| 单词 | left |
| 释义 | left (once / 11 pages) 1adjadvn 2adj 3nadj If you are holding a compass and facing north, the direction to the west of you is also to your left. Left is the opposite of "right." People who are left-handed write with their left hands. and when you take a left turn on your bike, you should signal by holding your left arm straight out to the left. When left is an adjective, it has a completely different meaning: something that's left on the table, or remaining there, will probably be thrown away by your waiter. The Old English root is luft-, "weak," as most right-handed folks are weaker on their left sides. WORD FAMILYleft: lefter, leftest, leftish, leftism, leftmost, lefts+/leftism: leftist/leftist: leftists USAGE EXAMPLESHe was left lamenting that final throw in an aggressive attempt to win. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) I am in a shower when I find a lump in my left breast, and I am stunned. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) My parents would like to retire and move near their granddaughter, but they fear that if they left he would commit suicide. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1adj being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north my left hand left center field the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream Syn|Ant left-handed using or intended for the left hand left-handlocated on or directed toward the left leftmostfarthest to the left near, nighbeing on the left side larboard, portlocated on the left side of a ship or aircraft right being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north right-handedusing or intended for the right hand farbeing the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle rightmostfarthest to the right right-handlocated on or directed toward the right starboardlocated on the right side of a ship or aircraft 2adj intended for the left hand I rarely lose a left-hand glove Syn left-hand left-handed using or intended for the left hand 3adv toward or on the left; also used figuratively he looked right and left the political party has moved left Ant right toward or on the right; also used figuratively 4n location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east she stood on the left Ant|Hypo|Hyper right location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east left stage, stage left the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience place, position the particular portion of space occupied by something 5n a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east take a left at the corner Hyper turn, turning the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course 6n the hand that is on the left side of the body jab with your left Syn|Hyper left hand hand, manus, mitt, paw the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb 7n the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left 2the batter flied out to left Syn|Hyper left field, leftfield parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract an extended area of land adj not used up 3she had a little money left over so she went to a movie some odd dollars left Syn left over, leftover, odd, remaining, unexpended unexhausted not used up completely 1n those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare Syn|Hyper left wing faction, sect a dissenting clique 2adj of or belonging to the political or intellectual left Syn|Ant socialist, socialistic advocating or following the socialist principles liberaltolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition far leftradical or extremely liberal leftishtending toward the political left left-of-center, left-wing, leftistbelieving in or supporting tenets of the political left liberalhaving political or social views favoring reform and progress right of or belonging to the political or intellectual right centerof or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually conservativeresistant to change conservativehaving social or political views favoring conservatism old-line, oldlineadhering to conservative or reactionary principles far-right, reactionary, reactionistextremely conservative rightishtending toward the political right right-wing, rightistbelieving in or supporting tenets of the political right centrist, middle-of-the-roadsupporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative |
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