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TOEFL BNC: 1867 COCA: 1520
lean
liːn lin
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense leans, present participle leaning, past tense , past participle leaned, past tense , past participle leant, comparative leaner, superlative leanest
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 （身体）倾斜，倾侧 When you lean in a particular direction, you bend your body in that direction. （身体）倾斜，倾侧

  • Eileen leaned across and opened the passenger door. [VERB adv./prep.]

    艾琳倾身把后座门打开。

  • He leaned forward to give her a kiss. [VERB adv./prep.]

    他前倾吻了她一下。

  • They stopped to lean over a gate. [VERB adv./prep.]

    他们停下来，趴在一扇大门前。

SYN bend, tip, slope, incline
2 VERB （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. （使）倚；（使）靠

  • She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him. [VERB adv.]

    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. [VERB noun adv./prep.]

    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. [VERB noun adv./prep.]

    一个小伙子把身体往上一靠，桌子就歪了。

SYN rest, prop, be supported, recline
3 ADJ-GRADED （壮健而）清瘦的 If you describe someone as lean, you mean that they are thin but look strong and healthy. （壮健而）清瘦的 [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。

SYN thin, slim, slender, skinny
4 ADJ-GRADED （肉）瘦的 If meat is lean, it does not have very much fat. （肉）瘦的

  • 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 （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. （组织）精简的，精干的

  • 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 [usually ADJ n] 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. 萧条的；不景气的

  • ...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。

SYN poor, hard, tough, bare
Phrasal verbs:
lean on lean towards
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesauruslean Also look up:
VERB.

bend, incline, prop, tilt 1

recline, rest 2

ADJ.

angular, lanky, slender, slim, wiry 3

Word PartnershipUse lean with:
ADV.

lean heavily 2

ADJ.

long and lean, tall and lean 3

N.

lean body 3

lean beef, lean meat 4

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