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Definition of leftward in English: leftward(also leftwards) adverb ˈlɛftwədˈlɛf(t)wərd 1Towards the left. 向左面 all the wheels were going leftward Example sentencesExamples - The print shows a bearded man looking leftward into a mirror.
- They stampede leftward.
- The road bent leftward along the rear of Morris Street.
- It shows a giant figure of a woman with an upraised hand drawn leftward.
- Immediately below the bridge, a path runs leftwards, uphill to a tarmac road where a signpost to Birnam Hill points to the left.
- He moved his leg to the left, so he could move himself leftward, to allow his eyes to adjust better than they would if he had been blocking the light.
- To the right of that complex a rough street leads diagonally leftward from the centre of the picture out of sight.
- I caught another set of headlights approaching me, and then looked leftwards to see who was beside me.
2Towards support of radical, reforming, or socialist views. his politics moved sharply leftward public opinion is shifting leftwards Example sentencesExamples - His politics moved sharply leftward.
- The country is moving leftward on many social issues.
- Our politics continue to shift leftward and away from its conservative groove at a pace that has defied predictions.
- The avowedly staunch centrist governor lurched leftward.
- Domestic policy is drifting leftward, but there are sharp limits on how far it will go.
- I think her ideological leanings tend leftward.
adjective ˈlɛftwədˈlɛf(t)wərd 1Going towards or facing the left. 向左面 they moved their eyes in a leftward direction 他们把目光转移向左边。 Example sentencesExamples - They initiate their approach by pushing the ball leftward, walk left to their release area, and swing the ball to a breakpoint about 45 to 50 feet down the lane.
- Once the lever is down and the sound and arrow are indicating leftward movement, you may proceed to make sure your path is clear, and then continue on with your intended movement.
- Eventually it landed a step or two onto the green and rolled some 30 yards forward, taking a small leftward slope toward the hole and eventually settling 3 ½ feet from the cup.
- The track ran from point of entry in the upper-right back, going upward and slightly leftward, through the upper right lung and tearing open the right sub-clavian artery before exiting just to the right of midline of his chest.
- Circular clockwise motion of a cilium can generate directional leftward flow if its axis is not perpendicular to the cell surface but tilted posteriorly.
2Tending to support radical, reforming, or socialist views. the leftward shift in Western European politics Example sentencesExamples - He is particularly dour about the universities, where the professoriate remains overwhelmingly attached to a familiar leftward agenda.
- The region boasts a leftward bent to its politics.
- He seemed to be the best hope of countering this leftward drift in New York.
- He has leftward leanings that show in private but that his aides are suppressing.
- The goal in the long term is to generate the ideas that will pull the country in a leftward direction.
- I don't think it's entirely correct to assign a leftward drift to the Republican efforts during his term.
- They would assume I was describing somebody on the leftward fringe of the most liberal party.
Definition of leftward in US English: leftward(also leftwards) adverbˈlef(t)wərdˈlɛf(t)wərd 1Toward the left. 向左面 all the wheels were going leftward Example sentencesExamples - Immediately below the bridge, a path runs leftwards, uphill to a tarmac road where a signpost to Birnam Hill points to the left.
- The print shows a bearded man looking leftward into a mirror.
- To the right of that complex a rough street leads diagonally leftward from the centre of the picture out of sight.
- It shows a giant figure of a woman with an upraised hand drawn leftward.
- I caught another set of headlights approaching me, and then looked leftwards to see who was beside me.
- They stampede leftward.
- The road bent leftward along the rear of Morris Street.
- He moved his leg to the left, so he could move himself leftward, to allow his eyes to adjust better than they would if he had been blocking the light.
2Toward support of radical, reforming, or socialist views. his politics moved sharply leftward public opinion is shifting leftwards Example sentencesExamples - The avowedly staunch centrist governor lurched leftward.
- I think her ideological leanings tend leftward.
- His politics moved sharply leftward.
- Domestic policy is drifting leftward, but there are sharp limits on how far it will go.
- The country is moving leftward on many social issues.
- Our politics continue to shift leftward and away from its conservative groove at a pace that has defied predictions.
adjectiveˈlef(t)wərdˈlɛf(t)wərd 1Going toward or facing the left. 向左的，朝左的 they moved their eyes in a leftward direction 他们把目光转移向左边。 Example sentencesExamples - Once the lever is down and the sound and arrow are indicating leftward movement, you may proceed to make sure your path is clear, and then continue on with your intended movement.
- Circular clockwise motion of a cilium can generate directional leftward flow if its axis is not perpendicular to the cell surface but tilted posteriorly.
- They initiate their approach by pushing the ball leftward, walk left to their release area, and swing the ball to a breakpoint about 45 to 50 feet down the lane.
- Eventually it landed a step or two onto the green and rolled some 30 yards forward, taking a small leftward slope toward the hole and eventually settling 3 ½ feet from the cup.
- The track ran from point of entry in the upper-right back, going upward and slightly leftward, through the upper right lung and tearing open the right sub-clavian artery before exiting just to the right of midline of his chest.
2Tending to support radical, reforming, or socialist views. the leftward shift in Western European politics Example sentencesExamples - The goal in the long term is to generate the ideas that will pull the country in a leftward direction.
- He has leftward leanings that show in private but that his aides are suppressing.
- He seemed to be the best hope of countering this leftward drift in New York.
- He is particularly dour about the universities, where the professoriate remains overwhelmingly attached to a familiar leftward agenda.
- I don't think it's entirely correct to assign a leftward drift to the Republican efforts during his term.
- The region boasts a leftward bent to its politics.
- They would assume I was describing somebody on the leftward fringe of the most liberal party.
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