lean
英 [liːn]
美 [liːn]
v. 前俯(或后仰); 倾斜; 倚靠; 靠在; 靠置; 使斜靠
adj. 肉少的; 瘦且健康的; 脂肪少的; 无脂肪的; 难以赚钱的; 生产不出(食物等)的; 贫乏的
n. 瘦肉
过去式：leaned 现在分词：leaning 第三人称单数：leans 比较级：leaner 过去分词：leaned
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1867 / COCA.1520
同义词辨析
leanslenderslightslimthin【导航词义：瘦的，细长的】
leanadj. 〈褒〉瘦的，健美的
〔辨析〕
尤指男人或动物瘦而健壮的。
〔例证〕
He was lean, tall and muscular.
他身材瘦高，肌肉结实。
He has a lean handsome face.
他的脸清瘦而英俊。
他身材瘦高，肌肉结实。
He has a lean handsome face.
他的脸清瘦而英俊。
slenderadj. 〈褒〉苗条的，纤细的
〔辨析〕
多指女性身材修长苗条、体态优美的；形容物体时表示细或窄的。
〔例证〕
All girls want to be slender.
女孩都希望身材苗条。
The birch has smooth bark and slender branches.
桦树有光滑的树皮和细长的树枝。
女孩都希望身材苗条。
The birch has smooth bark and slender branches.
桦树有光滑的树皮和细长的树枝。
slightadj. 瘦弱的
〔辨析〕
指人瘦小纤弱的。
〔例证〕
Ann is a slight girl.
安是个瘦弱的女孩。
Her slight frame was shaken by bouts of coughing.
她纤弱的身躯因阵阵咳嗽而颤抖。
安是个瘦弱的女孩。
Her slight frame was shaken by bouts of coughing.
她纤弱的身躯因阵阵咳嗽而颤抖。
slimadj. 〈褒〉苗条的；薄的
〔辨析〕
指人身材修长的，常用于减肥者；也可形容书、钱包等薄的。
〔例证〕
a slim volume of prose
一本薄薄的散文集
She is trying to get slim.
她想要变苗条一些。
She goes for tall slim men.
她喜欢瘦高个的男子。
一本薄薄的散文集
She is trying to get slim.
她想要变苗条一些。
She goes for tall slim men.
她喜欢瘦高个的男子。
thinadj. 瘦的；细的
〔辨析〕
普通用词，指人或身体部位瘦削的，也可形容物体细或薄的。
〔例证〕
The boy was thin for his age.
就他的年龄而言，这男孩算是瘦的。
She is thin in the face.
她脸部瘦削。
She was wearing a thin gold chain.
她戴着一条细金链。
就他的年龄而言，这男孩算是瘦的。
She is thin in the face.
她脸部瘦削。
She was wearing a thin gold chain.
她戴着一条细金链。
inclineleanslantslopetilt【导航词义：倾斜】
inclinev. （使）倾斜
〔辨析〕
指（使）某物以某种角度或向某一方向倾斜。
〔例证〕
Only when the telescope is inclined at an angle of thirty degrees can you see that star.
只有当这架望远镜以30度角倾斜时，你才能看到那颗星星。
The wall seems to incline almost fifteen degrees.
墙好像倾斜了将近15度角。
只有当这架望远镜以30度角倾斜时，你才能看到那颗星星。
The wall seems to incline almost fifteen degrees.
墙好像倾斜了将近15度角。
leanv. 〈尤英〉倾斜；（使）斜靠
〔辨析〕
指某人身体前倾或某物倾斜，也可指（使）人或物倚靠在另一人或物之上。
〔例证〕
He leaned forward and tried to catch what they were talking about.
他身体前倾，想听他们在谈论什么。
She was leaning against a tree, waiting for her boyfriend.
她正倚着一棵树等她男朋友。
Don't lean your bicycle against the door.
别把自行车斜靠在门上。
他身体前倾，想听他们在谈论什么。
She was leaning against a tree, waiting for her boyfriend.
她正倚着一棵树等她男朋友。
Don't lean your bicycle against the door.
别把自行车斜靠在门上。
slantv. （使）倾斜
〔辨析〕
指某物歪斜或使某物产生一定的角度。
〔例证〕
Rays of the sun slanted through the window.
阳光斜着照进了窗户。
He slanted his skis a little more to the right.
他把滑雪板略微向右斜了一点。
阳光斜着照进了窗户。
He slanted his skis a little more to the right.
他把滑雪板略微向右斜了一点。
slopev. 倾斜
〔辨析〕
指地面或其他表面倾斜。
〔例证〕
The floor of the bathroom slopes down to the drain.
浴室的地面向排水口倾斜。
The road slopes sharply at this point.
路面从这里陡然倾斜。
浴室的地面向排水口倾斜。
The road slopes sharply at this point.
路面从这里陡然倾斜。
tiltv. （使）倾斜
〔辨析〕
尤指头、下巴等身体部位倾斜或使其倾斜。
〔例证〕
She tilted her head and smiled.
她歪起头笑了。
You can see his mouth tilt upwards slightly at the corners.
你可以看见他的嘴角微微翘起。
The little boy tilted his chair back.
小男孩往后翘着椅子。
她歪起头笑了。
You can see his mouth tilt upwards slightly at the corners.
你可以看见他的嘴角微微翘起。
The little boy tilted his chair back.
小男孩往后翘着椅子。
短语动词
lean towards
1. 倾向于；偏向于
短语用例
lean on sb/sth
- 依靠，依赖（…的帮助和支持）
to depend on sb/sth for help and support- I leaned back in my chair.
我仰靠在椅背上。 - The tower is leaning dangerously.
那座塔越来越斜，很危险。 - A man was leaning out of the window.
一个人正探身窗外。
- I leaned back in my chair.
- 对…施加压力；威胁；恐吓
to try to influence sb by threatening them- A shovel was leaning against the wall.
一把铁铲靠墙放着。 - She walked slowly, leaning on her son's arm.
她倚靠着她儿子的手臂缓慢行走。
- A shovel was leaning against the wall.
lean to/towards/toward sth
- 倾向，偏向（尤指某意见或利益）
to have a tendency to prefer sth, especially a particular opinion or interest
习惯用语
v.
- bend/lean over backwards (to do sth)
- 尽力；竭力
to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair - I've bent over backwards to help him.
我已尽最大努力帮助他。
牛津词典
verb
- 前俯（或后仰）；倾斜
to bend or move from a vertical position- I leaned back in my chair.
我仰靠在椅背上。 - The tower is leaning dangerously.
那座塔越来越斜，很危险。 - A man was leaning out of the window.
一个人正探身窗外。
- I leaned back in my chair.
- 倚靠；靠在；靠置
to rest on or against sth for support- A shovel was leaning against the wall.
一把铁铲靠墙放着。 - She walked slowly, leaning on her son's arm.
她倚靠着她儿子的手臂缓慢行走。
- A shovel was leaning against the wall.
- 使斜靠
to make sth rest against sth in a sloping position- Can I lean my bike against the wall?
我能把自行车靠在这墙上吗？
- Can I lean my bike against the wall?
adj.
- 肉少的；瘦且健康的
without much flesh; thin and fit- a lean, muscular body
清瘦而肌肉发达的身体 - He was tall, lean and handsome.
他长得瘦高而英俊。
- a lean, muscular body
- 脂肪少的；无脂肪的
containing little or no fat - 难以赚钱的；生产不出（食物等）的；贫乏的
difficult and not producing much money, food, etc.- a lean period/spell
不景气时期 - The company recovered well after going through several lean years .
经历了几年的萧条后，这家公司的业务才完全恢复了正常。
- a lean period/spell
- 精干的；效率高的
strong and efficient because the number of employees has been reduced- The changes made the company leaner and more competitive.
改革使公司更精干，更有竞争力。
- The changes made the company leaner and more competitive.
noun
- 瘦肉
the part of meat that has little or no fat
双语例句
- Lean the plants against a wall and cover the roots with peat
把植物靠墙摆放，用泥煤盖住根部。 - Politically, I lean towards the right
政治上我属于右倾。 - Don't lean in — you're unbalancing the horse.
不要向内侧身——会让马摔倒的。 - Perhaps I'll buy lean meat and mince it myself.
也许我会买点瘦肉自己绞。 - He was staggering and had to lean on the bar.
他走路摇摇晃晃，不得不靠在吧台上。 - He was a lean, patrician gent in his early sixties.
他60岁出头，是位有着贵族气派的清瘦绅士。 - Lean hard-training women athletes may menstruate less frequently or not at all.
身材瘦削而且训练艰苦的女运动员行经可能不那么频繁，或者根本不来月经。 - Most scientists would probably lean toward this viewpoint.
大多数科学家可能会倾向于这个观点。 - It is dangerous to lean out of the window while the bus is in motion.
行车时探身窗外是危险的。 - Obese people tend to have higher blood pressure than lean people.
胖人常常比瘦人血压高。