- If you are holding a compass and facing north, the direction to the west of you is also to your left. Left is the opposite of "right."
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- adj. 左边的；剩下的
- adv. 在左面
- n. 左边；左派；
- v. 离开（leave的过去式）
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1. I broke my left leg.
我的左腿骨折了。
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2. the left side of the field
田地的左边
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3. Turn left at the intersection.
在十字路口向左拐。
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4. She was sitting on my left.
她坐在我的左边。
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5. Take the first left.
在下一个路口向左转。
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6. She is on the far left of the party.
她是这个党的极左分子。
- left "remaining," past tense and past participle of leave (v.).
- left (adj.) c. 1200, "opposite of right," probably from Kentish and northern English forms of Old English *lyft "weak; foolish" (in lyft-adl "lameness, paralysis"). Compare East Frisian luf, Dutch dialectal loof "weak, worthless").
- left (n.) c. 1200, "the left-hand side, the side opposite the right," from left (adj.). In military formations with reference to the center; of river banks it implies going in the direction the current flows; in an assembly in reference to the seat of the presiding officer; in baseball in reference to the point of view of the batter.
left ★ / left ; NAmE left / adjective , adverb , noun ☞see also leave v. left lefts adjective ★ [only before noun ] on the side of your body which 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。 ◆ 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。 ◆ ( sport 体 ) a left back/wing 左后卫；左边锋 ◆ a left hook 左钩拳 OPP right ▶ left adverb ◆ 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。 IDIOMS have two left ˈfeet ( 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 ˌleft, right and ˈcentre ( also ˌright, left and ˈcentre ) ( 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。 ☞more at right adv. noun ★ 1 ★ the/sb's left [singular ] the left side or direction 左边；左方；左 ◆ 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 ofthe library is the bank. 图书馆的左边是银行。 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 ◆ ( BrE) to take a left 往左拐 ◆ ( NAmE) to hang/make 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 （拥护社会主义思想和信念的）左派政治团体，左派 ◆ 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 ★ the left [singular + singular or plural verb ] the part of a political party whose members are most in favour of social change （政党内的）激进派，激进分子 ◆ She is on the far left of the party. 她是这个党的极左分子。 6 [countable ] (in boxing 拳击运动 ) a blow 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。 OPP right left / left ; NAmE left /
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