(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。
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
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
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。