left
adjective,adverb
uk/left/us/left/A2
on or towards thesideofyourbodythat is to thewestwhen you arefacingnorth:
左边的，左侧的His lefteyewasheavilybandaged.他的左眼被严严实实地包扎了起来。
Turnleft at thelights.在红绿灯处左转。
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rightadjective(DIRECTION)
- Turn left at thetrafficlights, and you'llseethehospitalstraightahead.
- Todivideby ten,movethedecimalpointoneplaceto the left.
- Ourhouseis the third from the end on the left.
- He has nosightin his lefteye.
- Holdyourforkinyourlefthandandyourknifeinyourrighthand.
General location and orientation
- -oriented
- about
- along
- anterior
- around
- back ontosomething
- bearing
- every
- far
- front
- frontal
- hind
- left-hand
- nearside
- noncentral
- offside
- on-site
- orientated
- point
- position
left
noun
uk/left/us/left/leftnoun(DIRECTION)
A2[S]
the leftside:
左边，左侧First I'llintroducethespeakersittingonmy left.首先我来介绍一下坐在我左边的发言者。
Take the first/second/thirdon theleft.请选左侧第一／二／三个。
It's thestreetto theleftofthehotel.就是酒馆左侧的那条街。
USAfter thegrocerystoreI made/took/informalhunga left(=turnedinto the nextroadon the leftside).过了杂货店，我向左拐了个弯儿。
- Myhouseis on the left.
- Isatto her left.
- Take theroadon the left.
- Thepictureisloweron the left.
- Imovedquicklyto the left.
General location and orientation
- -oriented
- about
- along
- anterior
- around
- back ontosomething
- bearing
- every
- far
- front
- frontal
- hind
- left-hand
- nearside
- noncentral
- offside
- on-site
- orientated
- point
- position
leftnoun(POLITICS)
the left[S,+ sing/pl verb](alsothe Left)
thepoliticalgroupsthatbelievewealthandpowershould besharedbetween allpartsofsociety:
左派团体；左派政党Thewarisgenerallyopposedonthe left.这场战争受到左派团体的普遍反对。
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rightnoun(POLITICS)
- Thejournalisbroadlysympatheticwith the left.
- He has always been on the left of theparty.
- Parties of the leftunitedtodefeatthemeasure.
- Herpoliticsare of the left.
- The left isgenerallysympathetictotheircause.
Political movements & groups
- alt-right
- ANC
- anti-Bolshevik
- anti-Bolshevism
- anti-capitalism
- antidisestablishmentarianism
- Antifa
- awkward
- big tent
- labour movement
- left-winger
- leftism
- leftist
- rightist
- sectarian
- sectarianism
- Sinn Fein
- the awkward gangidiom
- the left wing
- the SDLP
left
verb
uk/left/us/left/past simple and past participle ofleave
（leave的过去式及过去分词）Departing
- abandon
- abandonment
- absquatulate
- backward
- be ready to rollidiom
- move
- p.o.q.
- peel away/off
- piss off
- pull
- pull out
- pullsomethingoff
- push along
- sea
- strike
- turfsomethingout
- vacate
- vamoose
- walk
- walk off(somewhere)
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Affecting and influencing
Keeping and staying the same
Staying and remaining
Things remaining
Causing something to end
Relationships: ending & divorce
Waiting
Death and dying
Inheriting & bequeathing
Allowing and permitting
left
adjective
uk/left/us/left/relatingtopoliticalgroupsthatbelievewealthandpowershould besharedbetween allpartsofsociety:
左派的；左翼的The leftwingof thepartyisunhappywith thelegislation.党内左派对此项立法表示不满。
Politics - general words
- anti-capitalism
- anti-capitalist
- anti-communism
- anti-communist
- anti-fascism
- lab
- laissez-faire
- left of centre
- leftist
- leftward
- parliament
- party politics
- personality cult
- pinko
- plank
- super-conservative
- Thatcherism
- the Third Way
- Tory
- Toryism