| 词汇 | lean toward |
| 释义 | Phr V lean toward leans, leaning, leant or leaned lean towards sth/doing sth British, American & Australianlean toward sth/doing sth American to support or begin to support a particular set of ideas or a particular political partyThe country was leaning increasingly towards Communism.I'm leaning towards supporting the Democrats this time. lean toward (someone or something)1. To bend, tilt, or incline in the direction of someone or something. I tried leaning toward the door to hear what they were talking about in the other room. She leaned toward Tom and whispered something in his ear. 2. To have a slight preference for or inclination toward someone, something, or some action. Usually used in a continuous tense. We're leaning toward keeping the company privately held. I'm leaning toward a laptop rather than a desktop computer. We're still leaning toward Jeff, but we still have a few more people to interview for the job. lean toward someone or something1. to incline toward someone or something. Tom is leaning toward Randy. I think he is going to fall on him. The tree is leaning toward the edge of the cliff. It will fall eventually. 2. to tend to favor [choosing] someone or something. lam leaning toward Sarah as the new committee head. I'm leaning toward a new committee. |
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