interesting出乎意料的;怪诞有趣的:a come办
drama怪诞喜剧
left-hand adj. [only
before noun] 1 on the left side of sth 左边的;左 i 的:the 〖e/it-hand side 〇/ the street 街的 左侧◊ the top 〖e_/t-/iand comer 〇/the page 页面左上角 2 connected with a
person’s left hand 左手的:a tennis pkiyer with a ?e_/it-hcmd grip左手握拍的网球运动员oa Zejt-hand gZove 左手用的手i Pirn right-hand ,left-hand
'drive adj. (of a vehicle ^ with the steering wheel on the left side 左侧驾驶的 PTira
RIGHT-HAND DRIVE
left-'handed adj. 1 (of a person A) finding
it easier to use the left hand to write, hit a ball, etc. than the right 惯用左手的;左撇子的:a^/ir-handedgo〖/er左手握杆的
高尔夫球手◊ J’m Ze_/it-hande£i.我是左撇子。2 (of tools, etc.工具等)designed to be
used by sb who finds it easier to .use their left hand供惯用左手者使用的: 时t-handed scissors 左手用的剪刀 3 (of
actions, etc.动作 等)done with your _lefi hand 用左手做的:a Zeyt-hanjed serve 用左手发球 r*TJ3
right-handed ► .left- handed adv. : She writes 〖e_/t-handed.她用左手写.字。,left- 'handed ness noun [U]
ITBTW1 .left-handed
'compliment (L/S)
= BACKHANDED COMPLIMENT at BACKHANDED
,left-'hander noun a
person who finds it easier to use their left hand to write, etc. with than
their right 惯用 左手的人;左撇子ELH right-hander leftie = lefty
leftist /’leftist/
now/? a person who supports left-wing political parties and their ideas 左派人士;左翼分子
rightist ► left-ism
noun [U] left-ist adj. : leftist
groups左派团体
left- luggage office (also left luggage) noun (both
Br£) a place where you can pay to leave bags or
suitcases for a short time, for example at a station (火
车站等的)荇李寄#处
left-most /'leftmaust; NAmE -moust/
adj. [only before noun] furthest to the left最左边的;最左齒的;最忐的
left-over /'left0UV0(r); NAmE -ouv-/
noun 1 [usually pi.] food that has not been eaten at the end of a meal
吃剩 的食物;残羹剩饭 2
an object, a custom or a way ot behaving that remains from an earlier time 遗留物;残
存物;遗留下来的风俗习惯HE1 Relic: He}s a leftover _/irom the hi即t’es in the J960s•他是 20
世纪 60
年.代嬉皮
士的残余分子。►丨eft.over 〇〇[/•• [only before noun] HTI surplus : Use anyZe/tover meat to
make a curry.要是 有剩肉就做咖喱菜。
left-ward /'leftwad; NAmE -ward/
{BrE also left-wards) 0办[only before n,oun] towards the ieft 向左的;向左侦丨) 的:a 〖e/tvvard swing in puWic
opinion 舆论向左转变◊ to move your
eyes in a Ze_/i[ward Erection 目光向左移动 ► left-ward
{BrE also left-wards) adv.
.left 'wing noun 1 [sing.+sing./pl. v.] the part of a political party
whose members are most in favour of social change (政党中的)左翼,左派:on the wing
6/the party 属于这个政党的左翼 2
[C,U] an attacking player
or position on the left side of the field in a sports game (体育比赛的)左边锋,左翼
.left-'wing adj. strongly
supporting the ideas of socialism左減的;左的:Ze/t-wing groups左翼团体
.left-'winger noun 1 a person on the left wing of a political party 左翼人士;左派成员:a Labour ie_/t-winger•工食:的左翼成员 2
a person who plays on the left side of the field in a sports game (体# 比赛的)左 边锋 ISTJ3 RIGHT-WINGER
lefty (also
leftie) /'lefti/ noun (pi -ies) {informal) 1 {disapproving, especially Br£) a
person who has socialist views 左派分子 2
(espec/_fl"y AMmf) a person who uses their left hand to write, hit a ball,
etc.左撇子► lefty : a fe办/eminist 〖ecturer激进的女权主义袷演者
leg
/leg/
/?own,verfc ■ noun
►
PART OF BODY 身体部位 1 [C]
one of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body M: I broke my 吨paying/ootbaH.我的腿踢足球时骨折了 ^ ◊
How many kgs does a centipede have?娱松有多少条腿? ◊
/iront/baefc 〖egs 前 / 后腿 o/oretegs/himHegs
前 / 后腿 o a wooden
leg — picture c> body — see also
BOW LEGS, DADDY-LONG-LEGS, INSIDE LEG, LEGGY, LEGROOM,
PEG LEG, SEA LEGS
►
MEAT 食用肉..2 [C,
U] ~ (of sth) the leg of an animal, especially the top part, cooked
and eaten (尤指供食用
的)劫物的腿,腿南:丨egs青蛙腿◊
chicken 〖egs鸿 腿◊ roast 〖eg 〇/ tomb痗羊腿
►
OF TROUSERS/PANTS _ 子 3 [C] the
part of a pair of trousers/pants that covers the leg WM: a trouser/pant kg —只 _腿◊
These jeans' are too Zong in t/ie leg•这条
牛仔裤的裤腿太长。
►
OF TABLE/CHAIR 桌椅 4 [C] one of the long thin parts on
the bottom of a table, chair,etc. that support
it (桌椅
等的)腿:a chair
ieg椅子腿
►
-LEGGED 有…腿 5 /_legid; legd/ (in adjectives 构成形容词) having
the number or type of legs mentioned 有…腿 的:a
three-〖egged
stoo〖三条腿的凳子◊ a〖ong-〖egged
insect 长腿昆虫 RlJlil When -legged is used with numbers, it is nearly always pronounced
/'legid/; in other adjectives it can be pronounced /'legid/ or /legd/. *
-legged与数字连用几乎总是读作/legid/
;构成其他形
■容词时可读作 /legid/ 或 /legd/。一 see also cross-
legged
►
OF JOURNEY/RACE 行程;赛跑 6 [C] ~ (of sth) one
part of a journey or race — 段路舍(或舍程)PCT71
section, stage
►
SPORTS GAME 体育比赛 7 [C](阶£) one
of a pair of matches played between the same opponents in a sports competition,
which together form a single round (=
stage) uof the competition (同一:回合两场比
赛中的)一场
IT»!W1 break a 'leg! {informal) used to wish sb
good luck (表示良好祝愿 > 好运! get your leg over (8rf, informal) to have sex ^ ^ have ' legs (informal) if you say that a
news story, etc. has legs, you mean that
people will continue to be interested in it for a long time (新闻报道等)会长期受到关注not have a .leg to 'stand on {informal) to be
in a position where you are unable to prove sth or explain why sth is
reasonable 无 法证实;无法解释(理由);站不住脚:VWt/ioutwritten
evidence, we don’t have a 〖eg to stand on.我们没有书面
证据就站不住脚。_more at arm /?., fast adv.,LAST1
—see also leg-up
■ verb (-gg-)
ITiTOl 'leg it {informal, especially Br£) to
run, especially in order to escape from sb 跑;(先指)逃 跑:We saw the police coming and legged it
down the road.我们看见警察来了就顺着马路逃跑了。
leg-acy /'legssi/ noun {pi. -ies)
1 money or property that is given to you by sb when they
die ’遗产;遗员i 财物 H771 inheritance : They each received a legacy
of $5 ooa他们每人得到了 5000元的遗产。2a situation that
exists now because of events, actions, etc. that took place in the past 遗留;遗产;后遗症:Future generations will be left
with a legacy of pollution and destrucrio/i.留给子孙后代的将是钚境的污染与破坏。
legal tn* /ii*gi/ 〇dj.
1 [or)ly. before noun]
connected with the law 与法律有关
的;‘# 的:t/ie
legal pro/ession/system 法律专业 / 体 系◊ to tafce/seefc advice听取/'寻求法律咨询〇a ZegaZ adviser 法律顾问◊〖egaZ
costs 律如费用 2 allowed or required by law ▲律允许的;合备的;▲律要求的:
The
driver was more than three times over the legal limit (=the
amount of alcohol you are allowed to have in your body when you are driving).那名司机体内的酒精
含量超过了法律允许限度的三倍。◊ S/iouid eut/um〇5ia be made 安乐死是否应定为合法? PTUa illegal
► le-gal-ly /'liigali/ adv. : a legally binding agreement ^ 有法律约秦力的协议 0 to be iegaHy
responsiWe/or sb/sth 对某人/某事负有法律责任
.legal 'action noun [U]
(also .legal pro'ceedings [pi.]) 仕le act of using the legal system to settle a disagreement,
etc. 法律诉讼: to take/begin legal action against sb 起诉某人◊
They have threatened us with ZegaZ action.
他们用@诉来要挟我们
.legal 'aid noun [U] money that is given by the government or another
organization to sb who needs help to pay for legal advice or a lawyer法律援助(政府或氣机