• adj. 左撇的；用左手的；笨拙的

即左手的，左撇子的。

left-handed (adj.)

late 14c., of persons; 1650s of tools, etc., from left (adj.) + -handed. In 15c. it also could mean "maimed." Sense of "underhanded" is from early 17c., as in left-handed compliment (1787, also attested 1855 in pugilism slang for "a punch with the left fist"), as is that of "illicit" (as in left-handed marriage). Related: Left-handedly; left-handedness.

1. As I sidestepped, the bottle hit me on the left hip.

我側(cè)一步要躲閃的時(shí)候，瓶子打中了我的左髖部。

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2. I picked first all the people who usually were left till last.

我先挑出了所有通常留到最后的人。

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3. She dusted herself down and left to build her own career.

她重振旗鼓去開創(chuàng)自己的事業(yè)了。

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4. They also left a card, imprinted with the name Sean Lynch.

他們還留下了一張名片，上面印著肖恩·林奇的名字。

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5. I left Texas and said good riddance to all that.

我離開了得克薩斯州，總算擺脫了那里的一切。

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