left

adj.

1. 左边的
   on the side of your body which is towards the west when you are facing north
   1. Fewer people write with their left hand than with their right.
      用左手写字的人比用右手的人少。
   2. I broke my left leg.
      我的左腿骨折了。
   3. the left side of the field
      田地的左边
   4. The university is on the left bank of the river.
      大学在河的左岸。
   5. Take a left turn at the intersection.
      在十字路口向左转。
   6. a left back/wing
      左后卫 / 边锋
   7. a left hook
      左钩拳

noun

1. 左边；左方；左
   the left side or direction
   1. She was sitting on my left .
      她坐在我的左边。
   2. Twist your body to the left, then to the right.
      先向左转体，再向右转体。
   3. Take the next road on the left .
      在下一个路口向左拐。
   4. To the left of the library is the bank.
      图书馆的左边是银行。
2. 左边的第一（或第二等）条路
   the first, second, etc. road on the left side
   1. Take the first left.
      在下一个路口向左转。
3. 左转弯
   a turn to the left
   1. to take a left
      往左拐
   2. to hang/make a left
      向左拐弯
4. （拥护社会主义思想和信念的）左派政治团体，左派
   political groups who support the ideas and beliefs of socialism
   1. The Left only has/have a small chance of winning power.
      左派取得政权的机会渺茫。
   2. a left-leaning newspaper
      思想左倾的报纸
5. （政党内的）激进派，激进分子
   the part of a political party whose members are most in favour of social change
   1. She is on the far left of the party.
      她是这个党的极左分子。
6. 左手拳
   a blow that is made with your left hand
   1. He hit him with two sharp lefts.
      他给了他两记猛烈的左手拳。

REMAINING 剩余的

1. 
   Left is the past tense and past participle of leave .
2. ADJ 剩余的；剩下的；余下的
   If there is a certain amount of something left, or if you have a certain amount of it left, it remains when the rest has gone or been used.
   1. Is there any gin left?...
      还有杜松子酒吗？
   2. He's got plenty of money left...
      他还剩有大把的钱。
   3. They still have six games left to play.
      他们还剩6场比赛要打。

DIRECTION AND POLITICAL GROUPINGS 方向与政治集团

The spelling Left is also used for meanings 3 and 4. 拼写Left亦用于义项3和4。


1. N-SING 左；左边；左面；左侧
   The left is one of two opposite directions, sides, or positions. If you are facing north and you turn to the left, you will be facing west. In the word 'to', the 't' is to the left of the 'o'.
   1. In Britain cars drive on the left.
      在英国，汽车靠左行驶。
   2. ...the brick wall to the left of the conservatory...
      温室左边那面砖墙
   3. Beaufort Castle is on your left.
      博福尔城堡在你左手边。
   4. Left is also an adverb.
      
   5. Turn left at the crossroads into Clay Lane.
      十字路口左转进克雷巷。
2. 左边的；左面的；左侧的；用在左边的
   Your left arm, leg, or ear, for example, is the one which is on the left side of your body. Your left shoe or glove is the one which is intended to be worn on your left foot or hand.
3. N-SING-COLL 左派；左翼
   You can refer to people who support the political ideals of socialism as the left. They are often contrasted with the right, who support the political ideals of capitalism and conservatism.
   1. ...the traditional parties of the Left...
      传统的左翼政党
   2. The government's industrial policy has been fiercely attacked by the left.
      政府的工业政策遭到了左派的猛烈抨击。
4. N-SING 左派（或激进）立场
   If you say that a person or political party has moved to the left, you mean that their political beliefs have become more left-wing.
   1. After Mrs Thatcher's first election victory in 1979, Labour moved sharply to the left...
      1979年撒切尔夫人首次大选获胜后，工党的路线明显左转。
   2. There will be a radical swing to the right or the left.
      将出现极左或极右的情况。

1. I got scared and I ran and left her all alone
   我一害怕就跑了，把她一个人扔下了。
2. His children have left home
   他的子女都已离家独立生活了。
3. The meeting quickly ended and Steve and I left the room
   会议很快结束了，我和史蒂夫离开了房间。
4. He asked if I had left with you, and I said no
   他问我是否和你一块儿离开的，我说不是。
5. Some of the patients left off treatment.
   有些病人停止了治疗。
6. Is there any gin left?
   还有杜松子酒吗？
7. He's got plenty of money left
   他还剩有大把的钱。
8. They still have six games left to play.
   他们还剩6场比赛要打。
9. In Britain cars drive on the left.
   在英国，汽车靠左行驶。
10. Beaufort Castle is on your left.
    博福尔城堡在你左手边。
11. The government's industrial policy has been fiercely attacked by the left.
    政府的工业政策遭到了左派的猛烈抨击。
12. After Mrs Thatcher's first election victory in 1979, Labour moved sharply to the left
    1979年撒切尔夫人首次大选获胜后，工党的路线明显左转。
13. There will be a radical swing to the right or the left.
    将出现极左或极右的情况。
14. I left my parents 'house, relinquished my estate and my patrimony.
    我离开了父母的家，放弃了我的房产和祖传财产。
15. I had taken the precaution of doing a little research before I left London
    我已在离开伦敦前进行了准备，做了些调查研究。
16. I was sorry he had left, although I soon developed a productive relationship with his successors.
    虽然我很快就和他的继任者建立了良好的关系，但是我仍然对他的离开感到遗憾。
17. You must have left a tap running in the bathroom
    你肯定忘了关浴室的龙头了。
18. The men left in a rush
    男人们匆匆离开了。
19. She left town.
    她离开了自己生活的城镇。
20. One day he just upped and left.
    有一天他突然就离开了。
21. She left yesterday
    她昨天走了。
22. He found an excuse and left.
    他借故走了。
23. This paragraph can be left out.
    这一段可以删去。
24. After you left, we all missed you.
    你走了以后，我们都很想你。
25. My guess is that he's already left Dalian.
    据我揣测，他已经离开大连了。
26. He fell over and broke his left leg.
    他跌倒摔断了左腿。
27. He left long ago.
    他早走了。
28. Maybe he's already left.
    说不定他已经走了。
29. He has left.
    他走了。

adj.

have two left feet

• （尤指跳舞或体育运动时）非常笨拙，笨手笨脚
  to be very awkward in your movements, especially when you are dancing or playing a sport

left, right and centre

• 四面八方；到处；处处
  in all directions; everywhere
  1. He's giving away money left, right and centre.
     他到处赠款。

right and left

• 到处；处处
  everywhere
  1. She owes money right and left.
     她到处欠债。

noun

1. a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east
   1. take a left at the corner

2. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
   1. the batter flied out to left

   Synonym:    left fieldleftfield

3. the hand that is on the left side of the body
   1. jab with your left

   Synonym:    left hand

4. those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

   Synonym:    left wing

5. location near or direction toward the left side
   1. she stood on the left

adj

1. of or belonging to the political or intellectual left

2. being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
   1. my left hand
   2. left center field
   3. the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream

adv

1. toward or on the left
   1. he looked right and left
   2. the political party has moved left