| 词汇 | lean |
| 释义 | lean (adjective) lean 5 ENTRIES FOUND: lean (verb) lean (adjective) leaning (noun) lean-to (noun) backward (adverb) 1 lean /ˈliːn/ verb leans; leaned or British leant /ˈlɛnt/ ; leaning 1 lean /ˈliːn/ verb leans; leaned or British leant /ˈlɛnt/ ; leaning Learner's definition of LEAN 1 a [no object] : to bend or move from a straight position前俯；后仰；倾斜 The tree leans to one side.那棵树歪向一边。 He leaned back in his chair.他向后靠在椅子上。 They leaned over the table to smell the flowers.他们俯身闻桌子上的花。 b [+ object] : to cause (something) to bend or move from a straight position使前俯；使后仰；使倾斜 They leaned their heads back.他们把头向后靠。 He leaned his chair back.他坐在椅子上向后仰。 2 a [no object] : to rest on or against something or someone for support倚；靠 You can lean on me if you get tired.如果累了，你可以靠着我。 She stood leaning on her right leg.她斜站着，把重心放在右腿上。 The ladder was leaning against the house.梯子斜靠着房子立着。 b [+ object] : to cause (something) to rest on or against something使倚；使靠 He leaned the ladder against the house.他把梯子斜靠在房子上。 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。 3 a — used to describe what someone wants to do, tends to do, or is likely to do想做；倾向于做；很可能做 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。 — often + toward 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。 The mayor is leaning toward closing down the school.市长倾向于关闭那所学校。 b — used to say that someone supports one group or set of beliefs more than another倾向于支持… — often + toward 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 c — used to say that something is more like one thing than another与…更相似— often + toward 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。 lean on [phrasal verb] 1 lean on (someone or something) : to depend on (someone or something) for support依靠；依赖 He leaned on his family during the crisis.在那次危机期间他依靠他的家庭。 She was someone you could lean on.她是你可以依赖的人。 2 lean on (someone) informal : to force or try to force (someone) to do something especially by making threats : to put pressure on (someone)对…施加压力；威胁；恐吓 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。 lean over backward — see 1backward 2 lean /liːn/ adjective leaner; leanest 2 lean /liːn/ adjective leaner; leanest Learner's definition of LEAN [also more lean; most lean] 1 : not having much fat on the body : physically thin, strong, and healthy瘦且健康的 She has a lean, athletic body.她有一副又瘦又健壮的身材。 a lean racehorse瘦而强健的赛马 2 : containing little or no fat精瘦的；不含脂肪的 lean meat瘦肉 (US) lean ground beef瘦牛肉末 3 : not having or producing much money, food, etc.贫乏的；获利少的；贫瘠的 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。 a lean budget/profit/harvest不宽裕的预算；微薄的收益；歉收 4 usually approving : not using a lot of something (such as words or money)简洁的；节约的 He had a lean style of writing. [=his writing style did not use too many words]他文风简练。 : not wasteful不浪费的 She ran a lean and efficient company.她经营着一家节约而高效的公司。 We wanted our business to be lean and mean.我们希望自己的企业精简高效。 — leanness /ˈliːnnəs/ noun [noncount] Synonyms同义词 lean, thin, and skinny mean not having much fat on the body.lean、thin和skinny均指身体脂肪少。 lean suggests a lack of unnecessary fat and may also suggest the muscular body of an athlete.lean指没有多余的脂肪，也可以指运动员的强健身体。 the strong lean legs of a runner跑步者瘦而结实的双腿 thin can describe a person whose lack of fat is unhealthy, but it also often describes a person who is considered attractive.thin可形容人瘦弱，也常形容人苗条。 a thin and sickly old man瘦弱多病的老人 The room was full of beautiful thin women.房间里有很多美丽苗条的女子。 skinny describes a person who has an extremely thin appearance and who may not be healthy or eat enough food.skinny形容人瘦削，可能不健康或吃得太少。 skinny children in poor countries生活在贫穷国家的骨瘦如柴的儿童 skinny legs皮包骨头的腿 |
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