单词 | lean |
释义 | Word Frequency lean 1(liːn) verbWord forms: leans, leaning, leaned or leant 1. (foll by against, on, or upon) to rest or cause to rest against a support 2. to incline or cause to incline from a vertical position 3. (intr; foll by to or towards) to have or express a tendency or leaning 4. lean over backwards noun 5. the condition of inclining from a vertical position Word origin Old English hleonian, hlinian; related to Old High German hlinēn, Latin clīnāre to inclineWord Frequency lean 2(liːn) adjective 1. (esp of a person or an animal) having no surplus flesh or bulk; not fat or plump 2. not bulky or full 3. (of meat) having little or no fat 4. not rich, abundant, or satisfying 5. (of a mixture of fuel and air) containing insufficient fuel and too much air a lean mixture 6. (of printer's type) having a thin appearance 7. (of a paint) containing relatively little oil 8. (of an ore) not having a high mineral content 9. (of concrete) made with a small amount of cement noun 10. the part of meat that contains little or no fat Derived forms leanly (ˈleanly) adverb leanness (ˈleanness) noun Word origin Old English hlǣne, of Germanic originWord Frequency Lean(liːn) noun Sir David. 1908–91, English film director. His films include In Which We Serve (1942), Blithe Spirit (1945), Brief Encounter (1946), Great Expectations (1946), Oliver Twist (1948), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Dr Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984) |
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