(past and past participle leaned 或 <主英> leant) no obj., with adverbial
1- 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。
1.1
lean against/on
incline from the perpendicular and rest for support on or against (something)斜倚着, 靠着：a man was leaning against the wall.
一名男子靠墙站着。
1.2
- with obj.
lean something against/on
cause something to rest on or against使斜倚着, 使靠着： he leaned his elbows on the table.
他把双肘靠在桌子上。
- 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。
派生词
lean over backwards
词源
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.
短语动词
lean on
1
- rely 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。
2
- put 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。
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。
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。
1.1
- (of meat) containing little fat（肉）不肥的, 瘦的：
lean bacon.
瘦熏咸肉。
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。
2
- (of an activity or a period of time) offering 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。
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。
派生词
leanly
adverbleanness
noun词源
Old English hlǣne, of Germanic origin.