the/somebody's left
[singular] the left side or direction左边;左方;左- on the left Take the next road on the left.在下一个路口向左拐。
- on the left of somebody/something My dad's in the front row, on the extreme left of the picture.我爸爸在照片的前排最左边。
- to the left Twist your body to the left, then to the right.向左转体,然后向右转体。
- to the left of somebody/something To the left of the library is the bank.图书馆的左边是银行。
- on somebody's left She was sitting on my left.她坐在我的左边。
- to somebody's left To your left, you can see the ruins of the old manor house.在你的左边,你可以看到旧庄园的废墟。
- from the left the figures in the second column from the left左边第二列的数字
- Arabic script is read from right to left.阿拉伯文字从右向左读。
- the top/bottom/far left顶部/底部/最左边
- first/second/third, etc. left She is pictured third left (= in the third position from the left) with her students.她和她的学生们合影于左三。
- As you go in the door, you'll see it on your left.它就在一进门的左边。
- He is somewhat to the left of the previous leader.他比前任领导要激进一点儿。
- He looked to the left and then crossed.他向左边看了看,然后就过去了。
- If you turn to your left you will see the parliament building.向左转,你会看到议会大楼。
- My office is just to the left of the main door.我的办公室就在大门的左边。
- The bank is on the left, just after the post office.银行在左方,过了邮局就是。
- The car came from the left.那辆汽车从左边开过来。
- The car park is on the left of the library.停车场在图书馆左边。
Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + leftpreposition- from the left
- on the/your left
- on the left of
- …
phrases- from left to right
- from right to left
[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。
a left
[singular] a turn to the left左转弯- Take a left onto Route 130.左转进入130号公路。
- (North American English also) to make a left向左转弯
- (informal) to hang a left向左拐弯
the left, the Left
[singular + singular or plural verb] political groups who support the ideas and beliefs of socialism; the part of a political party whose members are most in favour of social change(拥护社会主义思想和信念的)左派政治团体,左派;(政党内的)激进派,激进分子- The Left only has/have a small chance of winning power.左派取得政权的机会渺茫。
- parties of the left左翼政党
- policies advocated by the left of the Labour Party工党左派倡导的政策
- on the left The proposed changes are popular with Italians, especially those on the left.提议的改革很受意大利人的欢迎,尤其是左翼人士。
- on the left of something She is on the far left of the party.她是这个党的极左分子。
- to the left (of somebody/something) The party has moved further to the left.这个政党更加左倾了。
- a left-leaning newspaper思想左倾的报纸
see also hard leftTopics Politicsb1 Collocations Dictionaryadjectivepreposition- of the left
- on the left
- to the left
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- [countable] (in boxing拳击运动) a hard hit 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。
opposite right词源Old English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin.