interesting ib¥ 1ca left-field comedy drama

‘left-hand adj. [only before noun] 1 on the left side of sth 3: j£ IHJ; X ffi W : the left-hand side of the street j£r |$ XfW 0 the top left-hand comer of the page AffiX±$J 2 connected with a person’s left hand XXfft: a tennis player with a left-hand grip       Ofl

left-hand glove XXffi |$X-i fim right-hand .left-hand ‘drive adj. (of a vehicle$f) with the steering wheel on the left side X fffl W f*m

RIGHT-HAND DRIVE

.left-1 handed adj. 1 (of a person A) finding it easier to use the left hand to write, hit a ball, etc. than the right ffifllXXltt; XltXltt: a left-handed golfer iUX         0 I’m left-handed. X JlXfttXo 2 (of tools,

etc. X M? %t) designed to be used by sb who finds it easier to use their left hand #7IMXXX#f!lXl$: left-handed scissors XXX #}%}7} 3 (of actions, etc. zjfj# done with your left hand XX: a left-handed serve X AXA$c rrm right-handed ► .left-1 handed adv. : She writes left-handed. M X X X W X <,          , left-

handedness noun [U] IT»TO1 .left-handed 'compliment {US) = 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'(® X XX&flA; XifcX PT313 RIGHT-HANDER leftie = lefty

left ist /‘leftist/ noun a person who supports left-wing political parties and their ideas X /JR A ± ; X it X X PTU-3 rightist ► left-ism noun [U] left-ist adj. : leftist groups X$R@H£

.left-'luggage office (also left luggage) noun (both BrE) a place where you can pay to leave bags or suitcases for a short time, for example at a station ( A

left-most /'leftmaust; NAmE -moust/ adj. [only before noun] furthest to the left HXi&fHj; JtXffiftfJ; HXtft left-over /‘left0UV0(r); NAmE -ouv-/ noun 1 [usually pi.] food that has not been eaten at the end of a meal vfoM Htfj 1ft       2 an object, a custom or a way of

behaving that remains from an earlier time it U Xtl;          KE1 RELIC: He’s a leftover

from the hippies in the 1960s. jfkji: 20 tM7£ 60 ±#J$5^;XXo ► left-over adj. [only before noun] EYTH surplus : Use any leftover meat to make a curry. H H

left-ward /'leftwad; NAmE -ward/ {BrE also left-wards) adj. [only before noun] towards the left [q] X (ft; faXIM (tf): a leftward swing in public opinion ]^ifc|n]X$f A 0 to move your eyes in a leftward direction g A f“]Xi£zjlj ► 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 (  ) XU, XM: on the left wing of the

party MX&A3&:5&I$X^ 2 [C, U] an attacking player or position on the left side of the field in a sports game

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.left-'wing adj. strongly supporting the ideas of socialism XSW; XW: left-wing groups XS®f£ .left-'winger noun 1 a person on the left wing of a political party XS A±; XHJ® M : a Labour left-winger X^^JXHJ&M 2 a person who plays on the left side of the field in a sports game (  tfcH £$ ) X

iiH ptuu right-winger

lefty (also leftie) /'lefti/ noun {pi. -ies) {informal) 1 {disap­proving, especially BrE) a person who has socialist views X Wifr X 2 (especially NAmE) a person who uses their left hand to write, hit a ball, etc. X ffl. X ► lefty adj.: a lefty feminist lecturer #ift ft) A&XXiX/il# leg o-w /leg/ noun, verb m noun

► PART OF BODY        1 [C] one of the long parts that

connect the feet to the rest of the body II: I broke my leg playing football.   0 How

many legs does a centipede have? K^X^XAII? 0 front/back legs ml //S fit o forelegs/hind legs fij /XII 0 a wooden leg A fix II —picture o body —see also

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BOW LEGS, DADDY-LONG-LEGS, INSIDE LEG, LEGGY, LEGROOM, PEG LEG, SEA LEGS

►                 MEAT # X [£) 2 [C, U] ~ (of sth) the leg of an animal, especially the top part, cooked and eaten ( Alaf^'ltX W ) ftVBttiltit, !1PX frogs’ legs WSII o chicken legs & II o roast leg of lamb $jX!i

►                 OF TROUSERS/PANTS W X 3 [C] the part of a pair of trousers/pants that covers the leg $|||: a trouser/pant leg — R$)|!l 0 These jeans are too long in the leg.

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►                 OF TABLE/CHAIR 4 [C] one of the long thin parts on the bottom of a table, chair, etc. that support it (

^W)M: a chair leg II

►                 -LEGGED W -ll 5 /'legid; legd/ (in adjectives ^jA^WisJ) having the number or type of legs mentioned |-I

: a three-legged stool H AlI&fJ#X 0 a long-legged insect X II IL A lharj When -legged is used with numbers, it is nearly always pronounced /'legid/; in other adjectives it can be pronounced /'legid/ or /legd/. * -legged          /'legid/ ;       m

W is] Rfr X ■§£ # /'legid/ ^ /legd/ 0 — see also cross- legged

►                 OF JOURNEY/RACE fxf§;     6 [C] ~ (of sth) one part of

a journey or race — I&j&fS (          ) HT1 section,

stage

►                 SPORTS GAME fc W It % 7 [C] {BrE) one of a pair of matches played between the same opponents in a sports competition, which together form a single round (= stage) of the competition ( |WJ — Wiftq \fc

ITiTTl break a 'leg! {informal) used to wish sb good luck (  JS! get your 'leg over {BrE,

informal) to have sex 3E 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 (          Aft 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 A mE&; ft&fflm ( a* ) ;       Without written

evidence, we don’t have a leg to stand on.   ffi

vE #§ ffl X fi P o — more at arm n., fast adv., last1

det., PULL V., SHAKE V., STRETCH V., TAIL /?., TALK V.

— see also leg-up

mverb (-gg-) IT»T7n 'leg it {informal, especially BrE) to run, especially in order to escape from sb ;      ( jtfs )

: We saw the police coming and legged it down the road.          .

leg acy /'legasi/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 money or property that is given to you by sb when they die ifi X ; ill IIM H771 inheritance : They each received a legacy of $5 000. filffj^Afff'J 7 5 000   2 a situation

that exists now because of events, actions, etc. that took place in the past ift U ;   jft if 2e : Future

generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction. g&XftJS

legal 0-w /‘liigl/ adj.

1 [only before noun] connected with the law

the legal profession/system A# Aik / fX %. o to take/seek legal advice u/f IX / A X & (7 & $] 0 a legal adviser   0 legal costs          2 allowed

or required by law AXW; AfeW;

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). ^ X](KJ'M

o Should euthanasia be made legal? UH2 illegal

► le-gal-ly /'liigali/ adv.: a legally binding agreement M: 0 to be legally responsible for sb/sth

.legal 'action noun [u] (also .legal pro'ceedings [pi.]) the act of using the legal system to settle a disagree­ment, etc.       to take/begin legal action against

sb ^A O They have threatened us with legal action.

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.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 '(kWW.^1 (