recline
/rɪˈklaɪn/verb
no obj.
1- lean or lie back in a relaxed position with the back supported斜倚, 靠; 躺：
she was reclining in a deckchair
她正躺在折叠帆布躺椅上
as adj. reclining a reclining figure.斜倚着的人。
1.1
- (of a seat) be able to have the back moved into a sloping position（座位）可后仰：
all the seats recline.
所有座位的靠背都可后仰。
1.2
- with obj. move the back of (a seat) into a sloping position使（座位）后仰。
派生词
reclinable
adjective词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'cause to lean back'）： from Old French recliner or Latin reclinare 'bend back, recline', from re- 'back' + clinare 'to bend'.