turn left
collocation向左转
Turn left at the traffic lights.
在红绿灯处向左转。
在左边；向左
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
在左边；向左
On the left side; toward the left side.
Turn left at the next intersection.
在下一个路口向左转。
在左侧
On the left side.
朝左侧
Towards the left side.
朝政治左派
Towards the political left.
Look left before crossing the street.
过马路前先向左看。
The arrow points left.
箭头指向左边。
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向左转
Turn left at the traffic lights.
在红绿灯处向左转。
往左走
If you go left, you will see the museum.
如果你往左走，就会看到博物馆。
向左看
Before crossing the road, look left and right.
过马路前，左右看看。
靠左行驶；保持在左侧
In the UK, you must keep left on the road.
在英国，你必须在道路左侧行驶。
向左急转
The car suddenly veered left to avoid a dog.
汽车突然向左急转以避开一只狗。
（政治上）转向左翼
The party has moved left under its new leader.
该党在新领导人领导下转向了左翼。
到处；四面八方
The children were running around left, right and centre.
孩子们到处乱跑。
向左看，向右看，然后再向左看。
This road-safety slogan, taught to children in the UK, reminds pedestrians to check both directions before crossing the road, since traffic drives on the left.
这是英国教给孩子的道路安全口号，提醒行人过马路前先看清两边，因为当地车辆靠左行驶。
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记法：想象人“离开”(left)后空出的位子在左手边，朝那方向走就是往左(left)。
语域：mixed 常见场景：giving directions、political discussion 本项将用法标为“混合”，因为 left 作副词时有空间方向（如 turn left）和政治倾向（如 move left）两类常见语境。在各自语境中，它通常都是中性表达，没有明显的正式/非正式之分；具体含义需根据搭配的动词或介词判断。
表示方向，通常用于动词后
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