vi. ( leaned , 〔英国〕 leant) 1.倾斜,倾侧;躬屈,弯斜。 2.倚靠;依靠,依赖。 3.(思想等)倾向;偏向;偏袒。 The pillar leans to the north. 柱子朝北倾斜。 lean against the wall 倚墙。 lean on a stick 拄着手杖。 lean on the table 倚靠在桌子上。 lean on [upon] sb. for support 靠某人支持。 lean backward 向后仰。 lean forward 探过身去。 lean out of the window 身子探出窗外。 lean over a book 低头看书。 I rather lean to [toward] your view. 我倒比较倾向你的见解。 vt. 1.使倾斜。 2.使…倚靠。 短语和例子 lean off 〔口语〕停止倚靠〔主要用命令式〕。 lean on [upon] 1. 靠在。 2. 倚赖。 3. 【军事】据险(固守) (The enemy leaned upon the river. 敌人据河而守)。 lean over backward 〔口语〕(为纠正偏向而)采取极端相反的态度,矫枉过正。 lean to one side 倾向一方。 n. 倾斜;偏差。 a wall with a slight lean 稍微有点倾斜的墙。 -ing 倾斜,倾向。 adj. 1.瘦的,瘠瘦的。 2.贫乏的,贫弱的(才能等);枯燥无味的(文章等)。 3.瘠薄的,不毛的。 4.没收成的。 5.利益少的,不合算的。 6.营养少的,脂肪少的,瘦的(肉)。 短语和例子 as lean as a rake 骨瘦如柴。 lean coal 【矿物】贫煤。 a lean year 凶年。 lean work 没有利益的工作。 a lean diet 粗食。 n. 瘦肉。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"
containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance" 同义词:skimpy,
lacking excess flesh; "you can''t be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare 同义词:thin,
lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel"
rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" 同义词:tilt, tip, slant, angle,
cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree" 同义词:list,
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" 同义词:tend, be given, incline, run,
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" 同义词:tilt, list, inclination, leaning,
例句与用法
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The gate where he was leaning grew grey . 他倚着的大门变得灰白起来。
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He leant against the post and it broke . 他往杆子上一倚,杆子就断了。
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She felt the drag of lean and narrow life . 她嗅到一种寒伧的生活气味。
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He leaned nearer, speaking confidentially . 他凑近了些,窃窃私语起来。
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He leaned forward and looked me in the eye . 他俯身向前,直视我的眼睛。
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She leaned lightly against his shoulder . 她轻轻地靠在他的肩上。
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She leaned lightly against his shoulder . 她轻轻地倚靠在他肩上。
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He leaned forward staring at me . 他探出了身子,睁大眼睛瞧着我。
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He leaned out of the window watching the parade . 他从窗口探出身看游行。
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Fatso leaned over to whisper in her ear . 胖子欠身对她耳语几句。