单词 | left |
释义 | Word Frequency left 1(lɛft) adjective 1. (usually prenominal) of or designating the side of something or someone that faces west when the front is turned towards the north 2. (usually prenominal) worn on a left hand, foot, etc 3. (sometimes capital) of or relating to the political or intellectual left 4. (sometimes capital) radical or progressive, esp as compared to less radical or progressive groups, persons, etc adverb 5. on or in the direction of the left noun 6. a left side, direction, position, area, or part ▶ Related adjectives: sinister, sinistral7. (often capital) the supporters or advocates of varying degrees of social, political, or economic change, reform, or revolution designed to promote the greater freedom, power, welfare, or comfort of ordinary people 8. to the left 9. boxing a. a blow with the left hand b. the left hand Word origin Old English left idle, weak, variant of lyft- (in lyftādl palsy, literally: left-disease); related to Middle Dutch lucht leftWord Frequency left 2(lɛft) verb the past tense and past participle of leave1 |
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