informed us .

    “他已经走了。”她告诉我们说。

  23. Are you sure it 's all right for me to leave early ?

    你认为我早离开一定没问题吗?

  24. They were surprised to find that he 'd already left .

    他们惊奇地发现他已经走了。

  25. I have to leave work early today .

    我今天得早点儿下班。

  26. Would it be possible for me to leave a message for her ?

    我可以给她留个话儿吗?

  27. Don 't leave your packing until the last possible moment .

    打点行李不要拖到最后一刻。

  28. My father left me the house in his will .

    我父亲在遗嘱中把这所房子遗赠给了我。

  29. He wasn 't well , so we had to leave him behind .

    他身体不适,因此我们只好把他留下。

  30. The tree on the left is out of perspective .

    左侧的树不成比例。

  • 习语

adj.

have two left feet

(尤指跳舞或体育运动时)非常笨拙,笨手笨脚
to be very awkward in your movements, especially when you are dancing or playing a sport

left, right and centre

四面八方;到处;处处
in all directions; everywhere

He's giving away money left, right and centre.

他到处赠款。

right and left

到处;处处
everywhere

She owes money right and left.

她到处欠债。