| 词汇 | lean |
| 释义 | lean /lin/ lean 1 (过去式: leaned; 过去完成式: leaned; 现在进行式: leaning) v.i. To slant from an upright position. 倾；倾斜。 The column leans to the north. 圆柱北倾。 To bend over for support. 倚；靠；凭。 Don't lean on the table. 不要靠在桌上。 to lean on a cane 倚杖。 To rely for support or inspiration. 倚赖。 He leans upon others too much. 他太倚赖别人。 to lean on one's friends for advice 依赖友人忠告。 Do not always lean on others for help. 勿总是倚赖他人之帮助。 To incline in opinion, taste, or desire. 趋向；倾向。 His opinions lean toward the popular side. 他的意见倾向于大众方面。 v.t. To place in a position not quite vertical. 斜置。 To incline or bend. 使凭靠；使倾斜。 She leaned her elbows on the table. 她将两肘倚靠在桌上。 phrases lean (bend; fall) over backward(s) 【口】过份努力；矫枉过正。 n. Act of leaning. 倾斜；倚靠。 idoms the Leaning Tower of Pisa 比萨斜塔(位于义大利Pisa)。 lean 2 (比较级: leaner; 最高级: leanest) adj. Thin; lacking in fat. 瘦的；不肥的。 a lean person or animal 瘦的人或动物。 lean meat 瘦肉。 Not productive. 生产不丰。 lean years 荒年。 a lean harvest 欠收。 n. Meat without fat. 瘦肉；精肉。 cf. Lean is used of those whose lack of fat is natural and implies a healthy, often muscular, body. Lean 指天生脂肪少，但身体健康，筋肉发达的人。 Thin may mean healthy, but slender; it may also mean without fat as the result of illness, lack of proper food or rest, etc. Thin 指健康纤细之人，或指因疾病或缺乏营养而瘦弱之人。 Meager suggests a pinched and starved appearance. Meager 指形容瘦削、面有饥色者。 Spare adds to lean the idea of strength and sinew. Spare 则于 lean 之外，又有膂力及精力之意。 Gaunt means bony and angular, sometimes hollow-eyed and haggard. Gaunt 指骨瘦如柴，有时凹眼憔悴之态。 Lank people may be either long and slender or shrunken and flabby. Lank 则指身材高瘦或萎缩软弱之人。 derivatives n. leanness. synonyms thin, meager, spare, gaunt, lank. antonyms stout, fat, corpulent. |
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