lean

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

Translation

vi. 傾斜;倚靠;傾向;依賴
adj. 瘦的;貧乏的
vt. 使傾斜
n. 傾斜;瘦肉
Word Forms
過去式leaned
第三人稱單數leans
過去分詞leaned
比較級leaner
現在分詞leaning
複數leans

Phrases & Collocations

lean meat

瘦肉

lean body

瘦身體

lean cuisine

精益美食

lean on

依賴;靠在…上

lean production

精益生產;精實生產

lean manufacturing

精實生產

lean towards

vt. 傾向(偏向)

lean coal

貧煤;低級煤

lean against

(背)靠着;斜靠

lean forward

探身過去

lean upon

依靠

lean ore

貧礦;貧礦石,低品位礦石

lean concrete

貧混凝土,少灰混凝土

lean logistics

精益物流

lean over

vt. 傾身(彎下身子)

lean back

向後傾斜

lean mixture

稀混合氣;濃度低的混合物

lean manufacture

精益生產;精實生產;精益製造

lean out

探身出去;伸出身體

lean out of

身體探出

on the lean

傾斜着

lean years

荒年

Example Sentences

a lean-to roof; lean-to construction.

斜屋頂;斜坡構造

Lean on me for help.

依賴我的幫助

a lean and sinewy frame.

一個精瘦健壯的體格

He is lean and brown.

他又瘦又黑。

to lean against the wall

靠着牆

She was of lean habit.

她體質很瘦。

Lean it against the wall.

把它靠在牆上。

a good lean cut of beef.

一塊好的瘦牛肉。

the lean winter months.

少收穫的冬季。

a leaning towards science

傾向科學

Real-world Examples

I lean forward to retrieve the recorder.

我起身取回錄音機。

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

Lean with the branches side to side.

與樹枝一起搖啊搖。

Source: Classic children's song animation Super Simple Songs

Tom froze as Dirk leaned in close.

當德克湊近他時,湯姆僵住了。

Source: L1 Wizard and Cat

So we really just kind of leaned into it.

我們真的還挺依賴這種宣傳的。

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

Obviously, this scenario could easily lean towards the scary.

顯然,這個場景很輕易就能變成衆人懼怕的場面。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Don't lean out of the bus window.

不要把身體探也車窗外。

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

Friedman relies on a lean staff of 20 in Austin.

弗萊德曼只在奧斯汀市僱用了爲數不多的僱員。

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.

坐在我身後,親愛的,我們要練習側身了。

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

A young girl laughing when an officer leans towards her.

一位在軍官向她偏身時含笑的年輕女孩。

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

Which party do they lean to?

他們傾向於哪一個黨派?

Source: Engvid-Adam Course Collection

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