lean

[li:n]

v.倾斜, 倾向, 依靠, 倚, 屈身
adj.瘦的, 贫乏的, 无脂肪的

vi.

1. 倾斜

They came to Pisa and saw the leaning tower.

他们来到了比萨也看到了斜塔。

2. 倾身, 屈身

She leaned down to hear the child.

她弯下身子听孩子说话。

Mr. Ford went to his window and leaned out.

福特先生走向窗口, 把身子探出窗外。

3. 倚, 靠[Q][(+on/upon/against)]

She leaned lightly against his shoulder.

她轻轻地靠在他的肩上。

4. 依赖, 依靠[(+on/upon)]

We lean on our friends when we are in trouble.

我们遇到困难时依靠朋友帮助。

5. (见解等)倾向(于)[(+to/towards)]

He leans politically towards conservation.

他在政治上倾向于保守主义。

vt.

1. 使倾斜

2. 把……靠在(某种东西上)[O][(+on/upon/against)]

Lean your head on my shoulder.

把你的头靠在我的肩膀上。

n.

倾斜; 倾向[S]

词形变化

副词: leanly | 形容词比较级: leaner | 形容词最高级: leanest | 名词: leanness | 动词过去式: leaned | 动词过去分词: leaned | 动词现在分词: leaning | 动词第三人称单数: leans |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.倚靠; 仰赖; 倾斜

bend  rest  slope  slant  incline  tip  

反义:

a.瘦的; 无收成的

fat  stout  plump  rich  fertile  

英英释义

名词 lean:

the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

同义词：tilt, list, inclination, leaning

动词 lean:

to incline or bend from a vertical position

同义词：tilt, tip, slant, angle

cause to lean or incline

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

同义词：tend, be given, incline, run

rely on for support

cause to lean to the side

同义词：list

形容词 lean:

lacking excess flesh-Shakespeare

同义词：thin

lacking in mineral content or combustible material

containing little excess

同义词：skimpy

not profitable or prosperous

短语词组

lean on

1. 依赖

He always leans on others for help.

他总是依赖别人的帮助。

补充

leanlean英:[li:n] 美:[lin]vt. & vi.1.(使)倾斜, 屈身The postbox leans a little bit.这个邮筒有点倾斜。vt.1.倚, 靠; 依赖adj.1.瘦的; 少脂肪的He has a lean handsome face.他的脸清瘦而英俊。2.贫瘠的; 收益差的In recent years, the cinema has fallen on lean times.近几年, 电影业遇上了不景气时期。

例句

1. Someone could lean too hard and cause them to break into pieces.如果有人用力倚靠, 会把它们压成碎片的。 2. She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him.她觉得累了, 很高兴能靠在他身上。 3. The ladder was leaning against the wall.梯子斜靠在墙上。 4. The cottage was so old that it leant to one side.村舍太老旧, 已经歪向一侧了。 5. I leaned to kiss her.我俯身吻她。 6. She leaned and jabbed her cigarette out in an ashtray.她屈身把香烟在烟灰缸里掐灭。 7. I'm being very careful to sit up straight and not lean too far to the right or left.我现在非常注意要坐得笔挺, 不东倒西歪。 8. He leaned closer to confide the rest of his story.他倾身靠近些, 把剩下的事情全都吐露出来。 9. She leaned closer to him, whispering in his ear.她侧身靠近他, 在他耳边说悄悄话。 10. She leant her bike against the shop window.她把自行车靠在商店橱窗上。 11. He leant his back against the wall.他倚靠在墙上。 12. lean the plants against a wall and cover the roots with peat.让这些植株靠到墙上, 在根部盖上泥炭。 13. They leaned over backwards to show respect for all things Welsh.他们竭力对所有威尔士的东西都表示尊敬。 14. He was a lean, handsome man.他身形清瘦, 相貌英俊。 15. Like most athletes, she was lean and muscular.像大多数运动员那样, 她精瘦而强壮。 16. She watched the tall, lean figure step into the car.她望着那个瘦高个上了车。 17. I only eat lean meat.我只吃瘦肉。 18. the leanest ground beef you can get能买到的最瘦的牛肉馅 19. It is a beautiful meat, very lean and tender.这是块上好的肉, 又瘦又嫩。 20. It is a lean time for the fashion business.对时装业来说这是段不景气的时间。 21. the lean years of the 1930s20世纪30年代的萧条期 22. With fewer tourists in town, the taxi trade is going through its leanest patch for 30 years.城里游客寥寥无几, 出租车业正经历着30年来最惨淡的时期。 23. In the lean years, crop failures are common.年景不好时, 庄稼歉收很常见。 24. The value of the pound will force British companies to be leaner and fitter.英镑的币值将迫使英国公司厉行精兵简政。 25. The flagpole leans to the south.旗杆向南倾斜。 26. The girl leaned on the desk.女孩倚靠在书桌上。 27. She leans on her husband for advice.她靠丈夫出主意。 28. In his political opinions he leans toward the Labour Party.他的政见倾向于工党。 29. to lean one's head back将头后仰 30. to lean the ladder against the wall把梯子靠在墙上 31. The teacher was leaned out by his long illness.长年生病使这位老师变得消瘦。 32. he leaned back in his chair.他在椅子上向后一仰。 33. a man was leaning against the wall.一男人靠着墙。 34. he leaned his elbows on the table.他把肘部靠在桌子上。 35. the vehicle has a definite lean to the left.车辆明显向左倾斜。 36. they have learned to lean on each other for support.他们已经懂得彼此依靠，互相支持。 37. a determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority.决心不让多数派给少数派施压。 38. I now lean towards sabotage as the cause of the crash.我现在倾向于认为坠机原因是蓄意破坏。 39. his lean, muscular body.他精瘦刚健的身体。 40. lean bacon.瘦熏咸肉。 41. staff were pruned, ostensibly to produce a leaner and fitter organization.裁员表面上是让公司更有效率，更健康。 42. the lean winter months.少收获的冬季。 43. keep a small reserve to tide you over the lean years.留一点储备帮你度过歉收年。 44. lean air-to-fuel ratios.贫燃烧组成。 45. He leaned across the table to pick up the phone.他从桌子上俯过身去拿起电话。 46. She leaned out of the window and waved.她探身窗外挥挥手。 47. Just lean back and relax.靠着歇一会儿吧。 48. That wardrobe leans to the right.那衣柜向右倾斜。 49. She had to stop and lean on the gate.她不得不停下来靠在大门上。 50. Please don't lean bicycles against this window.请别把自行车靠在这扇窗上。 51. a lean harvest歉收 52. The tree leans to one side.那棵树歪向一边。 53. He leaned back in his chair.他向后靠在椅子上。 54. They leaned over the table to smell the flowers.他们俯身闻桌子上的花。 55. They leaned their heads back.他们把头向后靠。 56. He leaned his chair back.他坐在椅子上向后仰。 57. You can lean on me if you get tired.如果累了，你可以靠着我。 58. She stood leaning on her right leg.她斜站着，把重心放在右腿上。 59. The ladder was leaning against the house.梯子斜靠着房子立着。 60. He leaned the ladder against the house.他把梯子斜靠在房子上。 61. The boy leaned his head on his mother's shoulder.那个男孩把头倚靠在妈妈的肩膀上。 62. "She hasn't made a decision yet, and I don't know which way she's leaning."她尚未做出决定，而且我不知道她倾向于用哪种方式。 63. She's leaning toward a career in medicine. [=she is probably going to choose a career in medicine]她很可能选择医务工作作为职业。 64. The mayor is leaning toward closing down the school.市长倾向于关闭那所学校。 65. an independent presidential candidate who leans toward the Democrats and their views倾向于支持民主党及其观点的独立总统候选人 66. Her new album leans more toward rock than country.她的新专辑不太像乡村音乐，更像摇滚乐。 67. He leaned on his family during the crisis.在那次危机期间他依靠他的家庭。 68. She was someone you could lean on.她是你可以依赖的人。 69. They were leaning on the governor to pass the law.他们正对州长施压以通过这条法律。 70. "She has a lean, athletic body."她有一副又瘦又健壮的身材。 71. a lean racehorse瘦而强健的赛马 72. lean meat瘦肉 73. (US) lean ground beef瘦牛肉末 74. Those were lean years for the company. [=the company did not make much money in those years]公司那些年不景气。 75. a lean budget/profit/harvest不宽裕的预算；微薄的收益；歉收 76. He had a lean style of writing. [=his writing style did not use too many words]他文风简练。 77. She ran a lean and efficient company.她经营着一家节约而高效的公司。 78. We wanted our business to be lean and mean.我们希望自己的企业精简高效。 79. the strong lean legs of a runner跑步者瘦而结实的双腿 80. a thin and sickly old man瘦弱多病的老人 81. The room was full of beautiful thin women.房间里有很多美丽苗条的女子。 82. skinny children in poor countries生活在贫穷国家的骨瘦如柴的儿童 83. skinny legs皮包骨头的腿