lean 1
/ liːn; lin/ adj (-er,-est)
(of people and animals) without much flesh; thin and healthy （指人或動物）瘦的:a lean athletic body 瘦而矯健的身體.
(of meat) containing little or no fat （指肉）脂肪少的,無脂肪的:lean beef 瘦牛肉.
[esp attrib 尤作定語]
(a) small in amount or quality; meagre 少量的; 質(zhì)量低的; 貧乏的:a lean diet,harvest 量少的飲食、 收獲.(b) (of a period of time) not productive （指一段時間）產(chǎn)量低的:lean years 歉歲 * a lean season for good films 好影片不多的一段時期.
> lean n [U] lean part of meat 瘦肉:a lot of fat but not much lean 肥肉多瘦肉少.
leanness / ˈliːnnɪs; ˋlinnɪs/ n [U].
lean 2
/ liːn; lin/ v (pt,pp leant / lent; lɛnt/ or leaned/li:nd; lind/) =>Usage at dream2 用法見dream2.
[I,Ipr,Ip] be in a sloping position; bend 傾斜; 彎曲; 屈身:lean out of the window,back in one's chair,over to one side,etc 探身窗外、 仰靠椅背、 俯向一側(cè)等 * Just lean forward for a moment,please.請稍稍向前弓一下身.
[Ipr] against/(up)on sth rest on sth in a sloping position for support 倚靠在某物上:a ladder leaning against the wall 倚著墻的梯子 * The old man leant upon his stick.那個老先生拄著個手杖.* lean on sb's arm,one's elbows,etc 靠在某人的手臂上、 支撐在兩肘上.
[Tn.pr] sth against/on sth cause sth to rest against sth 使某物靠在另一物上:The workmen leant their shovels against the fence and went to lunch.那些工人把 往籬笆上一靠就吃午飯去了.
(idm 習(xí)語) bend/lean over backwards => backwards (backward).
(phr v)
lean on sb (infml 口 esp US) try to influence sb by threats 威脅或恐嚇某人:If they don't pay soon we'll have to lean on them a little.要是他們不馬上付款,我們就得給他們加點(diǎn)壓力了.
lean (up)on sb/sth (for sth) depend on sb/sth 依靠某人[某事物]:lean upon others for guidance 依靠別人的指導(dǎo) * lean on his friends' advice （他）聽信朋友們的意見.
lean towards sth have a tendency towards sth 傾向:He leans towards more lighthearted subjects in his later works.他在后期的創(chuàng)作中傾向於比較輕松的主題.
> leaning
n tendency; inclination 傾向; 愛好:have a leaning towards socialism/have socialist leanings 有社會主義傾向.
# `lean-to
n small building or shed with its roof resting against the side of a larger building,wall or fence 披屋; 單坡棚:They keep hens in a lean-to at the end of the garden.他們在園子盡頭處的單坡棚里養(yǎng)母雞.* [attrib 作定語] a lean-to greenhouse 單斜面溫室.