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left /left/► SEE ALLbe (way out/over) in left fieldthe left hand doesn’t know what the right hand’s doingleft out in the coldleft, right and centreright, left and centrehang a left/rightright and leftleft and righthave two left feet
●be (way out/over) in left ˈfield (NAmE, informal) completely wrong; strange or unusual 完全错误；显得奇怪（或不寻常）◆He’s way out in left field if he thinks we’re going to support him on this.
如果他认为我们会在这件事上支持他，那他就大错特错了。 NOTE This idiom refers to the left part of the field in baseball. 这个习语原指棒球比赛中的左外野。 ●the ˌleft hand doesn’t know what the ˌright hand’s ˈdoing (saying, informal) one part of an organization, a group, etc. does not know what another part is doing 左手不知道右手在干什么（指同一组织、团体等的不同分支各自为政，互不通气）◆First I got a letter from them saying they couldn’t return my money, and then the next day they sent me a cheque. Obviously the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand’s doing.
我先是接到他们的信，说无法还我钱；但是隔天他们又送来一张支票。很明显，他们内部缺乏沟通。●left ˌout in the ˈcoldexcluded from a group or an activity; ignored 被遗弃；受冷落◆Everyone had something to do or somewhere to go. I felt left out in the cold.
人人都有事做，大家都有去处，我感觉自己被冷落了。●ˌleft, right and ˈcentre●ˌright, left and ˈcentre (BrE) (NAmE ˌleft, right and ˈcenter, ˌright, left and ˈcenter) (informal) in or from all directions 四面八方；处处◆He was shouting orders left, right and centre.
他到处发号施令。◆She was criticized right, left and centre for her views on education.
她因为自己对教育的看法而四面受敌，遭到围攻。●hang a ˈleft/ˈright (NAmE) take a left/right turn 向左／向右转●ˌright and ˈleft●ˌleft and ˈrighteverywhere 到处；处处◆She owes money right and left.她到处负债。●have two left ˈfeet (informal) be very awkward in your movements, especially when you are dancing or playing a sport （尤指跳舞或运动时）举止笨拙，笨手笨脚◆I’m a hopeless dancer. I’ve got two left feet.我的舞跳得可烂了，总是笨手笨脚的。 |