left-handed
left-handed — 形容詞
1. having the hand on the left side as the one you normally write and work with
左撇子的
慣用左手寫字做事的
having the hand on the left side as the one you normally write and work with
Aarav is left-handed, so he smudges ink on narrow classroom desks.
Aarav 是左撇子，所以在窄小的課桌上常把墨水抹花。
be left-handed
Christopher throws left-handed and bats from the opposite side at practice.
Christopher 用左手投球，打擊時也站在相反的一側。
sports use: throws left-handed
The youngest daughter in the family is left-handed, unlike both parents.
家裡最小的女兒是左撇子，和父母都不一樣。
Even after years of training, Diego still writes left-handed in every notebook.
就算練了很多年，Diego 寫字時還是慣用左手。
- right-handed
using the right hand more naturally
文法句型
be left-handed
left-handed + person/player/child
用法筆記
Most often used after be or before a noun such as child, player, or writer. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense describes the person, not the tool made for that person.
常見錯誤
2. made for people who use the hand on their left side more easily than the other o
左手用的
專給左撇子使用的
made for people who use the hand on their left side more easily than the other one
Alessia ordered left-handed scissors because standard ones twisted the paper.
Alessia 訂了左手用的剪刀，因為普通剪刀常把紙邊夾歪。
left-handed + scissors
The workshop keeps two left-handed guitars for new students to borrow.
工作坊留了兩把左手用的吉他，讓新生可以借用。
left-handed + guitar
Indra uses a left-handed mouse at work to avoid wrist pain.
Indra 在公司用左手用的滑鼠，好減輕手腕疼痛。
This left-handed can opener turns the blade in the opposite direction.
這個左手用的開罐器轉動刀輪的方向正好相反。
- left-hand
shorter label often used in product names or shop catalogues
- right-handed
made for use with the right hand
文法句型
left-handed + scissors/guitar/mouse/tool
用法筆記
Usually appears before nouns naming tools, instruments, or sports equipment. Distinguish from sense 1: here the object is specially made for a left-handed user, not simply owned by one.
常見錯誤
3. performed with the left hand as the main working hand
左手做的
表示動作主要由左手完成
performed with the left hand as the main working hand
Yan made a quick left-handed pass across the wet basketball court.
Yan 在濕滑的籃球場上傳出一記快速的左手傳球。
left-handed + pass
The surgeon used a left-handed grip while tying the final stitch.
那位外科醫師縫最後一針時用了左手握法。
left-handed + grip
Heather gave the ball a left-handed push toward the open goal.
Heather 朝著空門用左手把球推了出去。
The boxer landed a left-handed punch that knocked his rival sideways.
那名拳擊手打出一記左手拳，把對手打得往旁邊一晃。
- right-handed
done mainly with the right hand
文法句型
left-handed + pass/serve/punch/grip
用法筆記
Usually modifies nouns such as pass, serve, punch, catch, or grip. It describes how one move is made and does not by itself say whether the person is generally left-handed.
常見錯誤
left-handed — 副詞
1. in a way that uses the hand on the left side to do the action
用左手
表示某事是以左手進行
in a way that uses the hand on the left side to do the action
Ezra signed the receipt left-handed because his right wrist was in plaster.
Ezra 因為右手腕打著石膏，只好用左手簽收據。
verb + left-handed
The child stirred the soup left-handed while holding the rail with the other hand.
那個孩子一邊抓著扶手，一邊用左手攪湯。
Aylin painted the tiny stars left-handed after cutting her thumb.
Aylin 割傷拇指後，就用左手把那些小星星畫完。
The shortstop scooped the ball left-handed and flipped it home.
那名游擊手用左手撈起球後立刻回傳本壘。
- left-handedly
rarer adverb form; many speakers prefer 'with the left hand' instead
- right-handed
using the right hand to do the action
文法句型
verb + left-handed
用法筆記
Common after the verb or verb phrase. Many speakers also choose the plainer phrase 'with the left hand' when they want to avoid the compound adverb.