单词 | leant |
释义 | leantleant /lent/ ![]() ![]() EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► back a past tense and past participle of lean· Then she leant back and narrowed her eyes with concentration.· Martin decided to abseil from the peg but as he leant back it came out.· Steven folded his arms and leant back, feeling triumphant.· I closed the door and leant back against it.· I leant back against the stone balustrade and lit a cigarette.· Philip leant back and picked them up.· I leant back and looked at the seat of my trousers, checking that I had brushed off the mud.· Taczek leant back, slung his arms behind his head and stretched his chunky arms as if waking from a deep sleep. ► forward· Then she leant forward - they were almost the same height - and caressed his cheek with her lips.· Benton pulled the knife free of his belt, leant forward and touched the blade to Donna's left knee.· A shiver passed through his whole body and then he leant forward and wept, head between his knees.· Myeloski leant forward and put his hand on her arm to comfort her.· He leant forward on the table, emphasising the points with a thin finger.· He was wearing an overcoat and leant forward to protect himself against the biting wind.· Neville leant forward to replace the glass and his nose cleaved through the veil of shadow, a stark white triangle.· Dimly making out figures, he leant forward on his mount, and a volley of fire tore him to the ground. ► over· He leant over the church wall and Uncle Walter's helmet tipped forward.· As the truck filled we leant over the side and talked about our trips.· I sat up and leant over him and grabbed my bag.· She leant over to him as he fastened it around her throat.· Miss Fogerty leant over the low dry-stone wall which separated the playground from the school-house garden.· Alice leant over the carrying cot.· I leant over to get a better view.· Sergeant-Chef Gibeau leant over, tapped me on the forefinger with a table knife and told me to do them up again. NOUN► chair· Jack leant back in his chair, put his feet on the desk and stared out of the window.· Celia leant back in her chair. ► desk· He leant across the desk in a confidential manner, scanning the room shrewdly.· I leant on the desk, using one arm, hand clenched. ► table· He leant forward on the table, emphasising the points with a thin finger.· Dexter leant forward across the table to hear better what was about to be said.· He leant earnestly across the table. ► wall· The woman leant heavily into the wall.· I sat down and leant against the wall, trying to decide what to do.· He leant over the church wall and Uncle Walter's helmet tipped forward.· It's because I leant against the wall at the end of the corridor and watched them.· I just leant against the wall by the door.· His chest felt intolerably tight, and he leant against the passage wall to allow the tension to subside.· In the moist warmth of the evening, she leant against the wall which encircled the Palazzo.· She closed her eyes and leant against the wall waiting for the wave of dizziness to subside. |
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