left-handed
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌleft-ˈhanded ●●○ adjective 1. HBHa left-handed person uses their left hand for writing, throwing etc 惯用左手的，左撇子的 OPP right-handed2 [only before noun] left-handed tools have been made for left-handed people to use 供惯用左手的人使用的 left-handed scissors 左手用的剪刀3. left-handed compliment American EnglishPAUSE a statement that seems to express admiration or praise, but at the same time is insulting 挖苦人的恭维话 SYN British English backhanded compliment
Examples from the Corpus
left-handed• a left-handed punchˌleft-ˈhanded adjectiveChineseSyllable
a left for hand their left-handed uses person Corpus
left-handed
ˌleft-ˈhanded
adjective
1. a left-handed person uses their left hand for writing, throwing etc
OPP right-handed
2. [only before noun] left-handed tools have been made for left-handed people to use:
left-handed scissors
3. left-handed compliment American English a statement that seems to express admiration or praise, but at the same time is insulting
SYN backhanded compliment British English
ˌleft-ˈhanded
adjective1. a left-handed person uses their left hand for writing, throwing etc
OPP right-handed
2. [only before noun] left-handed tools have been made for left-handed people to use:
3. left-handed compliment American English a statement that seems to express admiration or praise, but at the same time is insulting
SYN backhanded compliment British English
