left-handed

left-handed
adjective
  1. (of a person) using the left hand more naturally than the right
    (人)惯用左手的,左撇子的
    a left-handed batsman.
    左撇子击球手。
    ■(of a tool or item of equipment) made to be used with the left hand
    (工具,设备)适合左手使用的
    left-handed golf clubs.
    左手用高尔夫球棒。
    ■made or performed with the left hand
    用左手的,用左手做的
    my left-handed scrawl.
    我左手写的潦草笔迹。
  2. turning to the left; towards the left, in particular
    向左转;对着左面的,尤指
    ■(of a screw) advanced by turning anticlockwise
    (螺丝钉)逆时针转动的
    ■(Biology)(of a spiral shell or helix) sinistral
    (生)(螺旋壳,蜗牛)左旋的
    ■(of a racecourse) turning anticlockwise
    (跑马场)逆时针方向跑动的
  3. perverse
    反常的
    we take a left-handed pleasure in our errors.
    我们犯了错却还不正常地感到高兴。
    ■(especially of a compliment) ambiguous
    (尤指恭维等)言不由衷的,暧昧的
adverb
  1. with the left hand
    用左手
    a significant number play the game left-handed.
    很多人用左手进行这项运动。
派生
left-handedly
adverb
left-handedness
noun
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