left
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left adj
1 your left side is the side of your body that contains your heart 〔身体〕左侧的;
She held out her left hand.
她伸出左手。
a scar on the left side of his face
他左边脸上的伤疤
2 on the same side of something as your left side 左边的,左面的,左方的;
Take the next left turn.
下一个路口左转。
the left bank of the river
河的左岸
a pile of papers on the left side of the desk
桌子左边的一叠文件
3
have two left feet
to move in an awkward way when you are running or doing a sport [非正式] 〔跑或运动时〕动作非常笨拙 informal
a tall, clumsy-looking boy with two left feet
样子愚鲁、行动笨拙的高个子男孩
4
the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing
used to say that one part of a group or organization does not know what the other parts are doing 各自为政,互不通气
adv
5 towards the direction or side that is on the left 向左,朝左;
Turn left just after the school.
过了那所学校马上左转。
noun
6
the left/sb’s left
the side of your body that contains your heart 左侧,左方,左面;
on/to the left (of sth)
Take the next road on the left.
在下一个路口向左转。
Our house is just to the left of the school.
我家就在学校的左边。
on/to sb’s left
On your left you can see the Houses of Parliament.
在你的左边你可以看到议会大厦。
7
(from) left to right
from the left side to the right side of something 从左到右
The photo shows, from left to right, his daughters Molly, Fiona, and Anne.
照片上从左到右是他的女儿莫莉、费奥娜和安妮。
8
the left/the Left
political parties and groups that support the ideas and beliefs of SOCIALISM. They usually want large industries to be owned by the state, and to use taxes to help solve social problems 左派政治团体,左派;
He has support from the Left.
他有左派的支持。
politicians on the left of the party
该党的左派政客
The party is moving further to the left.
这个党越来越左了。
9 a hit made with your left hand 左手拳; C
10
take a left hang a left
also 又作 to turn left 左转 AmE
Take the next left (=turn left at the next road) .
下一个路口左拐。
verb
11 the past tense and past participle of LEAVE 1 leave 1 的过去式和过去分词