on the left
表示在左侧,通常与 on the right 相对。
The bathroom is on the left, next to the stairs.
卫生间在左边,挨着楼梯。
左边;左侧;左方
lefts — plural of left
左派;左翼;左手;左拳击;左手浪;左跑浪;左侧或左方向
左侧或左方向
The left side or direction.
靠近或朝向左侧的位置或方向;即当一个人或物体面向东方时,北侧的那一边
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
左翼政党群体;持左翼观点的公民群体
The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.
支持不同程度的社会、政治或经济变革以促进公共福利的人
those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
左手或左拳
The left hand or fist.
位于身体左侧的手
the hand that is on the left side of the body
用左拳打出的拳
A punch delivered with the left fist.
从左向右破的浪(从岸上看)
A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore).
The supermarket is on the left, just past the traffic lights.
超市在左边,刚过红绿灯。
用法提示:这里的 'left' 是名词,指左侧的位置。
AI contextual example
Turn left at the next corner, and you will see the library.
在下一个拐角向左转,你就会看到图书馆。
用法提示:这里的 'left' 是名词,但 'turn left' 中用作方向状语。
AI contextual example
She writes with her left, though she was born right-handed.
她用左手写字,尽管她生来是右撇子。
用法提示:这里的 'left' 是名词,指左手。
AI contextual example
表示在左侧,通常与 on the right 相对。
The bathroom is on the left, next to the stairs.
卫生间在左边,挨着楼梯。
用于说明某物位于另一物体的左侧,强调相对位置。
The library is to the left of the city hall.
图书馆在市政厅的左边。
表示在某人的左侧,常用来说明同侧或相邻的位置。
The man on my left kept checking his phone.
我左边的那名男子不停地看手机。
通常指激进左派,常用于政治语境。
泛指自由派,相对温和,常用于社会政策。
强调社会进步与改革,常用于左翼运动。
常指政党或组织中的左翼成员,较为具体。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bank is in the left.
正确表达The bank is on the left.
汉语“在左边”用“在”覆盖了方位关系,直译时容易套用 in;但 in 表示“在某空间内部”,而“左边”只是一个方位参照点,英语固定说 on the left(或 at/to the left),所以把 in 改为 on。
grammar · medium
易错句子Turn at the corner, and you'll see the school on left.
正确表达Turn at the corner, and you'll see the school on the left.
汉语没有冠词,名词 left 表示特定方位时前面必须加定冠词 the,构成固定短语 on the left;漏掉 the 会让 left 变成泛指,句子不合语法,因此补上 the。
与左侧(方向)相对
在左边
The post office is on the left.
邮局在左边。
向左
Turn to the left at the next intersection.
在下一个路口向左转。
左侧
Please stand on the left side of the escalator.
请站在自动扶梯的左侧。
极左
He is on the far left of the political spectrum.
他在政治光谱中属于极左派。
左翼
The left wing has proposed a new tax reform.
左翼提出了一项新的税改方案。
左手
She raised her left hand to answer the question.
她举起左手来回答问题。
常与left搭配表示位置,如'on the left side'
左手是left hand,常见身体部位搭配
左是一个基本方向,如'to the left direction'
左翼在政治语境中频繁出现
左翼政党是常见概念
不合常规;古怪;离谱
His idea is completely out in left field.
他的想法完全离谱。
被甩掉责任;背黑锅
When the project failed, I was left holding the baby.
项目失败时,我背了黑锅。
到处;大量地;四面八方
She's been spending money left, right and centre.
她到处花钱,毫不节制。
光是黑暗的左手。
From Ursula K. Le Guin's novel 'The Left Hand of Darkness'.
来自厄休拉·勒古恩的小说《黑暗的左手》。
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