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| 1 | thin and looking physically fit and healthy 清瘦而健康的 |
| He was lean and tanned. 他清瘦而健康，有着棕褐色的皮肤。 |
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| 2 | lean meat has very little fat in it （肉）瘦的，少脂肪的 |
| a lean cut of beef 一块瘦牛肉 |
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| 3 | a lean business spends as little money and employs as few workers as possible so that it will make a good profit （企业）精简的 |
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| 4 | a lean period of time is very difficult to live in because many people lack money or other necessary things 物资匮乏的；不景气的 |
| the lean years of the Depression 经济大萧条时期不景气的年头 |
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| 5 | a lean crop , harvest etc is very small （产量或收成等）极少的 |
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