left
gb/lˈɛft/ us/lˈɛft/
A1
英语
义项
0 个义项
动词
A1
action
1
went away
went away from a place
用法模式：
[someone/something] left [place]; [someone/something] left at [time]; [someone/something] has left
常见错误：
Do not use left for arriving; use arrived or got to.
近义词
departed (more formal than left)
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went away (simple and conversational)
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exited (emphasizes going out of a place)
反义词
arrived (came to a place rather than went away)
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stayed (remained in the same place)
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entered (went into a place rather than away from it)
搭配
left home
|left early
|left the room
|left work
|left for school
|left at noon
|already left
|just left
|left without saying goodbye
|the train left
主题
movement
|daily_life
|travel
例句
- She left the office at six.
- The train had already left by the time we arrived.
- He left without saying goodbye.
学习者例句
- I left home at eight.
- Has the bus left yet?
adjective
A1
property
2
opposite of right side
on the side opposite your right side
用法模式：
left [body part/side/place]
常见错误：
Left and right depend on the direction you are facing.
近义词
left-hand (used before nouns, especially for position)
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left-side (emphasizes the side of something)
反义词
right (on the opposite side)
搭配
left hand
|left foot
|left eye
|left side
|left arm
|left leg
|left shoulder
|left column
|left lane
|left corner
主题
direction
|body
|daily_life
例句
- She writes with her left hand.
- Put the form in the left column.
- The left side of my face hurts.
学习者例句
- This is my left hand.
- The door is on the left side.
adverb
A1
relation
3
toward the left
in the direction of the left side
用法模式：
turn/go/look/move left
常见错误：
Turn left is natural; do not say turn to left unless you say turn to the left.
近义词
leftward (more formal or technical)
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to the left (slightly fuller phrase with the same direction)
反义词
right (toward the opposite side)
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rightward (more formal or technical opposite)
搭配
turn left
|go left
|look left
|move left
|keep left
|bear left
|shift left
|curve left
|veer left
|swing left
主题
direction
|movement
|daily_life
例句
- Turn left at the traffic lights.
- She looked left before crossing the road.
- The road curves left after the bridge.
学习者例句
- Go left here.
- Look left first.
adjective
A2
state
4
still remaining
still there or still available
用法模式：
[amount/thing] left; left to [do something]
常见错误：
In this meaning, left usually comes after the noun or amount: two tickets left, not left two tickets.
近义词
remaining (more formal and precise)
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available (emphasizes that something can still be used)
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unused (emphasizes not yet used)
反义词
gone (no longer available or present)
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used up (completely used)
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finished (completed or all gone)
搭配
time left
|money left
|food left
|seats left
|nothing left
|only one left
|a few minutes left
|work left to do
|space left
|energy left
主题
quantity
|daily_life
|time
例句
- There are only two slices left.
- How much time do we have left?
- I have a lot of work left to finish.
学习者例句
- No milk is left.
- We have ten minutes left.
动词
A2
action
5
kept in a place
put or forgot something somewhere
用法模式：
[someone] left [something/someone] [place]; [someone] left [something] with [someone]
常见错误：
If you accidentally did not take something, say I left my phone at home, not I forgot my phone at home in all contexts; forgot can also be correct but focuses on memory.
近义词
forgot (only when it was accidental)
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put (focuses on placing something somewhere)
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kept (emphasizes allowing something to remain)
反义词
took (carried something away)
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brought (took something with you to a place)
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removed (took something away from where it was)
搭配
left my keys
|left at home
|left on the table
|left in the car
|left a note
|left a message
|left it there
|left with a friend
|left the children with grandparents
|left your bag
主题
daily_life
|memory
|location
例句
- I left my keys at home.
- She left a note on the kitchen table.
- They left the children with their grandparents for the weekend.
学习者例句
- I left my bag on the bus.
- She left a message for you.
动词
A2
action
6
stopped being involved
stopped being part of a job, school, group, or relationship
用法模式：
[someone] left [job/school/group/person]
常见错误：
Left the company means stopped working there; left the office usually means went away from the office.
近义词
quit (more informal; often voluntary)
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resigned from (formal, especially for jobs or positions)
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dropped out of (used especially for school or courses)
反义词
joined (became part of a group or organization)
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stayed with (continued in a job, group, or relationship)
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entered (began attending or participating)
搭配
left the company
|left his job
|left school
|left college
|left the team
|left the party
|left the army
|left office
|left her husband
|left the group
主题
work
|education
|relationships
|organizations
例句
- He left the company to start his own business.
- She left college after one semester.
- After years of arguments, he left his partner.
学习者例句
- My brother left school last year.
- She left her job in June.
动词
B1
action
7
made remain in state
made someone or something stay in a condition
用法模式：
[something] left [someone/something] [adjective/noun phrase]; left [something] [adjective]
常见错误：
This meaning often describes a result: The news left me sad means the news made me sad.
近义词
kept (emphasizes continuing the same state)
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made (simple result meaning)
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rendered (formal; means caused to become)
反义词
changed (did not allow the state to continue)
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restored (returned someone or something to a normal or better state)
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fixed (corrected a problem rather than leaving it)
搭配
left open
|left alone
|left unchanged
|left someone waiting
|left me confused
|left everyone speechless
|left no doubt
|left a mark
|left homeless
|left in charge
主题
cause_and_effect
|states
|daily_life
例句
- The news left everyone speechless.
- You left the front door open.
- The flood left thousands of people homeless.
学习者例句
- The film left me happy.
- He left the window open.
名词
A2
relation
8
left side or direction
the left side or a turn to that side
用法模式：
the left; on/to/from [someone's] left; a left
常见错误：
Use the with the noun: on the left, to the left.
近义词
left side (clearer and more explicit)
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left-hand side (often used for positions on pages, roads, or objects)
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left turn (only means a turn in that direction)
反义词
right (the opposite side or direction)
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right side (explicit opposite side)
搭配
on the left
|to the left
|from the left
|your left
|the left side
|the left of the screen
|far left
|top left
|bottom left
|take a left
主题
direction
|location
|travel
例句
- The bathroom is on the left.
- Move the slider a little to the left.
- Take a left after the gas station.
学习者例句
- The shop is on your left.
- Turn at the next left.
名词
B2
abstract
9
progressive political side
people or parties with progressive political ideas
用法模式：
the left; on the left; the [adjective] left
常见错误：
Use the when referring to the political group: the left, not just left.
近义词
left wing (very close; often used for the political side or its supporters)
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progressives (emphasizes support for social reform; not identical in every country)
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liberals (common in US politics, but meanings vary by country)
反义词
the right (the opposing political side, generally more conservative)
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conservatives (people or groups favoring tradition or limited change)
搭配
the left
|on the left
|the far left
|center-left
|the political left
|the left wing
|left of center
|left voters
|left parties
|left-right divide
主题
politics
|society
|government
例句
- The proposal was popular on the left.
- The left won a narrow victory in the election.
- Critics on the left said the policy did not go far enough.
学习者例句
- She is on the left politically.
- The left supported the new law.
adjective
B2
property
10
politically left-wing
having progressive political ideas
用法模式：
left [party/group/politics/view]
常见错误：
For a person or organization, left-wing or left-leaning is often more natural than just left.
近义词
left-wing (more common before nouns)
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progressive (emphasizes reform and social change)
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left-leaning (suggests moderate support for left ideas)
反义词
right-wing (supporting the political right)
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conservative (favoring tradition or slower change)
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right-leaning (moderately supportive of right-wing ideas)
搭配
left parties
|left politics
|left perspective
|left activists
|left voters
|left coalition
|left tradition
|left agenda
|left intellectuals
|left media
主题
politics
|society
|government
例句
- Left parties gained seats in parliament.
- The professor is known for left politics.
- A left coalition formed after the election.
学习者例句
- He reads left newspapers.
- Left groups joined the protest.
语法
词典原形
left
IPA
GB/lˈɛft/
US/lˈɛft/
音节与重音
left （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (left)
词形变化
Adjective
- Base: left
Noun
- Base: left
- Plural: left, lefts
相关表达
be left behind
1/bˈi lˈɛft bɪhˈaɪnd/
fixed phrase
not keep up
not go with others or not progress as fast
例句
- Check the bus before you leave so no child is left behind.
- Older workers may be left behind by rapid changes in technology.
- I ran to catch up because I didn't want to be left behind.
be left in the dark
1/bˈi lˈɛft ˈɪn ðə dˈɑɹk/
idiom
not be informed
not be told important information
例句
- Employees felt left in the dark about the company's plans.
- Please keep me updated; I don't want to be left in the dark.
- Parents were left in the dark about the changes to the school schedule.
be left out
1/bˈi lˈɛft ˈaʊt/
fixed phrase
be excluded
not be included
例句
- No one wants to be left out of the conversation.
- Her name was accidentally left out of the credits.
- I felt left out when my friends went without me.
be left to one's own devices
1/bˈi lˈɛft tə wˈʌnz ˈoʊn dɪvˈaɪsɪz/
idiom
manage without help
be left alone to decide what to do
例句
- If left to his own devices, he would play video games all day.
- The new employee was left to her own devices with almost no training.
- The kids can be very creative when they're left to their own devices.
be left with
1/bˈi lˈɛft wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
end up having
have something as the result of a situation
例句
- After taxes, we were left with very little profit.
- When the guests went home, I was left with a huge mess.
- The report left us with several important questions.
have two left feet
1/hˈæv tˈu lˈɛft fˈit/
idiom
informal
be physically clumsy
be bad at dancing or moving smoothly
例句
- I tried salsa, but I have two left feet.
- Don't ask me to dance; I've got two left feet.
- He moves well on the soccer field, but on the dance floor he has two left feet.
left and right
1/lˈɛft ˈænd ɹˈaɪt/
idiom
informal
everywhere or constantly
a lot, everywhere, or very often
例句
- During the sale, people were buying shoes left and right.
- The company is hiring engineers left and right.
- He was spending money left and right.
out of left field
1/ˈaʊt əv lˈɛft fˈild/
idiom
informal
Unexpected or unusual
Very surprising or strange.
例句
- His question came out of left field and surprised everyone.
- That idea is really out of left field, but it might work.
out of left field
1/ˈaʊt əv lˈɛft fˈild/
idiom
informal
unexpected or strange
very unexpected or strange
例句
- Her question came out of left field.
- The ending felt completely out of left field.
- That job offer was out of left field, but I took it.