单词	recline
释义	reclinere‧cline /rɪˈklaɪn/ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINrecline Origin: 1400-1500 Old French recliner, from Latin reclinare, from clinare ‘to bend’ Verb Table VERB TABLE recline Simple Form Present I, you, we, they recline he, she, it reclines Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they reclined Present perfect I, you, we, they have reclined he, she, it has reclined Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had reclined Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will recline Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have reclined Continuous Form Present I am reclining he, she, it is reclining you, we, they are reclining Past I, he, she, it was reclining you, we, they were reclining Present perfect I, you, we, they have been reclining he, she, it has been reclining Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been reclining Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be reclining Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been reclining Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Reclining in a comfortable chair, David idly flipped through a magazine. Many of Roche's earlier paintings are of young men reclining on sofas. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Antoinette reclined here, surrounded by the doctor's wife, the pharmacist's wife, the teacher's wife. He was reclining on the lounge chair which had been his cradle during his trip through space. Her reclining wheelchair, a chest respirator, and a small end table for her suction machine stood by. Our coaches are luxurious, offering plenty of space, reclining seats, toilet and many other features. Seder participants recline on pillows, for example, because they had no such luxury as slaves, the children said. The seats reclined and had footrests, tray tables and reading lights. There were some other, mostly elderly ladies and they reclined on the divans spread on the floor. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto be in a lying position► lie to be in a flat position, for example on a bed or the floor: lie in/on etc: · I spent most of the morning lying in bed.lie face down: · When they found him, he was lying face down in a pool of blood.lie on your back/stomach: · Frank was lying there flat on his back, snoring away. ► recline formal to lie or lean back in a very relaxed way: recline on: · Many of Roche's earlier paintings are of young men reclining on sofas.recline in: · Reclining in a comfortable chair, David idly flipped through a magazine. ► stretched out lying with your body and legs straight in order to relax because your body is tired: · Sean was stretched out on the carpet, listening to music.· As she let herself in the front door, she caught sight of Stafford, stretched out on the sofa, a book in hand.lie stretched out: · The dog lay stretched out in front of the fire. ► sprawled/sprawled out lying or sitting with your arms or legs stretched out in a lazy or careless way: · There was Quinn, sprawled out on the grass, sound asleep.lie sprawled/sprawled out: · The children were lying sprawled out in front of the television. ► spreadeagled especially British lying flat with your arms and legs spread as wide apart as possible: · Ellen lost her balance and ended up spreadeagled on her back on the pavement.· The court heard how he confronted the couple, forced them to lie spreadeagled on the ground, and pointed a gun at their heads. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► reclining seat/chair COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► chair · A new chaise longue and reclining chair have been added to the light shapely chairs already in production.· He was reclining on the lounge chair which had been his cradle during his trip through space.· Radios sounded from glowing caves along the pavement; families reclined on cane chairs there, looking out at the night.· Then I could arrange a loan for what I owe him and slide on to the reclining dental chair.· An entrepreneur had left a big corporate job and bought a small company that manufactures reclining chairs. ► seat · The seats reclined and had footrests, tray tables and reading lights. 1[intransitive] formal to lie or lean back in a relaxed wayrecline in/on I spent Sunday reclining in a deckchair. A solitary figure was reclining on the grass.2[intransitive, transitive] if you recline a seat, or if it reclines, you lower the back of the seat so that you can lean back in itreclining seat/chair
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