| 释义 |
left-handedadj. 1 using the left hand by preference as more serviceable than the right 左撇子的 2 (of a tool etc.) made to be used with the left hand (工具等制成)便于左手操作的 3 (of a blow etc.) done or made with the left hand (攻击等)用左手完成的 4a turning to the left; towards the left 向左转的；向左边的 b (of a racecourse) turning anticlockwise (比赛跑道)逆时针拐弯的，左拐的 c (of a screw) advanced by turning to the left (anticlockwise) (指螺钉)向左旋转的(逆时针方向) 5 awkward, clumsy 尴尬的；笨手笨脚的 6a (of a compliment) ambiguous (赞语)暧昧的；含糊的 b of doubtful sincerity or validity 不诚恳的，假心假意的 7 (of a marriage) morganatic (from a German custom by which the bridegroom gave the bride his left hand in such marriages) (婚姻)贵族与门第低的女子联姻的(来自德国风俗，在这种婚礼中新郎把左手伸给新娘) □ left-handedly adv.□ left-handedness n. |