| 单词 | recline |
| 释义 | recline (rɪklaɪn ) Word forms: reclines , reclining , reclined 1. verb If you recline on something, you sit or lie on it with the upper part of your body supported at an angle. She proceeded to recline on a chaise longue. [VERB preposition] Move to a reclining position on the mattress and rest for 15 minutes. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: lean, lie (down), stretch out, lie back 2. verb When a seat reclines or when you recline it, you lower the back so that it is more comfortable to sit in. Air France first-class seats recline almost like beds. [VERB] Ramesh had reclined his seat and was lying back smoking. [VERB noun] He was comfortably seated in a soft reclining chair. [VERB-ing] Collocations: recline a seat A businessman clipped one onto the seat in front, preventing his fellow passenger from reclining her seat. Times, Sunday Times The system could combat the source of thousands of air rage flashpoints by obviating the need for travellers to recline their seats to get comfortable. Times, Sunday Times Which of us wouldn't readily pay extra not to have to sit behind a man who reclines his seat so far back you could check his scalp for nits? Times, Sunday Times However, a similar percentage admitted to reclining their seats when they had the chance, which makes us either hippocrites, liars, or both. The Sun But the frills don't compensate for feeling cramped when the person in front reclines their seat. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 斜靠 Japanese: もたれる |
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