leaning
US
UK leaning adj: (not straight)
SC 斜的 xié de
SC 倾斜的 xié de，qīng xié de
TC 傾斜的
TC 傾斜的
The leaning outbuilding is dangerous and will have to be demolished.
倾斜的外部建筑很危险，需要被爆破拆除。
leanings npl: (tendency, inclination)
SC 倾向 qīng xiàng
TC 傾向
TC 傾向
The governor has some liberal leanings, but somehow still keeps cutting the budget for education.
那位总督有些左派倾向，但依旧不断削减教育预算。
lean adj: (meat: having little fat) (指肉)
SC 瘦的 shòu de
I prefer lean meat to fatty meat.
我更喜欢瘦肉而不是肥肉。
lean adj: (body: thin and strong) (肌肉)
SC 精瘦强健 jīng shòu qiáng jiàn
The female athlete's muscles were lean.
这位女运动员的肌肉很强健。
lean adj: (person: thin) (人)
SC 精瘦，瘦削 jīng shòu，shòu xiāo
Her lean figure was silhouetted by the sun.
太阳映出了她瘦瘦的背影。
lean adj: figurative (poor; lacking richness)
SC 萧条的 xiāo tiáo de
TC 蕭條的
TC 蕭條的
SC 不景气的 xiāo tiáo de ，bù jǐng qì de
TC 不景氣的
TC 不景氣的
These are lean times for many people, as prices rise and wages decline.
物价飞升，工资下降，对许多人来说，这是萧条的年月。
lean vi: (slant, not be vertical)
SC 斜 xié
TC 斜
TC 斜
SC 倾斜 xié，qīng xié
TC 傾斜
TC 傾斜
The Leaning Tower of Pisa leans away from the sea.
比萨斜塔反向海倾斜。
lean n: (angle of slant)
SC 倾斜度 qīng xié dù
TC 傾斜度
TC 傾斜度
The tower has a 10-degree lean.
这座塔的倾斜度是10度。
lean in vi phrasal: (incline your body: to listen, etc.) (身体)
SC 前倾，向前俯身 qián qīng
The little girl was soft-spoken, so Dawn leaned in to hear her better.
lean in vi phrasal: US, figurative, slang (be assertive)
SC 挺身而进
SC 果敢
lean on [sb], lean upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep: (rely on for support) (比喻)
SC 依靠 yī kào
TC 依靠
TC 依靠
You can always lean on me.
你可以总是依靠我。
lean on [sb] vtr phrasal insep: figurative (pressure to do [sth])
SC 威胁，恐吓 wēi xié，kǒng hè
TC 威脅
TC 威脅
SC 对…施加压力 duì … shī jiā yā lì
The president's advisors are leaning on him to back the deal.
顾问们向总统施压来支持这笔交易。
lean out vi phrasal: (bend or tilt one's body outwards)
SC 探出（身子） tàn chū shēn zi
lean toward [sth/sb], lean towards [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep: figurative (tend towards, prefer) (比喻)
SC 倾向于 qīng xiàng yú
TC 傾向於
TC 傾向於
In the upcoming election, he is leaning towards the Democrats.
forward leaning, forward-leaning adj: (bent or tilted forwards)
SC 前倾 qián qīng
forward leaning, forward-leaning adj: figurative (progressive)
SC 进步的 jìn bù de
SC 发展的 jìn bù de，fā zhǎn de
TC 發展的
TC 發展的
left-leaning adj: figurative (beliefs: tending to socialism)
SC 左倾的 zuǒ qīng de