left /lɛft/

• PHRASE

• 1. 

  N-SING 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." 左边

  例：

  Go back to the last fork in the road and take a left.

  回到路的上一个岔口，然后左转。

  例：

  ...the brick wall to the left of the conservatory.

  …温室左边的砖墙。

• 2. 

  ADV Left is also an adverb. 向左地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  Turn left at the crossroads into Clay Lane.

  在十字路口向左转到克莱路上。

• 3. 

  ADJ 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. 左边的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Ferdinand landed awkwardly on top of Delgado's right boot and twisted his left leg.

  费迪南笨拙地落地，踩在德尔加多的右靴上，扭伤了左腿。

• 4. 

  N-SING-COLL In the U.S., the left refers to people who want to use legislation and the tax system to improve social conditions. In most other countries, the left refers to people who support the ideas of socialism. 左派

  例：

  ...the traditional parties of the Left.

  …传统的左派政党。

• 5. 

  N-SING 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. 左倾

  例：

  After 1979, the party moved sharply to the left.

  1979年以后，该党迅速左倾。