lean
/li:n; lin/ adj (-er, -est)
1 (of people and animals) without much flesh; thin and healthy （指人或动物）瘦的
a lean athletic body 瘦而矫健的身体.
2 (of meat) containing little or no fat （指肉）脂肪少的, 无脂肪的: lean beef 瘦牛肉.
3 [esp attrib 尤作定语]
(a) small in amount or quality; meagre 少量的; 质量低的; 贫乏的
a lean diet, harvest 量少的饮食、 收获.
(b) (of a period of time) not productive （指一段时间）产量低的: lean years 歉岁
a lean season for good films 好影片不多的一段时期. lean, n [U]
lean part of meat 瘦肉
a lot of fat but not much lean 肥肉多瘦肉少.
lean / li:n; lin/ v (pt, pp leant / lent; lɛnt/ or leaned /li:nd; lind/) =>Usage at dream2 用法见dream2.
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
be in a sloping position; bend 倾斜; 弯曲; 屈身
lean out of the window, back in one's chair, over to one side, etc 探身窗外、 仰靠椅背、 俯向一侧等
Just lean forward for a moment, please. 请稍稍向前弓一下身.
2 [Ipr] ~ against/(up)on sth rest on sth in a sloping position for support 倚靠在某物上
a ladder leaning against the wall 倚著墙的梯子
The old man leant upon his stick. 那个老先生拄著个手杖.
lean on sb's arm, one's elbows, etc 靠在某人的手臂上、 支撑在两肘上.
3 [Tn.pr] ~ sth against/on sth cause sth to rest against sth 使某物靠在另一物上
The workmen leant their shovels against the fence and went to lunch. 那些工人把 铁 往篱笆上一靠就吃午饭去了.
4 (idm 习语) bend/lean over backwards => backwards (backward).
5 (phr v) lean on sb (infml 口 esp US) try to influence sb by threats 威胁或恐吓某人
If they don't pay soon we'll have to lean on them a little. 要是他们不马上付款, 我们就得给他们加点压力了. lean (up)on sb/sth (for sth) depend on sb/sth 依靠某人[某事物]
lean upon others for guidance 依靠别人的指导
lean on his friends' advice （他）听信朋友们的意见. lean towards sth have a tendency towards sth 倾向
He leans towards more lighthearted subjects in his later works. 他在後期的创作中倾向於比较轻松的主题.