| 单词 | lean |
| 释义 | lean (liːn ) Word forms: leans , leaning , leaned , leant , leaner , leanest language note: American English uses the form leaned as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either leaned or leant. 1. verb B2 When you lean in a particular direction, you bend your body in that direction. Eileen leaned across and opened the passenger door. [VERB adverb/preposition] He leaned forward to give her a kiss. [VERB adverb/preposition] They stopped to lean over a gate. [VERB adverb/preposition] Synonyms: bend, tip, slope, incline 2. verb B2 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. She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him. [VERB adverb] Lean the plants against a wall and cover the roots with peat. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] The table lurched as a young man leant his weight on it. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] Synonyms: rest, prop, be supported, recline 3. adjective If you describe someone as lean, you mean that they are thin but look strong and healthy. [approval] Like most athletes, she was lean and muscular. She watched the tall, lean figure step into the car. Synonyms: thin, slim, slender, skinny 4. adjective If meat is lean, it does not have very much fat. It is a beautiful meat, very lean and tender. Lean steak with vegetables. 5. adjective 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. The value of the pound will force British companies to be leaner and fitter. ...cutting corporate flab and building leaner companies. 6. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] 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. ...the lean years of the 1930s. With fewer tourists in town, the taxi trade is going through its leanest patch for 30 years. Synonyms: poor, hard, tough, bare Phrasal verbs: lean on 1. phrasal verb If you lean on someone or lean upon them, you depend on them for support and encouragement. She leaned on him to help her to solve her problems. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If you lean on someone, you try to influence them, especially by threatening them. [informal] He told us to get stuffed so we leaned on his kid. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Colin was being leaned on by his bankers. [VERB PARTICLE noun] lean towards phrasal verb If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way. Politically, I lean towards the right. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Most scientists would probably lean toward this viewpoint. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Collocations: lean hard New specimens should be cut back to 30cm and planted so that they lean hard against a wall or trunk; use a cane to wedge them in. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Down in the great hall the gwerbret was pacing, leaning hard on his stick, back and forth by the dragon hearth. A TIME OF WAR The dame drew up beside her and leaned hard against her, panting heavily in the thickened air. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE My husband — a lean man who tried unsuccessfully for years to get me into running — took up weightlifting at the same time as me. Times,Sunday Times A tall, lean man with thick grey hair in a weathered leather bomber jacket and khaki uniform strides over to the metal gate where a crowd has gathered. Times, Sunday Times Within a minute a very tall, lean man wearing jeans, blue checked shirt and navy sleeveless pullover comes quickly down the pine stairs and extends his hand. Times, Sunday Times A tall lean man, his voice was described as high and rasping. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As they waited, a lean man approached on a donkey eating a loaf of bread. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some lost 65 per cent of their lean mass, whereas when people generally shed weight, they lose about 25 per cent. Times,Sunday Times The lack of sleep slows down the loss of fat and speeds up the undesirable reduction of lean mass. The Sun Also, its assumptions about the distribution between lean mass and adipose tissue are inexact. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This creaking, leaning mass of oak beams simply oozed history. The Sun A regular intake of salad, cereals and pasta provide starchy carbs while eggs, dairy foods and lean meat give me protein. The Sun Dishes that are allowed include lean meat and salad or steamed fish and vegetables and you can snack on fruit such as grapes or blueberries. The Sun Many leading restaurants, which prize it above all other game birds for its lean meat and delicate flavours, will struggle to find steady supplies. Times, Sunday Times These dry rubs are versatile and do the job admirably, rubbed into any lean meat or fish or sprinkled onto veggies. Times, Sunday Times She could still have roasts but had to stick to the lean meat and have lots of vegetables rather than the roast potatoes. The Sun When trying to shed weight, you need to do all you can to hang on to lean muscle. Times, Sunday Times Because muscles burn calories, the less lean muscle mass you have, the fewer calories your body will burn. Times, Sunday Times This occurs because we 'lose' about 15g of lean muscle a year. The Sun This shake will improve recovery and add lean muscle. The Sun The more lean muscle tissue in your body, the faster your metabolism will be. The Sun He has a skateboarder's lean physique, big biceps and a gentle, almost weary countenance. Times,Sunday Times It helps that the low-weight, high-rep approach typically considered the route to a 'long and lean physique' has been called into question. Times, Sunday Times The machine appreciated his lean physique. Smithsonian Forever dreaming about having a lean physique but still reaching for the doughnuts? The Sun Not all members of the crowd share his lean physique. Times, Sunday Times Ladders lean precariously against eaves and rooftops. Christianity Today I didn't feel a thing but the barrier was leaning precariously. Times, Sunday Times Another bear beds down on a moss-covered rock that leans precariously over the water. Smithsonian Mag Make sure that they contain lean protein and avoid bad carbs, such as milk chocolate, biscuits and crisps. Times, Sunday Times For the next two days, eat lean protein and vegetables. Times, Sunday Times I eat a lot of lean protein, vegetables and whole grains. Times, Sunday Times Working out and plenty of lean protein helped her shift it. The Sun It usually involves concentrating on lean protein, fruit and veg. Times, Sunday Times With your other arm holding the machine, lean sideways then slowly raise the dumbbells sideways, level with your shoulders. The Sun Breathe out, pull the tummy muscles in and lean sideways with your extended arm as if to touch the floor. Times, Sunday Times When he took his foot off the accelerator he leant sideways across the keyboard, confining himself to feathery right-hand phrases. Times, Sunday Times Hold for 20 seconds and then lean slightly further over to increase the range of the stretch. Times, Sunday Times You should increase your forward lean slightly, but from your ankles and not the waist, as this could lead to backache. Times, Sunday Times Physically you will lean slightly forward, knees somewhat flexed. Christianity Today If you're confined by the old microphone-on-lectern setup, you can lean slightly forward when accentuating key points. Globe and Mail Lean slightly into the hill, with your weight over your hips for balance. The Sun Or try high-intensity training, which shocks the body into releasing fat, and strength training, which counters muscle loss and can increase calorie-burning lean tissue. Times, Sunday Times It works by sending a low electrical current through the body, which travels more quickly through lean tissue than fat. Times, Sunday Times A diet too low in protein can result in losses in muscle mass and lean tissue. Times, Sunday Times If the athlete consumes too few calories for the body's needs, lean tissue will be broken down for energy and repair. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Creatine plus beta-alanine supplementation appeared to have the greatest effect on lean tissue accruement and body fat composition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Of course, some players will have a lean year. Times, Sunday Times It's been a lean year for investment banks as most companies sit on cash and hold off on big transactions. Times, Sunday Times A green book for the lean year ahead. Times, Sunday Times At other times, they co-ordinate a lean year, or even successive years, to the dismay of acorn eaters such as jays and squirrels. Times, Sunday Times When profits are low, the company reduces the liability (the reserve) rather than recording an expense in the lean year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 倾斜, 清瘦而且健康 Japanese: もたれる 寄りかかる, 体が締まって |
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