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🔑 leanBrE /liːn/NAmE /liːn/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they lean BrE /liːn/ NAmE /liːn/present simple - he / she / it leans BrE /liːnz/ NAmE /liːnz/past simple leaned BrE /liːnd/ NAmE /liːnd/past participle leaned BrE /liːnd/ NAmE /liːnd/past simple (BrE also ) leant BrE /lent/ NAmE /lent/past participle (BrE also ) leant BrE /lent/ NAmE /lent/ -ing form leaning BrE /ˈliːnɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈliːnɪŋ/🔑 [I] (+ adv./prep.) to bend or move from a vertical position 前俯(或后仰);倾斜◆I leaned back in my chair. 我仰靠在椅背上。◆The tower is leaning dangerously. 那座塔倾斜了,很危险。◆A man was leaning out of the window. 一个人正探身窗外。🔑 [I] to rest on or against sth for support 倚靠;靠在;靠置◆~ against sthA shovel was leaning against the wall. 一把铁铲靠墙放着。◆~ on sthShe walked slowly, leaning on her son's arm. 她倚靠着她儿子的手臂缓慢行走。🔑 [T] ~ sth against/on sthto make sth rest against sth in a sloping position 使斜靠◆Can I lean my bike against the wall? 我能把自行车靠在这墙上吗?●bend/lean over ˈbackwards (to do sth)to make a great effort, especially in order to be helpful or fair 尽力;竭力◆I've bent over backwards to help him. 我已尽最大努力帮助他。 ●ˈlean on sb/sthto depend on sb/sth for help and support 依靠,依赖(…的帮助和支持) SYN rely ◆He leans heavily on his family. 他在很大程度上依赖他的家庭。to try to influence sb by threatening them 对…施加压力;威胁;恐吓◆The government has been leaning on the TV company not to broadcast the show. 政府一直给电视公司施加压力,不准播放此节目。●ˈlean to/towards/toward sthto have a tendency to prefer sth, especially a particular opinion or interest 倾向,偏向(尤指某意见或利益)◆The UK leant towards the US proposal. 英国倾向于美国的提案。 🔑 leanBrE /liːn/NAmE /liːn/ adjective (lean·er, lean·est) (usually approving) (of people, especially men, or animals 人,尤指男人或动物) without much flesh; thin and fit 肉少的;瘦且健康的◆a lean, muscular body 清瘦而肌肉发达的身体◆He was tall, lean and handsome. 他长得瘦高而英俊。(of meat 肉) containing little or no fat 脂肪少的;无脂肪的 [usually before noun] (of a period of time 一段时间) difficult and not producing much money, food, etc. 难以赚钱的;生产不出(食物等)的;贫乏的◆a lean period/spell 不景气时期◆The company recovered well after going through several lean years. 经历了几年的萧条后,这家公司的业务完全恢复了正常。(of organizations, etc. 机构等) strong and efficient because the number of employees has been reduced 精干的;效率高的◆The changes made the company leaner and more competitive. 改革使公司更精干,更有竞争力。▸ lean·ness BrE /ˈliːnnəs/NAmE /ˈliːnnəs/ noun [U] 🔑 leanBrE /liːn/NAmE /liːn/ noun [U] the part of meat that has little or no fat 瘦肉 |