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left
左；左侧的
On the side of the body that is toward the west when facing north; the opposite of right.
- 1.
Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
指身体面向北时朝西的一侧；大多数人心脏所在的一侧；右的反面。这个箭头指向读者的左边:←
- 2.
Anticlockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.
逆时针,特别是在描述方向或方位变化时
- 3.
Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's left when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the north bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥲ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the left side of the river.
指面向下游时在左侧的河岸(等),即向东流动的河流的北岸。如果这个箭头:⥲表示水流方向,波浪号在河流的左侧
- 4.
Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.
左翼的；与政治左派有关的
- 5.
Relating to the beginning or earlier part of a phrase.
与短语的开头或早期部分有关
左翼的；左派的；逆时针的；左转的；左岸的；句首的；开头的；指身体面向北时朝西的一侧；大多数人心脏所在的一侧；右的反面。这个箭头指向读者的左边:←
In use
The bookstore is on the left side of the street.
The candidate supports left policies.
There is no milk left in the fridge.
Connections
Collocations
- left side
- 左侧；左边
- The hospital is on the left side of the street.医院在街道的左侧。
- left hand
- 左手
- She writes with her left hand.她用左手写字。
- left turn
- 左转；左转弯
- Make a left turn at the traffic lights.在红绿灯处左转。
- left wing
- 左翼；左派
- He is a member of the left wing of the party.他是党内左翼成员。
- left lane
- 左侧车道；快车道
- Keep out of the left lane unless you are overtaking.除非超车，否则不要占用左侧车道。
- left bank
- 左岸（面向下游时的左侧河岸）
Learner notes
Memory Tip
左手拇指和食指比出L形，L是left的开头字母，看到L就想到左。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常方向描述、政治讨论、学术或正式写作 作为形容词表示‘左侧的、左翼的’时，在日常对话和正式书面语中都很常用，通常没有明显的语体限制；在政治语境中‘左翼的’也属于中性表达，但具体含义需结合上下文理解。
Grammar Note
作定语时置于名词前；作后置定语表示剩余。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -eft 结尾，读 /ɛft/，与 left /lɛft/ 押韵。注意不要与 -ept 拼写结尾的词（如 slept /slɛpt/、kept /kɛpt/）混淆，它们的最后辅音是 /p/ 而不是 /f/，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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