英语词汇lean怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

lean¹

verbleaned, leant liːnlin

1no object, with adverbial Be in or move into a sloping position.
倾斜
he leaned back in his chair
他在椅子上靠向椅背。
Example sentencesExamples
- Carolyn leaned forward in her plush seat as the large house came into the view at the end of the long drive.
- He leant over their table like a solicitous waiter, holding his warrant card.
- I just leaned out of my window and started waving and smiling at all these lovely people.
- It stands 187 feet high and until 1990 was leaning over at about a 10-degree angle, the top being 17 feet further over than was originally intended.
- To get to a lever on an asphalt tanker he had leaned over an engine with an unguarded rotating shaft.
- He leant back in his chair, as if he was only incidentally present in the courtroom.
- Jack was first tempted to open his garden when someone leaned over the gate to chat and was invited in.
- He leaned back in my arms, looked me in the eye, then put his head on my shoulder and started to purr.
- We leant into the smelly wind as we walked and it was strong enough to hold us up.
- She leaned forward onto her elbows and buried her face in her arms, weeping bitterly.
- His son sat in the chair before the desk and leaned forward with his elbows resting on his knees.
- An hour later it was still there, so I went upstairs to get my camera, and leant out the window to take a picture.
- One of the men leaned out the window and told a young man, aged in his teens, to give up his hat.
- After about ten minutes of this, he let his arms fall to his sides one last time and leant back against the wall of the theatre.
- He leaned forward and pointed to a list of five names on the second page in the folder.
- He asked me to scratch his back and I just leaned over him and put my arms round him.
- He'd leaned in and just whispered the words in her ear, slipping the ring onto her finger.
- I leant over and pushed a few stray hairs off her forehead and kissed her gently.
- Then he said something that was obviously really important about us two, leant in close and kissed me on the cheek.
- He didn't have a clue who I was, so was quite shocked when I leant across to recite his name and address.
Synonyms
slant, incline, bend, tilt, be at an angle, slope, tip, bank, list, heel, careen, cant, bias, veer, sway, angle
1. 1.1lean against/on Incline from the perpendicular and rest for support against (something)
  斜倚着，靠着
  a man was leaning against the wall
  一名男子靠墙站着。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This one woman goes and leans against the door, watching the road where the buses would come from.
  I arrived back to find that someone had kindly left a large ladder leaning against the side of my flat by my living room window.
  But I think that's really only in reference to the fact my desk leans against one of the walls…
  A woman, a blond in a dark coat, leans against a pole and possibly cries.
  He dismounted and strode off to a nearby tree; he leant against it and rested.
  He slouches to his feet and leans against a wall to be photographed, all limbs and mortified smile.
  It leans against a wire mesh fence - charred, gnarled and rusting.
  But I'm not reading it, as my head leans against the window and the street lights roll past.
  And the anchor of the ill-fated vessel leans against the Visitor's Centre at Port Campbell.
  The air seems to thicken around me, and I have to lean against the door to support myself.
  I was standing, leaning against the couch, and she was about five feet away from me.
  He was leaning against the lamp-post waiting for a friend who would help him find a place to stay.
  I left him leaning against this concrete support beam, getting his wind back.
  My right side leant against the wall for support once I got out of the elevator.
  Her kneeling body involuntarily leans against David for support.
  Just behind them a haystack rears up, a ladder leaning against the side.
  I was leaning against my door for support, because I was really weak from a lack of air from laughing so much.
  He realised that he couldn't escape so he sat down leaning against one of the support beams.
  On one corner a giant orange teddy bear leans against a pole, a camouflage army hat and white gym towel resting on its head.
  Well, in situations like this, i'll just push my hand through and grab the pole, and then look away disinterestedly as the person who is leaning on the pole turns around to look at me.
  Synonyms
  rest, be propped up, recline, be supported
2. 1.2lean something against/onwith object Cause something to rest against.
  he leaned his elbows on the table
  他把双肘靠在桌子上。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He sat back in the chair, leaned an elbow on the table, and canted his head to rest in that hand.
  He leaned her body against his own, rested her head on his shoulder and stroked her hair as she continued blabbering.
  I gazed out at the stars, leaning my elbows on the edge, for awhile before answering.
  I leant my bike on the side of her car and explained patiently through the window that she was going to pay for a new wheel.
  When I used to cycle everywhere, I would lean my bike against the medieval wall at the back of my flat.
  She leaned her elbows on the windowsill, resting her chin in her hands.
  I sighed and leaned my arms on the railing, resting my chin in my hands.
  But after that the smile left her face the woman just rested and leant her head against the wall.
  She leaned her elbow on the old wood and rested her head on her hand.
  They were all seated and Robert leaned forward, leaning his elbows on the table.
  He leans his elbow on the desk and rests his forehead in his hand, sighing.
  One of his knees was pointed up and he leaned his face against the arm that rested upon it.
  I lean my elbows on the sill and look down into the city.
  ‘I think I've gotten too much information tonight,’ he groaned, leaning his elbows on his knees and resting his chin in one hand.
  I sighed and leaned my elbow on the arm rest of my chair, cupping my chin in my palm and trying to think.
  She rested her chin on her fist and leaned her elbow on her knee, staring into empty space and thinking.
  He leaned his elbows on the table, and then rested his chin on his clasped hands.
  Suddenly looking very, very bored, her dad leaned his elbow on the table and rested the side of his head in his hand.
  There's a real nice one where you can be sitting on a bale of hay and leaning your elbows on a fake barnyard fence.
  Sophie leant her elbows on her knees and cradled her chin in her hands, praying, hoping and wishing for anything to come and make things easier.
  Synonyms
  rest, be propped up, recline, be supported

noun liːnlin

A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination.
倾斜，歪曲
the vehicle has a definite lean to the left
车辆明显向左偏。
Example sentencesExamples
- Their limbs stretch out, yawning and dipping into spirals, leans and lifts.

Phrasal Verbs

lean on

1Rely on or derive support from.
依靠
they have learned to lean on each other for support
他们已经懂得彼此依靠，互相支持。
Example sentencesExamples
- She digs deep and leans on her faith in God and believes her life will change.
- Individuals in these acute situations often seek guidance from someone they can trust or lean on.
- You become involved when others lean on you and depend on you.
- Let them lean on you, when they need it.
- You hope and trust he has a few good men to lean on among his teammates.
- Another cause for consternation is peddlers of bad policy leaning on conventional wisdom that, while generally believed, turns out to be false at every turn.
- I felt so dependent, I needed someone to lean on, and the only person I knew that would take me I had pushed away.
- On the other side of the coin, in times of crisis, he was always there, a rock to lean on… someone I could always count on to pull a rabbit out of the hat… or throw the sun back into the sky for us.
- He obviously needed someone to lean on, someone to trust.
- So many years of his life had been spent praying for the time when he could lean on someone, trust someone to be there.
- It can be tempting to lean on your partner and rely on them for reassurance, but the stronger you are as an individual, the stronger and more equal your relationship will be.
- The more it leans on the franchise, industry observers believe, the more it risks killing the golden goose.
- The team hopes to lean on the ground game and keep pressure off its quarterbacks.
- His conclusion leans on, rather than derives from, the discussion of gambling that precedes it.
- This is not a guy that has a pitch he can lean on, but instead relies on control and changing speeds.
- You need people you trust to lean on, someone steady in your world that has just been severely and tragically rocked.
- She really didn't have the option to rely on or to lean on anyone else on that team her freshman year.
- I'm the sort of dependable type he can lean on a lot, and he does.
- Science has moved on and so have the tools the police rely upon and lean on in order to prosecute and gain convictions.
- David had taught her to lean on other people, to trust, and to love.
Synonyms
depend, be dependent, rely, count, bank, pin one's faith
have faith in, trust, have every confidence in, swear by, cling to
not manage without
2Put pressure on (someone) to act in a certain way.
施压
a determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority
不让多数派向少数派施压的决心。
Example sentencesExamples
- The latest twist seems to be for conservationists to ask the World Bank to lean on the government to reduce logging taxes.
- Critics says the US Government is leaning on its neighbour, under pressure from the drugs industry.
- Just lean on them, big fella; they'll feel the pressure.
- For the kids there had to be 100% loyalty to her or she would lean on their little minds until they folded under the pressure and let her have her way.
- They leaned on members of Congress, who in turn pressured the commission to back off.
- Having your economic team lean on the Bank of Japan to pump more liquidity into the banking system wasn't wise.
- Elections are subject to administrative pressure, some electors are directly leaned on, and counts are manipulated and turnout unconvincingly fixed.
- If it tries to make big changes in the BBC now, it could look as if it is genuinely attempting to lean on, to pressure the Corporation, and obviously it won't want to be seen to do that.
Synonyms
intimidate, coerce, domineer, browbeat, bully, tyrannize, pressurize, threaten, compel, pressure, put pressure on, force, drive, impel, constrain
informal twist someone's arm, put the frighteners on, put the screws on, strong-arm, push around, squeeze, bulldoze

lean to/towards

Incline or be partial to (a view or position)
倾向（某一观点，立场）；偏袒
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。
Example sentencesExamples
- However, another side of the band leans to the more melodic and powerful, wall-of-sound approach.
- He offered a softer edge to policy and pronouncements; he deliberately leant towards the centre.
- So that still leaves us looking for a country that leans towards coins yet has coins of increasing size with value.
- For a site targeting males, use guitars, bass and brass because they lean towards band instruments and sounds.
- He said his politics are ‘independent, leaning to libertarian.’
Synonyms
tend, incline, gravitate, have a tendency
have a propensity for, have a proclivity for, have a preference for, have a penchant for, be partial to, be attracted to, have a liking for, have an affinity with, be prone to

Origin

Old English hleonian, hlinian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leunen and German lehnen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin inclinare and Greek klinein.

The two words spelled lean are of different origins. Both are Old English, but the one meaning ‘be in a sloping position’ shares a root of Latin clinare, as in incline (Middle English); decline (Late Middle English); and recline (Late Middle English). We sometimes talk of lean years or a lean period. This expression comes from the story of Joseph in the Bible. He successfully interprets Pharaoh's disturbing dream, in which seven plump, healthy cattle come out of the river and begin to feed. Seven lean, malnourished animals then leave the river and proceed to eat the plump cattle. According to Joseph's interpretation, there will be seven years of plenty in Egypt followed by seven lean years. Pharaoh, impressed by Joseph, appoints him vice-regent to prepare the country for the ordeal of the seven lean years. A person who is lean and hungry is active and alert-looking. The phrase comes from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar—‘Yond' Cassius has a lean and hungry look.’

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Rhymes

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lean²

adjective liːnlin

1(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.
（人，动物）瘦的（尤指健康的表征）；无赘肉的
his lean, muscular body
他精瘦刚健的身体。
Example sentencesExamples
- They're also packed with protein and low in carbs and fat, so you can build muscle, stay lean, and satisfy your sweet tooth at the same time.
- He is still lean, despite not having played regularly since May 1999.
- This is a gorgeous lean wine in a truly subtle Burgundian style.
- Yes, she was still lean, keen, and beautiful, yet I still knew next to nothing about her past.
- The film is lean, with no unnecessary words, actions, or shots.
- Noyce's film is lean, making its point by maintaining a sharp focus on the humanity of its characters.
- He follows this six-day cycle year-round, which allows him to keep growing yet stay lean in the offseason.
- It is a beautifully poised and lean wine, as befits its musical signature of the shrill hunting horn.
- He was lean and wiry, but muscled, and there was strength in him.
- The key to staying lean all over is to get enough exercise and eat healthfully.
- I would like to start with the popular story of the fat dog and the lean wolf, which was in circulation during my student days in Sambalpur in Orissa in the late 1970s.
- According to fashion dictates, she is elegantly lean in a most feminine way.
- He was lean from undernourishment, and had to be at least sixty-years-old.
- However, if you're already lean, chances are you simply have muscular calves.
- He was more lean than muscular, though not out of shape.
- He was lean and supple, every bit as reptilian as birdlike.
- He was lean, and built, and he didn't look like he was from around here.
- If you are already lean but still want to be leaner, pay more attention to improving performance through optimal fueling and training.
- I'm lean, healthy and strong, which makes me feel so much better than any amount of junk food ever could.
- At 180 pounds and a little under six feet, he is lean and chiseled, with balled-up biceps and pecs.
Synonyms
slim, thin, slender, rangy, spare, wiry, slight
lissom, svelte, willowy, sylphlike
skinny, scrawny, scraggy, lanky, lank, bony, gaunt, emaciated, skin and bones, raw-boned, rangy, gangling, spindly, skeletal, size-zero, angular, pinched
1. 1.1 (of meat) containing little fat.
  （肉）不肥的，瘦的
  lean bacon
  瘦熏咸肉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Look for lean cuts of these meats with minimal visible fat.
  You should shoot for a three-ounce portion of lean meat, which is equal in size to a deck of cards.
  However, today it is used primarily as a vehicle to impart flavor and moisture into a lean cut of meat.
  The lean meat was cut in slivers, arranged on crisp falafel cake, and crowned with a spoonful of tangy green-pepper relish.
  Preparing bison meat is comparable to preparing other lean meats.
  If you've got the time, foods such as eggs, poultry, fish, and lean cuts of red meat are excellent sources of complete protein.
  Vitamin B12 can be found in most meats - which should be eaten as lean cuts, and not in excess.
  I have followed a new dietary program that focuses on vegetables, fruits, lean proteins and whole grains.
  A half cup of cooked dry beans is about the same as 1 ounce of lean meat.
  Farmed venison means we can buy this lean meat all year round.
  Choosing lean cuts of meat and trimming off the visible fat are easy ways to avoid this problem.
  Brush with a few drops of oil if the meat is very lean.
  Her own stews were so lean that the butchers used to disappear into the meatlocker when they saw her coming.
  The meat is lean and sweet and tender enough to roast.
  Red meat is also acceptable if you choose lean cuts and cut away or drain all visible fat.
  It specialises in ‘bush tucker’, so try the Emu pate and the kangaroo steak, which tastes like lean mutton.
  However, if the meat is very lean or has no marinade, or if your marinade contains a lot of sugar, brush the food or grill lightly with oil to prevent sticking.
  Each snack should include a whole grain, one or more fruits or vegetables and lean protein.
  Try to stay away from processed foods, eat enough fruits and vegetables, and make sure your cuts of meat are lean.
  For low-fat meats, choose lean cuts of meat and trim away as much visible fat as possible…
  Synonyms
  non-fatty, unfatty
2. 1.2 (of an industry or company) efficient and with no wastage.
  （行业，公司）高效低耗的
  staff were pruned, ostensibly to produce a leaner and fitter organization
  裁员表面上是为了让机构更有效率，更健康。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Our skills and talents aside, we made a critical error by running the organization too lean.
  The industry is lean today and clearly we need to build relationships with other travel entities that can help us create a total package.
  I do have an agent, but the industry is notoriously lean.
  This indicates a very lean organization where your donation will be put to work, rather than recycled into fundraising efforts.
  It expects its lean business model to serve it well in a shrinking market.
  He said he wants a lean organization with a ‘singular focus on infrastructure management.’
  That's why he aims for a lean organization, he said.
  We've seen a reduction in wages and terms conditions, to get what they see as a lean industry, which is a disgrace.
  Although lean thinking in industry often results in staff reductions, it first creates extra capacity by identifying and eliminating wasted resource.
  Some people think that corporations are lean, fast-adapting animals.
  He is keen to create a lean and efficient operation that will be able to expand rapidly when conditions improve.
  Scotland's financial services industry is strong and lean at present.
  It is a lean business, employing only eight full-time staff and keeping its costs low by outsourcing many of its activities.
  Too few UK companies are lean, a factor that is reflected in the country's poor relative productivity performance.
  Certainly, his operations are lean by Wall Street standards.
  The company plans to hire a few more but remain lean in its early years.
  He's consistently made it clear Scottish government should be lean and efficient, with taxpayers' money spent on key services.
  The industry in which I am employed is currently fairly lean.
  It will duplicate many of the lean business practices.
  Tech companies are lean enough to make an earnings recovery on the slimmest uptick in demand.
2Offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meagre.
（活动，时段）收益少的；低报酬的；贫乏的；缺少营养的；不足的
the lean winter months
少收获的冬季。
keep a small reserve to tide you over the lean years
留一点储备帮你度过歉收年。
Example sentencesExamples
- In southern Africa we used to take every foodstuff we could lay our hands on, dry it or salt it, and stash it away for use during the lean winter months or for travel.
- He has less than two years to go, and even he must realise that the accomplishment list is pretty lean.
- If you can survive it through the lean years, then you'll be OK later.
- But he clearly feels in no hurry to rush back in the pop scene during such lean times for dance music.
- And so the hoteliers in the city are planning to see this lean period off with festivals featuring mostly local cuisine or games.
- The next few weeks will be pretty lean till we sort things out.
- In such lean times, we must search for crumbs of comfort.
- Despite these efforts, times remained pretty lean for a lot of woodlot owners in the two counties.
- I think it is important for you to share with children how things were in the lean years of your family.
- The years between 1990 and 1997 were pretty lean.
- One boat had over a hundred stone and the fishermen are now poised for a break in the weather to make some decent landings and earn some much needed cash after a very lean period.
- My acting years were pretty lean - I wasn't any good at it, really.
- Spirits during a lean spell are briefly lifted with a superb 4-2 win at struggling Leeds.
- With a strong educational background, my future may look reasonably bright, but my present is feeling pretty lean.
- Perhaps they will appear as actual paying customers in the lean winter months.
- Throughout the lean years of the depression, Smith was never out of work.
- After a lean spell with Manchester City, the former Leeds and Liverpool striker has recaptured his sharpness.
- When I go to see him he plays brilliantly and then has a wee lean spell but I think when you're a flair player you tend to be more inconsistent.
- While they may not be able to bring in the same levels of revenue as foreign tourists, they would help tourist destinations bridge over such lean times as the present.
- The money I earned from him helped me over lean periods as I lurched from one temporary job to another.
Synonyms
meagre, scanty, sparse, poor, scant, mean, inadequate, insufficient, paltry, limited, restricted, modest, deficient, insubstantial, slight
unproductive, unfruitful, unprofitable, unremunerative, arid, barren
hard, bad, difficult, tough, impoverished, poverty-stricken, moneyless
3(of a vaporized fuel mixture) having a high proportion of air.
（混合汽化燃料）空气所占比例高的，稀化的，贫燃料的
lean air-to-fuel ratios
高空气-燃料比率。
Example sentencesExamples
- The down side is that the lean mixtures sacrifice peak power.
- The dual ignition system also allows for an extremely lean fuel-air mixture and late ignition timing during warm-up.
- On especially cold days, taxi with a lean mixture to help your engine warm up.
- As a result, the engine would run rough due to the lean mixture at all cylinders.
- The difference in horsepower per cylinder is the cause of rough running at lean mixtures.

noun liːnlin

mass noun

The lean part of meat.
瘦肉
the man who eats no fat and the wife who eats no lean
Example sentencesExamples
- Max Conrad used lean of peak to set distance records in his Comanche in the 1960s when he flew over 7,600 miles nonstop.
- Traditionally, meat with yellow fat and dark lean has been deemed a lesser quality product at the retail level.

Derivatives

leanly

adverb

A terror tale with some tangential relationship to actual events, the movie is neither as nasty nor as leanly constructed as it seems to think it is.
Example sentencesExamples
- The experiences gained by the management of organizations go a long way in helping us leanly operate our churches.
- Cases and transactions are staffed leanly and associates at all levels play significant, creative roles in the matters on which they work.
- The stigma [for failure] is less because we staff projects leanly and encourage them to just move, move, move.
- It has operated leanly in the field and in Washington.

leanness

noun ˈliːnnəsˈlinnəs

The table for border weight of excessive leanness was presented to female college students and the validity of the table was assessed through a questionnaire.
Example sentencesExamples
- In particular, the combination of training and nutrition in this program are designed to get you to your desired leanness while maintaining or even increasing muscle mass.
- Disclosed herein are genetic markers for pig leanness, methods for identifying such markers, and methods of screening pigs to determine those more or less likely to be obese.

Origin

Old English hlǣne, of Germanic origin.

lean¹

verblinlēn

1no object, with adverbial Be in or move into a sloping position.
倾斜
he leaned back in his chair
他在椅子上靠向椅背。
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the men leaned out the window and told a young man, aged in his teens, to give up his hat.
- He didn't have a clue who I was, so was quite shocked when I leant across to recite his name and address.
- He asked me to scratch his back and I just leaned over him and put my arms round him.
- It stands 187 feet high and until 1990 was leaning over at about a 10-degree angle, the top being 17 feet further over than was originally intended.
- She leaned forward onto her elbows and buried her face in her arms, weeping bitterly.
- An hour later it was still there, so I went upstairs to get my camera, and leant out the window to take a picture.
- Carolyn leaned forward in her plush seat as the large house came into the view at the end of the long drive.
- I leant over and pushed a few stray hairs off her forehead and kissed her gently.
- To get to a lever on an asphalt tanker he had leaned over an engine with an unguarded rotating shaft.
- I just leaned out of my window and started waving and smiling at all these lovely people.
- Jack was first tempted to open his garden when someone leaned over the gate to chat and was invited in.
- He leaned back in my arms, looked me in the eye, then put his head on my shoulder and started to purr.
- His son sat in the chair before the desk and leaned forward with his elbows resting on his knees.
- Then he said something that was obviously really important about us two, leant in close and kissed me on the cheek.
- He leaned forward and pointed to a list of five names on the second page in the folder.
- He'd leaned in and just whispered the words in her ear, slipping the ring onto her finger.
- We leant into the smelly wind as we walked and it was strong enough to hold us up.
- He leant back in his chair, as if he was only incidentally present in the courtroom.
- After about ten minutes of this, he let his arms fall to his sides one last time and leant back against the wall of the theatre.
- He leant over their table like a solicitous waiter, holding his warrant card.
Synonyms
slant, incline, bend, tilt, be at an angle, slope, tip, bank, list, heel, careen, cant, bias, veer, sway, angle
1. 1.1lean against/on Incline from the perpendicular and rest for support against (something)
  斜倚着，靠着
  a man was leaning against the wall
  一名男子靠墙站着。
  Example sentencesExamples
  And the anchor of the ill-fated vessel leans against the Visitor's Centre at Port Campbell.
  Just behind them a haystack rears up, a ladder leaning against the side.
  He was leaning against the lamp-post waiting for a friend who would help him find a place to stay.
  This one woman goes and leans against the door, watching the road where the buses would come from.
  I was leaning against my door for support, because I was really weak from a lack of air from laughing so much.
  I was standing, leaning against the couch, and she was about five feet away from me.
  On one corner a giant orange teddy bear leans against a pole, a camouflage army hat and white gym towel resting on its head.
  My right side leant against the wall for support once I got out of the elevator.
  He slouches to his feet and leans against a wall to be photographed, all limbs and mortified smile.
  The air seems to thicken around me, and I have to lean against the door to support myself.
  I arrived back to find that someone had kindly left a large ladder leaning against the side of my flat by my living room window.
  But I think that's really only in reference to the fact my desk leans against one of the walls…
  He realised that he couldn't escape so he sat down leaning against one of the support beams.
  But I'm not reading it, as my head leans against the window and the street lights roll past.
  It leans against a wire mesh fence - charred, gnarled and rusting.
  Her kneeling body involuntarily leans against David for support.
  He dismounted and strode off to a nearby tree; he leant against it and rested.
  Well, in situations like this, i'll just push my hand through and grab the pole, and then look away disinterestedly as the person who is leaning on the pole turns around to look at me.
  A woman, a blond in a dark coat, leans against a pole and possibly cries.
  I left him leaning against this concrete support beam, getting his wind back.
  Synonyms
  rest, be propped up, recline, be supported
2. 1.2lean something against/onwith object Cause something to rest against.
  he leaned his elbows on the table
  他把双肘靠在桌子上。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But after that the smile left her face the woman just rested and leant her head against the wall.
  He leaned his elbows on the table, and then rested his chin on his clasped hands.
  Sophie leant her elbows on her knees and cradled her chin in her hands, praying, hoping and wishing for anything to come and make things easier.
  She leaned her elbows on the windowsill, resting her chin in her hands.
  Suddenly looking very, very bored, her dad leaned his elbow on the table and rested the side of his head in his hand.
  He leaned her body against his own, rested her head on his shoulder and stroked her hair as she continued blabbering.
  There's a real nice one where you can be sitting on a bale of hay and leaning your elbows on a fake barnyard fence.
  I leant my bike on the side of her car and explained patiently through the window that she was going to pay for a new wheel.
  I sighed and leaned my elbow on the arm rest of my chair, cupping my chin in my palm and trying to think.
  One of his knees was pointed up and he leaned his face against the arm that rested upon it.
  I sighed and leaned my arms on the railing, resting my chin in my hands.
  She rested her chin on her fist and leaned her elbow on her knee, staring into empty space and thinking.
  He leans his elbow on the desk and rests his forehead in his hand, sighing.
  I gazed out at the stars, leaning my elbows on the edge, for awhile before answering.
  She leaned her elbow on the old wood and rested her head on her hand.
  ‘I think I've gotten too much information tonight,’ he groaned, leaning his elbows on his knees and resting his chin in one hand.
  When I used to cycle everywhere, I would lean my bike against the medieval wall at the back of my flat.
  I lean my elbows on the sill and look down into the city.
  They were all seated and Robert leaned forward, leaning his elbows on the table.
  He sat back in the chair, leaned an elbow on the table, and canted his head to rest in that hand.
  Synonyms
  rest, be propped up, recline, be supported

nounlinlēn

A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination.
倾斜，歪曲
the vehicle has a definite lean to the left
车辆明显向左偏。
Example sentencesExamples
- Their limbs stretch out, yawning and dipping into spirals, leans and lifts.

Phrasal Verbs

lean on

1Rely on or derive support from.
依靠
they have learned to lean on each other for support
他们已经懂得彼此依靠，互相支持。
Example sentencesExamples
- On the other side of the coin, in times of crisis, he was always there, a rock to lean on… someone I could always count on to pull a rabbit out of the hat… or throw the sun back into the sky for us.
- This is not a guy that has a pitch he can lean on, but instead relies on control and changing speeds.
- Individuals in these acute situations often seek guidance from someone they can trust or lean on.
- So many years of his life had been spent praying for the time when he could lean on someone, trust someone to be there.
- You need people you trust to lean on, someone steady in your world that has just been severely and tragically rocked.
- You hope and trust he has a few good men to lean on among his teammates.
- The more it leans on the franchise, industry observers believe, the more it risks killing the golden goose.
- The team hopes to lean on the ground game and keep pressure off its quarterbacks.
- I felt so dependent, I needed someone to lean on, and the only person I knew that would take me I had pushed away.
- I'm the sort of dependable type he can lean on a lot, and he does.
- His conclusion leans on, rather than derives from, the discussion of gambling that precedes it.
- David had taught her to lean on other people, to trust, and to love.
- Another cause for consternation is peddlers of bad policy leaning on conventional wisdom that, while generally believed, turns out to be false at every turn.
- She digs deep and leans on her faith in God and believes her life will change.
- She really didn't have the option to rely on or to lean on anyone else on that team her freshman year.
- You become involved when others lean on you and depend on you.
- He obviously needed someone to lean on, someone to trust.
- Let them lean on you, when they need it.
- Science has moved on and so have the tools the police rely upon and lean on in order to prosecute and gain convictions.
- It can be tempting to lean on your partner and rely on them for reassurance, but the stronger you are as an individual, the stronger and more equal your relationship will be.
Synonyms
depend, be dependent, rely, count, bank, pin one's faith
2Put pressure on (someone) to act in a certain way.
施压
a determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority
不让多数派向少数派施压的决心。
Example sentencesExamples
- Elections are subject to administrative pressure, some electors are directly leaned on, and counts are manipulated and turnout unconvincingly fixed.
- If it tries to make big changes in the BBC now, it could look as if it is genuinely attempting to lean on, to pressure the Corporation, and obviously it won't want to be seen to do that.
- Just lean on them, big fella; they'll feel the pressure.
- Having your economic team lean on the Bank of Japan to pump more liquidity into the banking system wasn't wise.
- For the kids there had to be 100% loyalty to her or she would lean on their little minds until they folded under the pressure and let her have her way.
- The latest twist seems to be for conservationists to ask the World Bank to lean on the government to reduce logging taxes.
- Critics says the US Government is leaning on its neighbour, under pressure from the drugs industry.
- They leaned on members of Congress, who in turn pressured the commission to back off.
Synonyms
intimidate, coerce, domineer, browbeat, bully, tyrannize, pressurize, threaten, compel, pressure, put pressure on, force, drive, impel, constrain

lean to/toward

Incline or be partial to (a view or position)
倾向（某一观点，立场）；偏袒
I now lean toward sabotage as the cause of the crash
我现在倾向于认为坠机原因是蓄意破坏。
Example sentencesExamples
- So that still leaves us looking for a country that leans towards coins yet has coins of increasing size with value.
- He said his politics are ‘independent, leaning to libertarian.’
- He offered a softer edge to policy and pronouncements; he deliberately leant towards the centre.
- For a site targeting males, use guitars, bass and brass because they lean towards band instruments and sounds.
- However, another side of the band leans to the more melodic and powerful, wall-of-sound approach.
Synonyms
tend, incline, gravitate, have a tendency

Origin

Old English hleonian, hlinian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leunen and German lehnen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin inclinare and Greek klinein.

lean²

adjectivelinlēn

1(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.
（人，动物）瘦的（尤指健康的表征）；无赘肉的
his lean, muscular body
他精瘦刚健的身体。
Example sentencesExamples
- I would like to start with the popular story of the fat dog and the lean wolf, which was in circulation during my student days in Sambalpur in Orissa in the late 1970s.
- He was lean from undernourishment, and had to be at least sixty-years-old.
- However, if you're already lean, chances are you simply have muscular calves.
- If you are already lean but still want to be leaner, pay more attention to improving performance through optimal fueling and training.
- It is a beautifully poised and lean wine, as befits its musical signature of the shrill hunting horn.
- He was lean and wiry, but muscled, and there was strength in him.
- At 180 pounds and a little under six feet, he is lean and chiseled, with balled-up biceps and pecs.
- He was more lean than muscular, though not out of shape.
- He is still lean, despite not having played regularly since May 1999.
- According to fashion dictates, she is elegantly lean in a most feminine way.
- I'm lean, healthy and strong, which makes me feel so much better than any amount of junk food ever could.
- Noyce's film is lean, making its point by maintaining a sharp focus on the humanity of its characters.
- He was lean and supple, every bit as reptilian as birdlike.
- This is a gorgeous lean wine in a truly subtle Burgundian style.
- He follows this six-day cycle year-round, which allows him to keep growing yet stay lean in the offseason.
- Yes, she was still lean, keen, and beautiful, yet I still knew next to nothing about her past.
- The film is lean, with no unnecessary words, actions, or shots.
- The key to staying lean all over is to get enough exercise and eat healthfully.
- He was lean, and built, and he didn't look like he was from around here.
- They're also packed with protein and low in carbs and fat, so you can build muscle, stay lean, and satisfy your sweet tooth at the same time.
Synonyms
slim, thin, slender, rangy, spare, wiry, slight
1. 1.1 (of meat) containing little fat.
  （肉）不肥的，瘦的
  lean bacon
  瘦熏咸肉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Look for lean cuts of these meats with minimal visible fat.
  A half cup of cooked dry beans is about the same as 1 ounce of lean meat.
  Red meat is also acceptable if you choose lean cuts and cut away or drain all visible fat.
  Brush with a few drops of oil if the meat is very lean.
  Vitamin B12 can be found in most meats - which should be eaten as lean cuts, and not in excess.
  If you've got the time, foods such as eggs, poultry, fish, and lean cuts of red meat are excellent sources of complete protein.
  However, today it is used primarily as a vehicle to impart flavor and moisture into a lean cut of meat.
  I have followed a new dietary program that focuses on vegetables, fruits, lean proteins and whole grains.
  The lean meat was cut in slivers, arranged on crisp falafel cake, and crowned with a spoonful of tangy green-pepper relish.
  For low-fat meats, choose lean cuts of meat and trim away as much visible fat as possible…
  Choosing lean cuts of meat and trimming off the visible fat are easy ways to avoid this problem.
  Her own stews were so lean that the butchers used to disappear into the meatlocker when they saw her coming.
  It specialises in ‘bush tucker’, so try the Emu pate and the kangaroo steak, which tastes like lean mutton.
  The meat is lean and sweet and tender enough to roast.
  However, if the meat is very lean or has no marinade, or if your marinade contains a lot of sugar, brush the food or grill lightly with oil to prevent sticking.
  Each snack should include a whole grain, one or more fruits or vegetables and lean protein.
  Try to stay away from processed foods, eat enough fruits and vegetables, and make sure your cuts of meat are lean.
  Preparing bison meat is comparable to preparing other lean meats.
  You should shoot for a three-ounce portion of lean meat, which is equal in size to a deck of cards.
  Farmed venison means we can buy this lean meat all year round.
  Synonyms
  non-fatty, unfatty
2. 1.2 (of an industry or company) efficient and with no waste.
  （行业，公司）高效低耗的
  he made leaner government a campaign theme
  Example sentencesExamples
  He's consistently made it clear Scottish government should be lean and efficient, with taxpayers' money spent on key services.
  Although lean thinking in industry often results in staff reductions, it first creates extra capacity by identifying and eliminating wasted resource.
  Certainly, his operations are lean by Wall Street standards.
  This indicates a very lean organization where your donation will be put to work, rather than recycled into fundraising efforts.
  Scotland's financial services industry is strong and lean at present.
  I do have an agent, but the industry is notoriously lean.
  The industry in which I am employed is currently fairly lean.
  That's why he aims for a lean organization, he said.
  He said he wants a lean organization with a ‘singular focus on infrastructure management.’
  It is a lean business, employing only eight full-time staff and keeping its costs low by outsourcing many of its activities.
  He is keen to create a lean and efficient operation that will be able to expand rapidly when conditions improve.
  The industry is lean today and clearly we need to build relationships with other travel entities that can help us create a total package.
  Too few UK companies are lean, a factor that is reflected in the country's poor relative productivity performance.
  It will duplicate many of the lean business practices.
  Tech companies are lean enough to make an earnings recovery on the slimmest uptick in demand.
  Our skills and talents aside, we made a critical error by running the organization too lean.
  Some people think that corporations are lean, fast-adapting animals.
  It expects its lean business model to serve it well in a shrinking market.
  We've seen a reduction in wages and terms conditions, to get what they see as a lean industry, which is a disgrace.
  The company plans to hire a few more but remain lean in its early years.
2(of an activity or a period of time) offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meager.
（活动，时段）收益少的；低报酬的；贫乏的；缺少营养的；不足的
the lean winter months
少收获的冬季。
keep a small reserve to tide you over the lean years
留一点储备帮你度过歉收年。
Example sentencesExamples
- After a lean spell with Manchester City, the former Leeds and Liverpool striker has recaptured his sharpness.
- Spirits during a lean spell are briefly lifted with a superb 4-2 win at struggling Leeds.
- One boat had over a hundred stone and the fishermen are now poised for a break in the weather to make some decent landings and earn some much needed cash after a very lean period.
- In such lean times, we must search for crumbs of comfort.
- If you can survive it through the lean years, then you'll be OK later.
- In southern Africa we used to take every foodstuff we could lay our hands on, dry it or salt it, and stash it away for use during the lean winter months or for travel.
- Perhaps they will appear as actual paying customers in the lean winter months.
- And so the hoteliers in the city are planning to see this lean period off with festivals featuring mostly local cuisine or games.
- I think it is important for you to share with children how things were in the lean years of your family.
- While they may not be able to bring in the same levels of revenue as foreign tourists, they would help tourist destinations bridge over such lean times as the present.
- The money I earned from him helped me over lean periods as I lurched from one temporary job to another.
- When I go to see him he plays brilliantly and then has a wee lean spell but I think when you're a flair player you tend to be more inconsistent.
- The years between 1990 and 1997 were pretty lean.
- The next few weeks will be pretty lean till we sort things out.
- Despite these efforts, times remained pretty lean for a lot of woodlot owners in the two counties.
- But he clearly feels in no hurry to rush back in the pop scene during such lean times for dance music.
- With a strong educational background, my future may look reasonably bright, but my present is feeling pretty lean.
- My acting years were pretty lean - I wasn't any good at it, really.
- Throughout the lean years of the depression, Smith was never out of work.
- He has less than two years to go, and even he must realise that the accomplishment list is pretty lean.
Synonyms
meagre, scanty, sparse, poor, scant, mean, inadequate, insufficient, paltry, limited, restricted, modest, deficient, insubstantial, slight
unproductive, unfruitful, unprofitable, unremunerative, arid, barren
3(of a vaporized fuel mixture) having a high proportion of air.
（混合汽化燃料）空气所占比例高的，稀化的，贫燃料的
lean air-to-fuel ratios
高空气-燃料比率。
Example sentencesExamples
- On especially cold days, taxi with a lean mixture to help your engine warm up.
- The difference in horsepower per cylinder is the cause of rough running at lean mixtures.
- The down side is that the lean mixtures sacrifice peak power.
- The dual ignition system also allows for an extremely lean fuel-air mixture and late ignition timing during warm-up.
- As a result, the engine would run rough due to the lean mixture at all cylinders.

nounlinlēn

The lean part of meat.
瘦肉
Example sentencesExamples
- Traditionally, meat with yellow fat and dark lean has been deemed a lesser quality product at the retail level.
- Max Conrad used lean of peak to set distance records in his Comanche in the 1960s when he flew over 7,600 miles nonstop.

Origin

Old English hlǣne, of Germanic origin.

单词	lean
释义	lean¹ verbleaned, leant liːnlin 1no object, with adverbial Be in or move into a sloping position. 倾斜 he leaned back in his chair 他在椅子上靠向椅背。 Example sentencesExamples Carolyn leaned forward in her plush seat as the large house came into the view at the end of the long drive. He leant over their table like a solicitous waiter, holding his warrant card. I just leaned out of my window and started waving and smiling at all these lovely people. It stands 187 feet high and until 1990 was leaning over at about a 10-degree angle, the top being 17 feet further over than was originally intended. To get to a lever on an asphalt tanker he had leaned over an engine with an unguarded rotating shaft. He leant back in his chair, as if he was only incidentally present in the courtroom. Jack was first tempted to open his garden when someone leaned over the gate to chat and was invited in. He leaned back in my arms, looked me in the eye, then put his head on my shoulder and started to purr. We leant into the smelly wind as we walked and it was strong enough to hold us up. She leaned forward onto her elbows and buried her face in her arms, weeping bitterly. His son sat in the chair before the desk and leaned forward with his elbows resting on his knees. An hour later it was still there, so I went upstairs to get my camera, and leant out the window to take a picture. One of the men leaned out the window and told a young man, aged in his teens, to give up his hat. After about ten minutes of this, he let his arms fall to his sides one last time and leant back against the wall of the theatre. He leaned forward and pointed to a list of five names on the second page in the folder. He asked me to scratch his back and I just leaned over him and put my arms round him. He'd leaned in and just whispered the words in her ear, slipping the ring onto her finger. I leant over and pushed a few stray hairs off her forehead and kissed her gently. Then he said something that was obviously really important about us two, leant in close and kissed me on the cheek. He didn't have a clue who I was, so was quite shocked when I leant across to recite his name and address. Synonyms slant, incline, bend, tilt, be at an angle, slope, tip, bank, list, heel, careen, cant, bias, veer, sway, angle 1.1lean against/on Incline from the perpendicular and rest for support against (something) 斜倚着，靠着 a man was leaning against the wall 一名男子靠墙站着。 Example sentencesExamples This one woman goes and leans against the door, watching the road where the buses would come from. I arrived back to find that someone had kindly left a large ladder leaning against the side of my flat by my living room window. But I think that's really only in reference to the fact my desk leans against one of the walls… A woman, a blond in a dark coat, leans against a pole and possibly cries. He dismounted and strode off to a nearby tree; he leant against it and rested. He slouches to his feet and leans against a wall to be photographed, all limbs and mortified smile. It leans against a wire mesh fence - charred, gnarled and rusting. But I'm not reading it, as my head leans against the window and the street lights roll past. And the anchor of the ill-fated vessel leans against the Visitor's Centre at Port Campbell. The air seems to thicken around me, and I have to lean against the door to support myself. I was standing, leaning against the couch, and she was about five feet away from me. He was leaning against the lamp-post waiting for a friend who would help him find a place to stay. I left him leaning against this concrete support beam, getting his wind back. My right side leant against the wall for support once I got out of the elevator. Her kneeling body involuntarily leans against David for support. Just behind them a haystack rears up, a ladder leaning against the side. I was leaning against my door for support, because I was really weak from a lack of air from laughing so much. He realised that he couldn't escape so he sat down leaning against one of the support beams. On one corner a giant orange teddy bear leans against a pole, a camouflage army hat and white gym towel resting on its head. Well, in situations like this, i'll just push my hand through and grab the pole, and then look away disinterestedly as the person who is leaning on the pole turns around to look at me. Synonyms rest, be propped up, recline, be supported 1.2lean something against/onwith object Cause something to rest against. he leaned his elbows on the table 他把双肘靠在桌子上。 Example sentencesExamples He sat back in the chair, leaned an elbow on the table, and canted his head to rest in that hand. He leaned her body against his own, rested her head on his shoulder and stroked her hair as she continued blabbering. I gazed out at the stars, leaning my elbows on the edge, for awhile before answering. I leant my bike on the side of her car and explained patiently through the window that she was going to pay for a new wheel. When I used to cycle everywhere, I would lean my bike against the medieval wall at the back of my flat. She leaned her elbows on the windowsill, resting her chin in her hands. I sighed and leaned my arms on the railing, resting my chin in my hands. But after that the smile left her face the woman just rested and leant her head against the wall. She leaned her elbow on the old wood and rested her head on her hand. They were all seated and Robert leaned forward, leaning his elbows on the table. He leans his elbow on the desk and rests his forehead in his hand, sighing. One of his knees was pointed up and he leaned his face against the arm that rested upon it. I lean my elbows on the sill and look down into the city. ‘I think I've gotten too much information tonight,’ he groaned, leaning his elbows on his knees and resting his chin in one hand. I sighed and leaned my elbow on the arm rest of my chair, cupping my chin in my palm and trying to think. She rested her chin on her fist and leaned her elbow on her knee, staring into empty space and thinking. He leaned his elbows on the table, and then rested his chin on his clasped hands. Suddenly looking very, very bored, her dad leaned his elbow on the table and rested the side of his head in his hand. There's a real nice one where you can be sitting on a bale of hay and leaning your elbows on a fake barnyard fence. Sophie leant her elbows on her knees and cradled her chin in her hands, praying, hoping and wishing for anything to come and make things easier. Synonyms rest, be propped up, recline, be supported noun liːnlin A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination. 倾斜，歪曲 the vehicle has a definite lean to the left 车辆明显向左偏。 Example sentencesExamples Their limbs stretch out, yawning and dipping into spirals, leans and lifts. Phrasal Verbs lean on 1Rely on or derive support from. 依靠 they have learned to lean on each other for support 他们已经懂得彼此依靠，互相支持。 Example sentencesExamples She digs deep and leans on her faith in God and believes her life will change. Individuals in these acute situations often seek guidance from someone they can trust or lean on. You become involved when others lean on you and depend on you. Let them lean on you, when they need it. You hope and trust he has a few good men to lean on among his teammates. Another cause for consternation is peddlers of bad policy leaning on conventional wisdom that, while generally believed, turns out to be false at every turn. I felt so dependent, I needed someone to lean on, and the only person I knew that would take me I had pushed away. On the other side of the coin, in times of crisis, he was always there, a rock to lean on… someone I could always count on to pull a rabbit out of the hat… or throw the sun back into the sky for us. He obviously needed someone to lean on, someone to trust. So many years of his life had been spent praying for the time when he could lean on someone, trust someone to be there. It can be tempting to lean on your partner and rely on them for reassurance, but the stronger you are as an individual, the stronger and more equal your relationship will be. The more it leans on the franchise, industry observers believe, the more it risks killing the golden goose. The team hopes to lean on the ground game and keep pressure off its quarterbacks. His conclusion leans on, rather than derives from, the discussion of gambling that precedes it. This is not a guy that has a pitch he can lean on, but instead relies on control and changing speeds. You need people you trust to lean on, someone steady in your world that has just been severely and tragically rocked. She really didn't have the option to rely on or to lean on anyone else on that team her freshman year. I'm the sort of dependable type he can lean on a lot, and he does. Science has moved on and so have the tools the police rely upon and lean on in order to prosecute and gain convictions. David had taught her to lean on other people, to trust, and to love. Synonyms depend, be dependent, rely, count, bank, pin one's faith have faith in, trust, have every confidence in, swear by, cling to not manage without 2Put pressure on (someone) to act in a certain way. 施压 a determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority 不让多数派向少数派施压的决心。 Example sentencesExamples The latest twist seems to be for conservationists to ask the World Bank to lean on the government to reduce logging taxes. Critics says the US Government is leaning on its neighbour, under pressure from the drugs industry. Just lean on them, big fella; they'll feel the pressure. For the kids there had to be 100% loyalty to her or she would lean on their little minds until they folded under the pressure and let her have her way. They leaned on members of Congress, who in turn pressured the commission to back off. Having your economic team lean on the Bank of Japan to pump more liquidity into the banking system wasn't wise. Elections are subject to administrative pressure, some electors are directly leaned on, and counts are manipulated and turnout unconvincingly fixed. If it tries to make big changes in the BBC now, it could look as if it is genuinely attempting to lean on, to pressure the Corporation, and obviously it won't want to be seen to do that. Synonyms intimidate, coerce, domineer, browbeat, bully, tyrannize, pressurize, threaten, compel, pressure, put pressure on, force, drive, impel, constrain informal twist someone's arm, put the frighteners on, put the screws on, strong-arm, push around, squeeze, bulldoze lean to/towards Incline or be partial to (a view or position) 倾向（某一观点，立场）；偏袒 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。 Example sentencesExamples However, another side of the band leans to the more melodic and powerful, wall-of-sound approach. He offered a softer edge to policy and pronouncements; he deliberately leant towards the centre. So that still leaves us looking for a country that leans towards coins yet has coins of increasing size with value. For a site targeting males, use guitars, bass and brass because they lean towards band instruments and sounds. He said his politics are ‘independent, leaning to libertarian.’ Synonyms tend, incline, gravitate, have a tendency have a propensity for, have a proclivity for, have a preference for, have a penchant for, be partial to, be attracted to, have a liking for, have an affinity with, be prone to Origin Old English hleonian, hlinian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leunen and German lehnen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin inclinare and Greek klinein. The two words spelled lean are of different origins. Both are Old English, but the one meaning ‘be in a sloping position’ shares a root of Latin clinare, as in incline (Middle English); decline (Late Middle English); and recline (Late Middle English). We sometimes talk of lean years or a lean period. This expression comes from the story of Joseph in the Bible. He successfully interprets Pharaoh's disturbing dream, in which seven plump, healthy cattle come out of the river and begin to feed. Seven lean, malnourished animals then leave the river and proceed to eat the plump cattle. According to Joseph's interpretation, there will be seven years of plenty in Egypt followed by seven lean years. Pharaoh, impressed by Joseph, appoints him vice-regent to prepare the country for the ordeal of the seven lean years. A person who is lean and hungry is active and alert-looking. The phrase comes from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar—‘Yond' Cassius has a lean and hungry look.’ Video Rhymes Aberdeen, Amin, aquamarine, baleen, bean, been, beguine, Benin, between, canteen, careen, Claudine, clean, contravene, convene, cuisine, dean, Dene, e'en, eighteen, fascine, fedayeen, fifteen, figurine, foreseen, fourteen, Francine, gean, gene, glean, gombeen, green, Greene, Halloween, intervene, Janine, Jean, Jeannine, Jolene, Kean, keen, Keene, Ladin, langoustine, latrine, limousine, machine, Maclean, magazine, Malines, margarine, marine, Mascarene, Massine, Maxine, mean, Medellín, mesne, mien, Moline, moreen, mujahedin, Nadine, nankeen, Nazarene, Nene, nineteen, nougatine, obscene, palanquin, peen, poteen, preen, quean, Rabin, Racine, ramin, ravine, routine, Sabine, saltine, sardine, sarin, sateen, scene, screen, seen, serene, seventeen, shagreen, shebeen, sheen, sixteen, spleen, spring-clean, squireen, Steen, submarine, supervene, tambourine, tangerine, teen, terrine, thirteen, transmarine, treen, tureen, Tyrrhene, ultramarine, umpteen, velveteen, wean, ween, Wheen, yean lean² adjective liːnlin 1(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat. （人，动物）瘦的（尤指健康的表征）；无赘肉的 his lean, muscular body 他精瘦刚健的身体。 Example sentencesExamples They're also packed with protein and low in carbs and fat, so you can build muscle, stay lean, and satisfy your sweet tooth at the same time. He is still lean, despite not having played regularly since May 1999. This is a gorgeous lean wine in a truly subtle Burgundian style. Yes, she was still lean, keen, and beautiful, yet I still knew next to nothing about her past. The film is lean, with no unnecessary words, actions, or shots. Noyce's film is lean, making its point by maintaining a sharp focus on the humanity of its characters. He follows this six-day cycle year-round, which allows him to keep growing yet stay lean in the offseason. It is a beautifully poised and lean wine, as befits its musical signature of the shrill hunting horn. He was lean and wiry, but muscled, and there was strength in him. The key to staying lean all over is to get enough exercise and eat healthfully. I would like to start with the popular story of the fat dog and the lean wolf, which was in circulation during my student days in Sambalpur in Orissa in the late 1970s. According to fashion dictates, she is elegantly lean in a most feminine way. He was lean from undernourishment, and had to be at least sixty-years-old. However, if you're already lean, chances are you simply have muscular calves. He was more lean than muscular, though not out of shape. He was lean and supple, every bit as reptilian as birdlike. He was lean, and built, and he didn't look like he was from around here. If you are already lean but still want to be leaner, pay more attention to improving performance through optimal fueling and training. I'm lean, healthy and strong, which makes me feel so much better than any amount of junk food ever could. At 180 pounds and a little under six feet, he is lean and chiseled, with balled-up biceps and pecs. Synonyms slim, thin, slender, rangy, spare, wiry, slight lissom, svelte, willowy, sylphlike skinny, scrawny, scraggy, lanky, lank, bony, gaunt, emaciated, skin and bones, raw-boned, rangy, gangling, spindly, skeletal, size-zero, angular, pinched 1.1 (of meat) containing little fat. （肉）不肥的，瘦的 lean bacon 瘦熏咸肉。 Example sentencesExamples Look for lean cuts of these meats with minimal visible fat. You should shoot for a three-ounce portion of lean meat, which is equal in size to a deck of cards. However, today it is used primarily as a vehicle to impart flavor and moisture into a lean cut of meat. The lean meat was cut in slivers, arranged on crisp falafel cake, and crowned with a spoonful of tangy green-pepper relish. Preparing bison meat is comparable to preparing other lean meats. If you've got the time, foods such as eggs, poultry, fish, and lean cuts of red meat are excellent sources of complete protein. Vitamin B12 can be found in most meats - which should be eaten as lean cuts, and not in excess. I have followed a new dietary program that focuses on vegetables, fruits, lean proteins and whole grains. A half cup of cooked dry beans is about the same as 1 ounce of lean meat. Farmed venison means we can buy this lean meat all year round. Choosing lean cuts of meat and trimming off the visible fat are easy ways to avoid this problem. Brush with a few drops of oil if the meat is very lean. Her own stews were so lean that the butchers used to disappear into the meatlocker when they saw her coming. The meat is lean and sweet and tender enough to roast. Red meat is also acceptable if you choose lean cuts and cut away or drain all visible fat. It specialises in ‘bush tucker’, so try the Emu pate and the kangaroo steak, which tastes like lean mutton. However, if the meat is very lean or has no marinade, or if your marinade contains a lot of sugar, brush the food or grill lightly with oil to prevent sticking. Each snack should include a whole grain, one or more fruits or vegetables and lean protein. Try to stay away from processed foods, eat enough fruits and vegetables, and make sure your cuts of meat are lean. For low-fat meats, choose lean cuts of meat and trim away as much visible fat as possible… Synonyms non-fatty, unfatty 1.2 (of an industry or company) efficient and with no wastage. （行业，公司）高效低耗的 staff were pruned, ostensibly to produce a leaner and fitter organization 裁员表面上是为了让机构更有效率，更健康。 Example sentencesExamples Our skills and talents aside, we made a critical error by running the organization too lean. The industry is lean today and clearly we need to build relationships with other travel entities that can help us create a total package. I do have an agent, but the industry is notoriously lean. This indicates a very lean organization where your donation will be put to work, rather than recycled into fundraising efforts. It expects its lean business model to serve it well in a shrinking market. He said he wants a lean organization with a ‘singular focus on infrastructure management.’ That's why he aims for a lean organization, he said. We've seen a reduction in wages and terms conditions, to get what they see as a lean industry, which is a disgrace. Although lean thinking in industry often results in staff reductions, it first creates extra capacity by identifying and eliminating wasted resource. Some people think that corporations are lean, fast-adapting animals. He is keen to create a lean and efficient operation that will be able to expand rapidly when conditions improve. Scotland's financial services industry is strong and lean at present. It is a lean business, employing only eight full-time staff and keeping its costs low by outsourcing many of its activities. Too few UK companies are lean, a factor that is reflected in the country's poor relative productivity performance. Certainly, his operations are lean by Wall Street standards. The company plans to hire a few more but remain lean in its early years. He's consistently made it clear Scottish government should be lean and efficient, with taxpayers' money spent on key services. The industry in which I am employed is currently fairly lean. It will duplicate many of the lean business practices. Tech companies are lean enough to make an earnings recovery on the slimmest uptick in demand. 2Offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meagre. （活动，时段）收益少的；低报酬的；贫乏的；缺少营养的；不足的 the lean winter months 少收获的冬季。 keep a small reserve to tide you over the lean years 留一点储备帮你度过歉收年。 Example sentencesExamples In southern Africa we used to take every foodstuff we could lay our hands on, dry it or salt it, and stash it away for use during the lean winter months or for travel. He has less than two years to go, and even he must realise that the accomplishment list is pretty lean. If you can survive it through the lean years, then you'll be OK later. But he clearly feels in no hurry to rush back in the pop scene during such lean times for dance music. And so the hoteliers in the city are planning to see this lean period off with festivals featuring mostly local cuisine or games. The next few weeks will be pretty lean till we sort things out. In such lean times, we must search for crumbs of comfort. Despite these efforts, times remained pretty lean for a lot of woodlot owners in the two counties. I think it is important for you to share with children how things were in the lean years of your family. The years between 1990 and 1997 were pretty lean. One boat had over a hundred stone and the fishermen are now poised for a break in the weather to make some decent landings and earn some much needed cash after a very lean period. My acting years were pretty lean - I wasn't any good at it, really. Spirits during a lean spell are briefly lifted with a superb 4-2 win at struggling Leeds. With a strong educational background, my future may look reasonably bright, but my present is feeling pretty lean. Perhaps they will appear as actual paying customers in the lean winter months. Throughout the lean years of the depression, Smith was never out of work. After a lean spell with Manchester City, the former Leeds and Liverpool striker has recaptured his sharpness. When I go to see him he plays brilliantly and then has a wee lean spell but I think when you're a flair player you tend to be more inconsistent. While they may not be able to bring in the same levels of revenue as foreign tourists, they would help tourist destinations bridge over such lean times as the present. The money I earned from him helped me over lean periods as I lurched from one temporary job to another. Synonyms meagre, scanty, sparse, poor, scant, mean, inadequate, insufficient, paltry, limited, restricted, modest, deficient, insubstantial, slight unproductive, unfruitful, unprofitable, unremunerative, arid, barren hard, bad, difficult, tough, impoverished, poverty-stricken, moneyless 3(of a vaporized fuel mixture) having a high proportion of air. （混合汽化燃料）空气所占比例高的，稀化的，贫燃料的 lean air-to-fuel ratios 高空气-燃料比率。 Example sentencesExamples The down side is that the lean mixtures sacrifice peak power. The dual ignition system also allows for an extremely lean fuel-air mixture and late ignition timing during warm-up. On especially cold days, taxi with a lean mixture to help your engine warm up. As a result, the engine would run rough due to the lean mixture at all cylinders. The difference in horsepower per cylinder is the cause of rough running at lean mixtures. noun liːnlin mass noun The lean part of meat. 瘦肉 the man who eats no fat and the wife who eats no lean Example sentencesExamples Max Conrad used lean of peak to set distance records in his Comanche in the 1960s when he flew over 7,600 miles nonstop. Traditionally, meat with yellow fat and dark lean has been deemed a lesser quality product at the retail level. Derivatives leanly adverb A terror tale with some tangential relationship to actual events, the movie is neither as nasty nor as leanly constructed as it seems to think it is. Example sentencesExamples The experiences gained by the management of organizations go a long way in helping us leanly operate our churches. Cases and transactions are staffed leanly and associates at all levels play significant, creative roles in the matters on which they work. The stigma [for failure] is less because we staff projects leanly and encourage them to just move, move, move. It has operated leanly in the field and in Washington. leanness noun ˈliːnnəsˈlinnəs The table for border weight of excessive leanness was presented to female college students and the validity of the table was assessed through a questionnaire. Example sentencesExamples In particular, the combination of training and nutrition in this program are designed to get you to your desired leanness while maintaining or even increasing muscle mass. Disclosed herein are genetic markers for pig leanness, methods for identifying such markers, and methods of screening pigs to determine those more or less likely to be obese. Origin Old English hlǣne, of Germanic origin. verb.1 phr.v. adj.1 lean¹ verblinlēn 1no object, with adverbial Be in or move into a sloping position. 倾斜 he leaned back in his chair 他在椅子上靠向椅背。 Example sentencesExamples One of the men leaned out the window and told a young man, aged in his teens, to give up his hat. He didn't have a clue who I was, so was quite shocked when I leant across to recite his name and address. He asked me to scratch his back and I just leaned over him and put my arms round him. It stands 187 feet high and until 1990 was leaning over at about a 10-degree angle, the top being 17 feet further over than was originally intended. She leaned forward onto her elbows and buried her face in her arms, weeping bitterly. An hour later it was still there, so I went upstairs to get my camera, and leant out the window to take a picture. Carolyn leaned forward in her plush seat as the large house came into the view at the end of the long drive. I leant over and pushed a few stray hairs off her forehead and kissed her gently. To get to a lever on an asphalt tanker he had leaned over an engine with an unguarded rotating shaft. I just leaned out of my window and started waving and smiling at all these lovely people. Jack was first tempted to open his garden when someone leaned over the gate to chat and was invited in. He leaned back in my arms, looked me in the eye, then put his head on my shoulder and started to purr. His son sat in the chair before the desk and leaned forward with his elbows resting on his knees. Then he said something that was obviously really important about us two, leant in close and kissed me on the cheek. He leaned forward and pointed to a list of five names on the second page in the folder. He'd leaned in and just whispered the words in her ear, slipping the ring onto her finger. We leant into the smelly wind as we walked and it was strong enough to hold us up. He leant back in his chair, as if he was only incidentally present in the courtroom. After about ten minutes of this, he let his arms fall to his sides one last time and leant back against the wall of the theatre. He leant over their table like a solicitous waiter, holding his warrant card. Synonyms slant, incline, bend, tilt, be at an angle, slope, tip, bank, list, heel, careen, cant, bias, veer, sway, angle 1.1lean against/on Incline from the perpendicular and rest for support against (something) 斜倚着，靠着 a man was leaning against the wall 一名男子靠墙站着。 Example sentencesExamples And the anchor of the ill-fated vessel leans against the Visitor's Centre at Port Campbell. Just behind them a haystack rears up, a ladder leaning against the side. He was leaning against the lamp-post waiting for a friend who would help him find a place to stay. This one woman goes and leans against the door, watching the road where the buses would come from. I was leaning against my door for support, because I was really weak from a lack of air from laughing so much. I was standing, leaning against the couch, and she was about five feet away from me. On one corner a giant orange teddy bear leans against a pole, a camouflage army hat and white gym towel resting on its head. My right side leant against the wall for support once I got out of the elevator. He slouches to his feet and leans against a wall to be photographed, all limbs and mortified smile. The air seems to thicken around me, and I have to lean against the door to support myself. I arrived back to find that someone had kindly left a large ladder leaning against the side of my flat by my living room window. But I think that's really only in reference to the fact my desk leans against one of the walls… He realised that he couldn't escape so he sat down leaning against one of the support beams. But I'm not reading it, as my head leans against the window and the street lights roll past. It leans against a wire mesh fence - charred, gnarled and rusting. Her kneeling body involuntarily leans against David for support. He dismounted and strode off to a nearby tree; he leant against it and rested. Well, in situations like this, i'll just push my hand through and grab the pole, and then look away disinterestedly as the person who is leaning on the pole turns around to look at me. A woman, a blond in a dark coat, leans against a pole and possibly cries. I left him leaning against this concrete support beam, getting his wind back. Synonyms rest, be propped up, recline, be supported 1.2lean something against/onwith object Cause something to rest against. he leaned his elbows on the table 他把双肘靠在桌子上。 Example sentencesExamples But after that the smile left her face the woman just rested and leant her head against the wall. He leaned his elbows on the table, and then rested his chin on his clasped hands. Sophie leant her elbows on her knees and cradled her chin in her hands, praying, hoping and wishing for anything to come and make things easier. She leaned her elbows on the windowsill, resting her chin in her hands. Suddenly looking very, very bored, her dad leaned his elbow on the table and rested the side of his head in his hand. He leaned her body against his own, rested her head on his shoulder and stroked her hair as she continued blabbering. There's a real nice one where you can be sitting on a bale of hay and leaning your elbows on a fake barnyard fence. I leant my bike on the side of her car and explained patiently through the window that she was going to pay for a new wheel. I sighed and leaned my elbow on the arm rest of my chair, cupping my chin in my palm and trying to think. One of his knees was pointed up and he leaned his face against the arm that rested upon it. I sighed and leaned my arms on the railing, resting my chin in my hands. She rested her chin on her fist and leaned her elbow on her knee, staring into empty space and thinking. He leans his elbow on the desk and rests his forehead in his hand, sighing. I gazed out at the stars, leaning my elbows on the edge, for awhile before answering. She leaned her elbow on the old wood and rested her head on her hand. ‘I think I've gotten too much information tonight,’ he groaned, leaning his elbows on his knees and resting his chin in one hand. When I used to cycle everywhere, I would lean my bike against the medieval wall at the back of my flat. I lean my elbows on the sill and look down into the city. They were all seated and Robert leaned forward, leaning his elbows on the table. He sat back in the chair, leaned an elbow on the table, and canted his head to rest in that hand. Synonyms rest, be propped up, recline, be supported nounlinlēn A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination. 倾斜，歪曲 the vehicle has a definite lean to the left 车辆明显向左偏。 Example sentencesExamples Their limbs stretch out, yawning and dipping into spirals, leans and lifts. Phrasal Verbs lean on 1Rely on or derive support from. 依靠 they have learned to lean on each other for support 他们已经懂得彼此依靠，互相支持。 Example sentencesExamples On the other side of the coin, in times of crisis, he was always there, a rock to lean on… someone I could always count on to pull a rabbit out of the hat… or throw the sun back into the sky for us. This is not a guy that has a pitch he can lean on, but instead relies on control and changing speeds. Individuals in these acute situations often seek guidance from someone they can trust or lean on. So many years of his life had been spent praying for the time when he could lean on someone, trust someone to be there. You need people you trust to lean on, someone steady in your world that has just been severely and tragically rocked. You hope and trust he has a few good men to lean on among his teammates. The more it leans on the franchise, industry observers believe, the more it risks killing the golden goose. The team hopes to lean on the ground game and keep pressure off its quarterbacks. I felt so dependent, I needed someone to lean on, and the only person I knew that would take me I had pushed away. I'm the sort of dependable type he can lean on a lot, and he does. His conclusion leans on, rather than derives from, the discussion of gambling that precedes it. David had taught her to lean on other people, to trust, and to love. Another cause for consternation is peddlers of bad policy leaning on conventional wisdom that, while generally believed, turns out to be false at every turn. She digs deep and leans on her faith in God and believes her life will change. She really didn't have the option to rely on or to lean on anyone else on that team her freshman year. You become involved when others lean on you and depend on you. He obviously needed someone to lean on, someone to trust. Let them lean on you, when they need it. Science has moved on and so have the tools the police rely upon and lean on in order to prosecute and gain convictions. It can be tempting to lean on your partner and rely on them for reassurance, but the stronger you are as an individual, the stronger and more equal your relationship will be. Synonyms depend, be dependent, rely, count, bank, pin one's faith 2Put pressure on (someone) to act in a certain way. 施压 a determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority 不让多数派向少数派施压的决心。 Example sentencesExamples Elections are subject to administrative pressure, some electors are directly leaned on, and counts are manipulated and turnout unconvincingly fixed. If it tries to make big changes in the BBC now, it could look as if it is genuinely attempting to lean on, to pressure the Corporation, and obviously it won't want to be seen to do that. Just lean on them, big fella; they'll feel the pressure. Having your economic team lean on the Bank of Japan to pump more liquidity into the banking system wasn't wise. For the kids there had to be 100% loyalty to her or she would lean on their little minds until they folded under the pressure and let her have her way. The latest twist seems to be for conservationists to ask the World Bank to lean on the government to reduce logging taxes. Critics says the US Government is leaning on its neighbour, under pressure from the drugs industry. They leaned on members of Congress, who in turn pressured the commission to back off. Synonyms intimidate, coerce, domineer, browbeat, bully, tyrannize, pressurize, threaten, compel, pressure, put pressure on, force, drive, impel, constrain lean to/toward Incline or be partial to (a view or position) 倾向（某一观点，立场）；偏袒 I now lean toward sabotage as the cause of the crash 我现在倾向于认为坠机原因是蓄意破坏。 Example sentencesExamples So that still leaves us looking for a country that leans towards coins yet has coins of increasing size with value. He said his politics are ‘independent, leaning to libertarian.’ He offered a softer edge to policy and pronouncements; he deliberately leant towards the centre. For a site targeting males, use guitars, bass and brass because they lean towards band instruments and sounds. However, another side of the band leans to the more melodic and powerful, wall-of-sound approach. Synonyms tend, incline, gravitate, have a tendency Origin Old English hleonian, hlinian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leunen and German lehnen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin inclinare and Greek klinein. lean² adjectivelinlēn 1(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat. （人，动物）瘦的（尤指健康的表征）；无赘肉的 his lean, muscular body 他精瘦刚健的身体。 Example sentencesExamples I would like to start with the popular story of the fat dog and the lean wolf, which was in circulation during my student days in Sambalpur in Orissa in the late 1970s. He was lean from undernourishment, and had to be at least sixty-years-old. However, if you're already lean, chances are you simply have muscular calves. If you are already lean but still want to be leaner, pay more attention to improving performance through optimal fueling and training. It is a beautifully poised and lean wine, as befits its musical signature of the shrill hunting horn. He was lean and wiry, but muscled, and there was strength in him. At 180 pounds and a little under six feet, he is lean and chiseled, with balled-up biceps and pecs. He was more lean than muscular, though not out of shape. He is still lean, despite not having played regularly since May 1999. According to fashion dictates, she is elegantly lean in a most feminine way. I'm lean, healthy and strong, which makes me feel so much better than any amount of junk food ever could. Noyce's film is lean, making its point by maintaining a sharp focus on the humanity of its characters. He was lean and supple, every bit as reptilian as birdlike. This is a gorgeous lean wine in a truly subtle Burgundian style. He follows this six-day cycle year-round, which allows him to keep growing yet stay lean in the offseason. Yes, she was still lean, keen, and beautiful, yet I still knew next to nothing about her past. The film is lean, with no unnecessary words, actions, or shots. The key to staying lean all over is to get enough exercise and eat healthfully. He was lean, and built, and he didn't look like he was from around here. They're also packed with protein and low in carbs and fat, so you can build muscle, stay lean, and satisfy your sweet tooth at the same time. Synonyms slim, thin, slender, rangy, spare, wiry, slight 1.1 (of meat) containing little fat. （肉）不肥的，瘦的 lean bacon 瘦熏咸肉。 Example sentencesExamples Look for lean cuts of these meats with minimal visible fat. A half cup of cooked dry beans is about the same as 1 ounce of lean meat. Red meat is also acceptable if you choose lean cuts and cut away or drain all visible fat. Brush with a few drops of oil if the meat is very lean. Vitamin B12 can be found in most meats - which should be eaten as lean cuts, and not in excess. If you've got the time, foods such as eggs, poultry, fish, and lean cuts of red meat are excellent sources of complete protein. However, today it is used primarily as a vehicle to impart flavor and moisture into a lean cut of meat. I have followed a new dietary program that focuses on vegetables, fruits, lean proteins and whole grains. The lean meat was cut in slivers, arranged on crisp falafel cake, and crowned with a spoonful of tangy green-pepper relish. For low-fat meats, choose lean cuts of meat and trim away as much visible fat as possible… Choosing lean cuts of meat and trimming off the visible fat are easy ways to avoid this problem. Her own stews were so lean that the butchers used to disappear into the meatlocker when they saw her coming. It specialises in ‘bush tucker’, so try the Emu pate and the kangaroo steak, which tastes like lean mutton. The meat is lean and sweet and tender enough to roast. However, if the meat is very lean or has no marinade, or if your marinade contains a lot of sugar, brush the food or grill lightly with oil to prevent sticking. Each snack should include a whole grain, one or more fruits or vegetables and lean protein. Try to stay away from processed foods, eat enough fruits and vegetables, and make sure your cuts of meat are lean. Preparing bison meat is comparable to preparing other lean meats. You should shoot for a three-ounce portion of lean meat, which is equal in size to a deck of cards. Farmed venison means we can buy this lean meat all year round. Synonyms non-fatty, unfatty 1.2 (of an industry or company) efficient and with no waste. （行业，公司）高效低耗的 he made leaner government a campaign theme Example sentencesExamples He's consistently made it clear Scottish government should be lean and efficient, with taxpayers' money spent on key services. Although lean thinking in industry often results in staff reductions, it first creates extra capacity by identifying and eliminating wasted resource. Certainly, his operations are lean by Wall Street standards. This indicates a very lean organization where your donation will be put to work, rather than recycled into fundraising efforts. Scotland's financial services industry is strong and lean at present. I do have an agent, but the industry is notoriously lean. The industry in which I am employed is currently fairly lean. That's why he aims for a lean organization, he said. He said he wants a lean organization with a ‘singular focus on infrastructure management.’ It is a lean business, employing only eight full-time staff and keeping its costs low by outsourcing many of its activities. He is keen to create a lean and efficient operation that will be able to expand rapidly when conditions improve. The industry is lean today and clearly we need to build relationships with other travel entities that can help us create a total package. Too few UK companies are lean, a factor that is reflected in the country's poor relative productivity performance. It will duplicate many of the lean business practices. Tech companies are lean enough to make an earnings recovery on the slimmest uptick in demand. Our skills and talents aside, we made a critical error by running the organization too lean. Some people think that corporations are lean, fast-adapting animals. It expects its lean business model to serve it well in a shrinking market. We've seen a reduction in wages and terms conditions, to get what they see as a lean industry, which is a disgrace. The company plans to hire a few more but remain lean in its early years. 2(of an activity or a period of time) offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meager. （活动，时段）收益少的；低报酬的；贫乏的；缺少营养的；不足的 the lean winter months 少收获的冬季。 keep a small reserve to tide you over the lean years 留一点储备帮你度过歉收年。 Example sentencesExamples After a lean spell with Manchester City, the former Leeds and Liverpool striker has recaptured his sharpness. Spirits during a lean spell are briefly lifted with a superb 4-2 win at struggling Leeds. One boat had over a hundred stone and the fishermen are now poised for a break in the weather to make some decent landings and earn some much needed cash after a very lean period. In such lean times, we must search for crumbs of comfort. If you can survive it through the lean years, then you'll be OK later. In southern Africa we used to take every foodstuff we could lay our hands on, dry it or salt it, and stash it away for use during the lean winter months or for travel. Perhaps they will appear as actual paying customers in the lean winter months. And so the hoteliers in the city are planning to see this lean period off with festivals featuring mostly local cuisine or games. I think it is important for you to share with children how things were in the lean years of your family. While they may not be able to bring in the same levels of revenue as foreign tourists, they would help tourist destinations bridge over such lean times as the present. The money I earned from him helped me over lean periods as I lurched from one temporary job to another. When I go to see him he plays brilliantly and then has a wee lean spell but I think when you're a flair player you tend to be more inconsistent. The years between 1990 and 1997 were pretty lean. The next few weeks will be pretty lean till we sort things out. Despite these efforts, times remained pretty lean for a lot of woodlot owners in the two counties. But he clearly feels in no hurry to rush back in the pop scene during such lean times for dance music. With a strong educational background, my future may look reasonably bright, but my present is feeling pretty lean. My acting years were pretty lean - I wasn't any good at it, really. Throughout the lean years of the depression, Smith was never out of work. He has less than two years to go, and even he must realise that the accomplishment list is pretty lean. Synonyms meagre, scanty, sparse, poor, scant, mean, inadequate, insufficient, paltry, limited, restricted, modest, deficient, insubstantial, slight unproductive, unfruitful, unprofitable, unremunerative, arid, barren 3(of a vaporized fuel mixture) having a high proportion of air. （混合汽化燃料）空气所占比例高的，稀化的，贫燃料的 lean air-to-fuel ratios 高空气-燃料比率。 Example sentencesExamples On especially cold days, taxi with a lean mixture to help your engine warm up. The difference in horsepower per cylinder is the cause of rough running at lean mixtures. The down side is that the lean mixtures sacrifice peak power. The dual ignition system also allows for an extremely lean fuel-air mixture and late ignition timing during warm-up. As a result, the engine would run rough due to the lean mixture at all cylinders. nounlinlēn The lean part of meat. 瘦肉 Example sentencesExamples Traditionally, meat with yellow fat and dark lean has been deemed a lesser quality product at the retail level. Max Conrad used lean of peak to set distance records in his Comanche in the 1960s when he flew over 7,600 miles nonstop. Origin Old English hlǣne, of Germanic origin. verb.1 phr.v. adj.1
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