left-wing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌleft-ˈwing ●○○ adjective PPGa left-wing person or group supports the political aims of groups such as Socialists and Communists 左翼的，左派的 OPP right-wing a left-wing newspaper 一份左翼报纸 a left-wing political organization 一个左翼政治组织 She’s got very left-wing views. 她的观点左派色彩浓厚。 —left wing noun [singular] the left wing of the Labour party 工党的左翼势力 —left-winger noun [countable] She is supported by left-wingers in the party. 她得到党内左翼势力的支持。
Examples from the Corpus
left-wing• Even among left-wing clergy the idea of endowing one man with absolute power is abhorrent.• Certainly Mosley's constant harping on the theme of left-wing intimidation was a fairly effective recruiting ploy throughout the 1930s.• And great big chunks of the current Libertarian Party movement contain a horde of former left-wing nuts who are now Libertarian nuts.• A lot of colleagues were put off by her left-wing opinions.• Another approach is to group together the readers of various right-wing papers and contrast them with readers of left-wing papers.• Some of its leaders fear a revival of left-wing parties waving the banner of social justice.• a left-wing politician• Despite the presence of some 37,000 police in the capital, left-wing radicals attempted to disrupt the coronation.• On the face of it, such activity would seem to be more expressive of right-wing rather than left-wing sentiments.ˌleft-ˈwing adjectiveChineseSyllable
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left-wing
ˌleft-ˈwing
adjective
a left-wing person or group supports the political aims of groups such as socialists and communists
OPP right-wing:
a left-wing newspaper
a left-wing political organization
She’s got very left-wing views.
—left wing noun [singular]:
the left wing of the Labour party
—left-winger noun [countable]:
She is supported by left-wingers in the party.
▪ right-wing adjective a right-wing person or group wants low taxes, a strong army and police force, and the individual to be free from government interference as much as possible: right-wing political parties | Some of his supporters are very right-wing. | right-wing policies on gun control
▪left-wing adjective a left-wing person or group wants the government to make society more equal by increasing taxes for rich people, and taking control of important industries and services: a left-wing newspaper | His views are very left-wing.
▪green adjective [usually before noun] supporting policies and principles which will protect the environment: green politicians | the Green Party | The government is under pressure to improve its green credentials (=to seem more like it wants to protect the environment).
▪radical adjective supporting political ideas that will involve great change: radical politicians | a radical economic reform programme
▪liberal adjective supporting political ideas that will allow people to have greater freedom: They want the government to have a more liberal policy on drugs.
▪moderate adjective having political opinions which are not extreme: People generally become more moderate as they get older. | The bill is supported by moderate Republicans.
▪extreme adjective having political opinions which are considered to be very unreasonable by many people: His views on immigration are very extreme. | an extreme right-wing organization
ˌleft-ˈwing
adjectivea left-wing person or group supports the political aims of groups such as socialists and communists
OPP right-wing:
—left wing noun [singular]:
—left-winger noun [countable]:
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