| 单词 | left |
| 释义 | left —left /left/ noun (POLITICS) the left (ALSO the Left) [S, + sing/pl verb]► F0 the political groups that believe wealth and power should be shared between all parts of society: » The war is generally opposed on the left.→ COMPARE RIGHT(Cf. ↑right) noun (POLITICS)Thesaurus+: ↑Political movements and groupsnoun [S] (DIRECTION) ► A2 the left side: » First I'll introduce the speaker sitting on my left.» Take the first/second/third on the left.» It's the shop to the left of the pub.» US After the grocery store I made/took/INFORMAL hung a left (= turned into the next road on the left side).Thesaurus+: ↑General location and orientation• • • Extra Examples:» My house is on the left.» I sat to her left.» Take the road on the left.» The picture is lower on the left.» I moved quickly to the left.—left /left/adjective ► F0 relating to political groups that believe wealth and power should be shared between all parts of society: » The left wing of the party is unhappy with the legislation.Thesaurus+: ↑Politicsadjective adverb ► A2 on or towards the side of your body that is to the west when you are facing north: » His left eye was heavily bandaged.» Turn left at the lights.→ COMPARE RIGHT(Cf. ↑right) adjective adverb (DIRECTION)Thesaurus+: ↑General location and orientation• • • Extra Examples:» Turn left at the traffic lights, and you'll see the hospital straight ahead.» To divide by ten, move the decimal point one place to the left.» Our house is the third from the end on the left.» He has no sight in his left eye.» Hold your fork in your left hand and your knife in your right hand.verb ► F0 PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF LEAVE(Cf. ↑leave) |
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