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lean v.倾斜；倾向；依靠；倚；屈身adj.瘦的；贫乏的；无脂肪的n.瘦肉；倾斜，倾向 (1) 树在风中倾斜。(2) 今天的孩子倾向于穿随便的衣服。(3) 我倾向于让他一个人去。(4) 我们遇到困难时依靠朋友帮助。(5) 他斜靠在沙发的背上。(6) 这个小女孩只吃瘦肉。(7) 我担心他太瘦，承受不住它。(8) 她意识到他们的日子很艰难。(9) 但即使是无脂肪的瘦肉也似乎会增加结肠癌的罹患率。 If you’re tired, lean against the wall. If you’re broke, lean on your family for financial help. But something can lean all by itself, if it’s not standing straight. The famous Tower of Pisa leans at an angle of about 4 degrees. As an adjective, we use lean to describe something skimpy or lacking excess flesh. When you're experiencing financial difficulty, you could say you're going through lean (not prosperous) times.

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英 [liːn] 美 [liːn] (1) The trees leant in the wind.(2) Kids today lean toward casual clothes.(3) I lean towards letting him go alone.(4) We lean on our friends when we are in trouble.(5) He leant on the back of the sofa.(6) The little girl only eats lean pork.(7) I am afraid he is too lean to endure it.(8) She felt the drag of a lean and narrow life.(9) But even lean red meat seems to increase the risk of colon cancer. If you lean on someone is to rely on them for support, physical or moral. Informally, it can also mean "to exert pressure," especially if you're a mobster. American English uses the form leaned as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either leaned or leant. 美国英语用leaned作过去式和过去分词，英国英语则用leaned或leant。1[VERB 动词]（身体）倾斜，倾侧 When you lean in a particular direction, you bend your body in that direction.   [V adv/prep]Eileen leaned across and opened the passenger door...艾琳倾身把后座门打开。He leaned forward to give her a kiss...他前倾吻了她一下。They stopped to lean over a gate.他们停下来，趴在一扇大门前。2[VERB 动词]（使）倚；（使）靠 If you lean on or against someone or something, you rest against them so that they partly support your weight. If you lean an object on or against something, you place the object so that it is partly supported by that thing.   [V adv]  [V n adv/prep]She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him...她正感到有些疲倦，因此很高兴可以靠在他身上。Lean the plants against a wall and cover the roots with peat...把植物靠墙摆放，用泥煤盖住根部。The table lurched as a young man leant his weight on it.一个小伙子把身体往上一靠，桌子就歪了。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（壮健而）清瘦的 If you describe someone as lean, you mean that they are thin but look strong and healthy.   [approval]Like most athletes, she was lean and muscular...跟大部分运动员一样，她身形清瘦，肌肉结实。She watched the tall, lean figure step into the car.她看着那个瘦高个儿上了车。4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（肉）瘦的 If meat is lean, it does not have very much fat. It is a beautiful meat, very lean and tender.这块肉很好，又瘦又嫩。...the leanest ground beef you can get.买得到的最瘦的碎牛肉5[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（组织）精简的，精干的 If you describe an organization as lean, you mean that it has become more efficient and less wasteful by getting rid of staff, or by dropping projects which were unprofitable. The value of the pound will force British companies to be leaner and fitter.英镑目前的汇率将迫使英国公司厉行精兵简政。...cutting corporate flab and building leaner companies.削减企业赘肉，建立瘦身型公司6[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]萧条的；不景气的 If you describe periods of time as lean, you mean that people have less of something such as money or are less successful than they used to be.   [usu ADJ n]...the lean years of the 1930s...萧条的20世纪30年代With fewer tourists in town, the taxi trade is going through its leanest patch for 30 years.随着城里游客的减少，出租车行业正遭受30年来最不景气的时期。相关词组：lean on lean towards

英语单词	lean
英美音标	英 [liːn] 美 [liːn]
中文释义	v.倾斜；倾向；依靠；倚；屈身 adj.瘦的；贫乏的；无脂肪的 n.瘦肉；倾斜，倾向
英语例句	(1) The trees leant in the wind. (2) Kids today lean toward casual clothes. (3) I lean towards letting him go alone. (4) We lean on our friends when we are in trouble. (5) He leant on the back of the sofa. (6) The little girl only eats lean pork. (7) I am afraid he is too lean to endure it. (8) She felt the drag of a lean and narrow life. (9) But even lean red meat seems to increase the risk of colon cancer.
中文例句	(1) 树在风中倾斜。 (2) 今天的孩子倾向于穿随便的衣服。 (3) 我倾向于让他一个人去。 (4) 我们遇到困难时依靠朋友帮助。 (5) 他斜靠在沙发的背上。 (6) 这个小女孩只吃瘦肉。 (7) 我担心他太瘦，承受不住它。 (8) 她意识到他们的日子很艰难。 (9) 但即使是无脂肪的瘦肉也似乎会增加结肠癌的罹患率。
vocabulary简明	If you lean on someone is to rely on them for support, physical or moral. Informally, it can also mean "to exert pressure," especially if you're a mobster.
vocabulary扩展	If you’re tired, lean against the wall. If you’re broke, lean on your family for financial help. But something can lean all by itself, if it’s not standing straight. The famous Tower of Pisa leans at an angle of about 4 degrees. As an adjective, we use lean to describe something skimpy or lacking excess flesh. When you're experiencing financial difficulty, you could say you're going through lean (not prosperous) times.
柯林斯解释	American English uses the form leaned as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either leaned or leant. 美国英语用leaned作过去式和过去分词，英国英语则用leaned或leant。 1 [VERB 动词]（身体）倾斜，倾侧 When you lean in a particular direction, you bend your body in that direction. [V adv/prep] Eileen leaned across and opened the passenger door... 艾琳倾身把后座门打开。 He leaned forward to give her a kiss... 他前倾吻了她一下。 They stopped to lean over a gate. 他们停下来，趴在一扇大门前。 2 [VERB 动词]（使）倚；（使）靠 If you lean on or against someone or something, you rest against them so that they partly support your weight. If you lean an object on or against something, you place the object so that it is partly supported by that thing. [V adv] [V n adv/prep] She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him... 她正感到有些疲倦，因此很高兴可以靠在他身上。 Lean the plants against a wall and cover the roots with peat... 把植物靠墙摆放，用泥煤盖住根部。 The table lurched as a young man leant his weight on it. 一个小伙子把身体往上一靠，桌子就歪了。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（壮健而）清瘦的 If you describe someone as lean, you mean that they are thin but look strong and healthy. [approval] Like most athletes, she was lean and muscular... 跟大部分运动员一样，她身形清瘦，肌肉结实。 She watched the tall, lean figure step into the car. 她看着那个瘦高个儿上了车。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（肉）瘦的 If meat is lean, it does not have very much fat. It is a beautiful meat, very lean and tender. 这块肉很好，又瘦又嫩。 ...the leanest ground beef you can get. 买得到的最瘦的碎牛肉 5 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（组织）精简的，精干的 If you describe an organization as lean, you mean that it has become more efficient and less wasteful by getting rid of staff, or by dropping projects which were unprofitable. The value of the pound will force British companies to be leaner and fitter. 英镑目前的汇率将迫使英国公司厉行精兵简政。 ...cutting corporate flab and building leaner companies. 削减企业赘肉，建立瘦身型公司 6 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]萧条的；不景气的 If you describe periods of time as lean, you mean that people have less of something such as money or are less successful than they used to be. [usu ADJ n] ...the lean years of the 1930s... 萧条的20世纪30年代 With fewer tourists in town, the taxi trade is going through its leanest patch for 30 years. 随着城里游客的减少，出租车行业正遭受30年来最不景气的时期。相关词组： lean on lean towards

Lean Describe Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 [V Leant I Meat