Word · Frequency #1045
lefts
左边；左侧；左方
lefts is the plural of left.
The left side or direction.
- 1.
The left side or direction.
左侧或左方向
- 2.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
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
- 3.
The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.
左翼政党群体；持左翼观点的公民群体
- 4.
those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
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
- 5.
The left hand or fist.
左手或左拳
- 6.
the hand that is on the left side of the body
位于身体左侧的手
- 7.
A punch delivered with the left fist.
用左拳打出的拳
- 8.
A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore).
从左向右破的浪(从岸上看)
左派；左翼；左手；左拳击；左手浪；左跑浪；左侧或左方向
In use
The supermarket is on the left, just past the traffic lights.
Turn left at the next corner, and you will see the library.
She writes with her left, though she was born right-handed.
she stood on the left
jab with your left
Connections
Collocations
- on the left
- 在左边
- The post office is on the left.邮局在左边。
- to the left
- 向左
- Turn to the left at the next intersection.在下一个路口向左转。
- the left side
- 左侧
- Please stand on the left side of the escalator.请站在自动扶梯的左侧。
- far left
- 极左
- He is on the far left of the political spectrum.他在政治光谱中属于极左派。
- left wing
- 左翼
- The left wing has proposed a new tax reform.左翼提出了一项新的税改方案。
- left hand
- 左手
Learner notes
Memory Tip
左手在左边，'left'即左。
Context & Register
作为名词时，通常指左侧方向或位置，属于中性常用语；也用于政治领域指左派，比较正式；指左手时较口语化。多用于空间描述或政治语境。
Grammar Note
作为名词，表示左侧，是不可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same ending /-ɛft/ as 'left', and they rhyme with it. Note that 'deft' and 'cleft' have the same spelling pattern, while 'bereft' has an unstressed first syllable but still rhymes since the stressed vowel and following sounds match.
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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