left

adjective

/left/

[only before noun]Idioms

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on the side of your body that is towards the west when you are facing north
- Fewer people write with their left hand than with their right.
- your left knee/leg/foot/arm
- the left side of the field
- The university is on the left bank of the river.
- Take a left turn at the intersection.
- (sport) a left back/wing
- a left hook (= a short hard hit with your closed left hand)
opposite right
Word OriginOld English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin.

Idioms

have two left feet

(informal) to be very awkward in your movements, especially when you are dancing or playing a sport

left

adverb

/left/

Idioms

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on or to the left side
- Turn left at the intersection.
- Look left and right before you cross the road.
- There is more to Paris than just the Eiffel Tower (pictured left).
opposite right (1)
Word OriginOld English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin.

Idioms

left, right and centre

(also right, left and centre, right and left)

(informal) in all directions; everywhere
- He's giving away money left, right and centre.

left

noun

/left/

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the/somebody's left
[singular] the left side or direction
- on the left Take the next road on the left.
- on the left of somebody/something My dad's in the front row, on the extreme left of the picture.
- to the left Twist your body to the left, then to the right.
- to the left of somebody/something To the left of the library is the bank.
- on somebody's left She was sitting on my left.
- to somebody's left To your left, you can see the ruins of the old manor house.
- from the left the figures in the second column from the left
- Arabic script is read from right to left.
- the top/bottom/far left
- first/second/third, etc. left She is pictured third left (= in the third position from the left) with her students.
Extra Examples
- As you go in the door, you'll see it on your left.
- He is somewhat to the left of the previous leader.
- He looked to the left and then crossed.
- If you turn to your left you will see the parliament building.
- My office is just to the left of the main door.
- The bank is on the left, just after the post office.
- The car came from the left.
- The car park is on the left of the library.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- extreme
- far
- bottom
- …
verb + left
- turn to
preposition
- from the left
- on the/your left
- on the left of
- …
phrases
- from left to right
- from right to left
See full entry
[singular]
the first, second, etc. left
the first, second, etc. road on the left side
- Take the first left.
a left
[singular] a turn to the left
- Take a left onto Route 130.
- (North American English also) to make a left
- (informal) to hang a left
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
- The Left only has/have a small chance of winning power.
- parties of the left
- policies advocated by the left of the Labour Party
- on the left The proposed changes are popular with Italians, especially those on the left.
- on the left of something She is on the far left of the party.
- to the left (of somebody/something) The party has moved further to the left.
- a left-leaning newspaper
see also hard leftTopics Politicsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- extreme
- far
preposition
- of the left
- on the left
- to the left
- …
See full entry
[countable] (in boxing) a hard hit that is made with your left hand
- He hit him with two sharp lefts.

opposite right

Word OriginOld English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin.

left

verb

/left/

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past tense, past participle of leave
Word OriginOld English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin.

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单词	left
释义	left adjective /left/ /left/ [only before noun]Idioms jump to other results on the side of your body that is towards the west when you are facing north Fewer people write with their left hand than with their right. your left knee/leg/foot/arm the left side of the field The university is on the left bank of the river. Take a left turn at the intersection. (sport) a left back/wing a left hook (= a short hard hit with your closed left hand) opposite right Word OriginOld English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin. Idioms have two left feet (informal) to be very awkward in your movements, especially when you are dancing or playing a sport left adverb /left/ /left/ Idioms jump to other results on or to the left side Turn left at the intersection. Look left and right before you cross the road. There is more to Paris than just the Eiffel Tower (pictured left). opposite right (1) Word OriginOld English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin. Idioms left, right and centre (also right, left and centre, right and left) (informal) in all directions; everywhere He's giving away money left, right and centre. left noun /left/ /left/ jump to other results the/somebody's left [singular] the left side or direction on the left Take the next road on the left. on the left of somebody/something My dad's in the front row, on the extreme left of the picture. to the left Twist your body to the left, then to the right. to the left of somebody/something To the left of the library is the bank. on somebody's left She was sitting on my left. to somebody's left To your left, you can see the ruins of the old manor house. from the left the figures in the second column from the left Arabic script is read from right to left. the top/bottom/far left first/second/third, etc. left She is pictured third left (= in the third position from the left) with her students. Extra Examples As you go in the door, you'll see it on your left. He is somewhat to the left of the previous leader. He looked to the left and then crossed. If you turn to your left you will see the parliament building. My office is just to the left of the main door. The bank is on the left, just after the post office. The car came from the left. The car park is on the left of the library. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective extreme far bottom … verb + left turn to preposition from the left on the/your left on the left of … phrases from left to right from right to left See full entry [singular] the first, second, etc. left the first, second, etc. road on the left side Take the first left. a left [singular] a turn to the left Take a left onto Route 130. (North American English also) to make a left (informal) to hang a left 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 The Left only has/have a small chance of winning power. parties of the left policies advocated by the left of the Labour Party on the left The proposed changes are popular with Italians, especially those on the left. on the left of something She is on the far left of the party. to the left (of somebody/something) The party has moved further to the left. a left-leaning newspaper see also hard leftTopics Politicsb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective extreme far preposition of the left on the left to the left … See full entry [countable] (in boxing) a hard hit that is made with your left hand He hit him with two sharp lefts. opposite right Word OriginOld English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin. left verb /left/ /left/ jump to other results past tense, past participle of leave Word OriginOld English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin.
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