lean

[US]/liːn/
[UK]/liːn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 倾斜;倚靠;倾向;依赖
adj. 瘦的;贫乏的
vt. 使倾斜
n. 倾斜;瘦肉
Word Forms
过去式leaned
第三人称单数leans
过去分词leaned
比较级leaner
现在分词leaning
复数leans

Phrases & Collocations

lean meat

瘦肉

lean body

瘦身体

lean cuisine

精益美食

lean on

依赖;靠在…上

lean production

精益生产;精实生产

lean manufacturing

精实生产

lean towards

vt. 倾向(偏向)

lean coal

贫煤;低级煤

lean against

(背)靠着;斜靠

lean forward

探身过去

lean upon

依靠

lean ore

贫矿;贫矿石,低品位矿石

lean concrete

贫混凝土,少灰混凝土

lean logistics

精益物流

lean over

vt. 倾身(弯下身子)

lean back

向后倾斜

lean mixture

稀混合气;浓度低的混合物

lean manufacture

精益生产;精实生产;精益制造

lean out

探身出去;伸出身体

lean out of

身体探出

on the lean

倾斜着

lean years

荒年

Example Sentences

a lean-to roof; lean-to construction.

斜屋顶;斜坡构造

Lean on me for help.

依赖我的帮助

a lean and sinewy frame.

一个精瘦健壮的体格

He is lean and brown.

他又瘦又黑。

to lean against the wall

靠着墙

She was of lean habit.

她体质很瘦。

Lean it against the wall.

把它靠在墙上。

a good lean cut of beef.

一块好的瘦牛肉。

the lean winter months.

少收获的冬季。

a leaning towards science

倾向科学

Real-world Examples

I lean forward to retrieve the recorder.

我起身取回录音机。

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

Lean with the branches side to side.

与树枝一起摇啊摇。

Source: Classic children's song animation Super Simple Songs

Tom froze as Dirk leaned in close.

当德克凑近他时,汤姆僵住了。

Source: L1 Wizard and Cat

So we really just kind of leaned into it.

我们真的还挺依赖这种宣传的。

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

Obviously, this scenario could easily lean towards the scary.

显然,这个场景很轻易就能变成众人惧怕的场面。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Don't lean out of the bus window.

不要把身体探也车窗外。

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

Friedman relies on a lean staff of 20 in Austin.

弗莱德曼只在奥斯汀市雇用了为数不多的雇员。

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

Sit behind me, dear, and we'll practise the leans.

坐在我身后,亲爱的,我们要练习侧身了。

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

A young girl laughing when an officer leans towards her.

一位在军官向她偏身时含笑的年轻女孩。

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

Which party do they lean to?

他们倾向于哪一个党派?

Source: Engvid-Adam Course Collection

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