题目

lean这个词的用法
有两种意思

提问时间：2020-12-18

答案

lean 1
/ liːn; lin/ adj (-er,-est)
(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.
(of meat) containing little or no fat （指肉）脂肪少的,无脂肪的:lean beef 瘦牛肉.
[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.
leanness / ˈliːnnɪs; ˋlinnɪs/ n [U].
lean 2
/ liːn; lin/ v (pt,pp leant / lent; lɛnt/ or leaned/li:nd; lind/) =>Usage at dream2 用法见dream2.
[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.
[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 倚着墙的梯子 * The old man leant upon his stick.那个老先生拄着个手杖.* lean on sb's arm,one's elbows,etc 靠在某人的手臂上、 支撑在两肘上.
[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 往篱笆上一靠就吃午饭去了.
(idm 习语) bend/lean over backwards => backwards (backward).
(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.他在后期的创作中倾向於比较轻松的主题.
> leaning
n tendency; inclination 倾向; 爱好:have a leaning towards socialism/have socialist leanings 有社会主义倾向.
# `lean-to
n small building or shed with its roof resting against the side of a larger building,wall or fence 披屋; 单坡棚:They keep hens in a lean-to at the end of the garden.他们在园子尽头处的单坡棚里养母鸡.* [attrib 作定语] a lean-to greenhouse 单斜面温室.