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单词 recline
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recline

(rɪklaɪn)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense reclines, present participle reclining, past tense, past participle 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]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: lean, lie (down), stretch out, lie back More Synonyms of recline
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]

recline in British English

(rɪˈklaɪn)
verb
to rest or cause to rest in a leaning position
Derived forms
reclinable (reˈclinable)
adjective
reclination (ˌrɛklɪˈneɪʃən)
noun
Word origin
C15: from Old French recliner, from Latin reclīnāre to lean back, from re- + clīnāre to lean1

recline in American English

(rɪˈklaɪn)
verb transitiveWord forms: reˈclined or reˈclining
1. 
to cause to lean or lie back or down; lay back
verb intransitive
2. 
to lie or lean back or down; specif., to rest or repose lying down
Derived forms
reclination (ˌrecliˈnation) (ˌrɛkləˈneɪʃən)
noun
Word origin
ME reclynen < L reclinare < re-, back + clinare, to lean: see incline

Examples of 'recline' in a sentence
recline

There are few things better in life than reclining on the couch.
The Sun (2011)
On the far side of the circular chamber was a large reclining couch.
Baxter, Stephen Anti-Ice (1993)
Lie on a blanket or use a reclining chair to get comfortable while you are looking up at the sky.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This will save huge rifts when you fork out 4,500 on that reclining gamer chair.
The Sun (2016)
He had a reclining chair; she sat more formally on the sofa.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He called it the booth to himself, though it was actually a reclining chair.
Tepper, Sheri S. A Plague of Angels (1993)
I am not keen on reclining seats.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I find it hard to sit comfortably but a proper reclining chair is ridiculously expensive.
The Sun (2010)
So you'd have thought they could have stretched to reclining chairs and perhaps a duvet in the cinema.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Instead, the company plans to use a neutral image of a model in a tweed frock coat reclining on a couch.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A reclining position should be adopted, with the eyes closed.
Chaitow, Leon The Beat Fatigue Workbook - how to identify the causes (1988)
Powerful bronzes, reclining nudes and reliefs examine figure, form and plane.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Everything has a touch of panache about it, from the wide leather reclining chairs in the cinema to the individual rooms in the hairdressing salon.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Days of small victories - successfully surviving a wash in a reclining electric shower chair (!
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He leaned back in his reclining chair, gripping its arms firmly, and wondered what was happening to him.
Christianity Today (2000)
If you need a model, I specialise in reclining nudes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The main bulk of work is on a cinema that seats 16 people on comfy reclining sofas, and a largeswimming pool and outdoor spa area.
The Sun (2015)

In other languages
recline

British English: recline 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.
  • American English: recline
  • Brazilian Portuguese: reclinar-se
  • Chinese: 斜靠
  • European Spanish: reclinarse
  • French: s'allonger
  • German: zurückgelehnt sitzen
  • Italian: reclinare la schiena
  • Japanese: もたれる
  • Korean: 비스듬히 앉다
  • European Portuguese: reclinar-se
  • Latin American Spanish: reclinarse

Chinese translation of 'recline'

recline

(rɪˈklaɪn)

vi

  1. [person] 斜倚 (xiéyǐ)
  2. [seat] 向后(後)倾(傾)斜 (xiàng hòu qīngxié)

vt

  1. [seat] 使倾(傾)斜 (shǐ qīngxié)
(verb) 
Definition
to rest in a leaning position
She proceeded to recline on a chaise longue.
Synonyms
lean
She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him.
lie (down)
stretch out
The jacuzzi was too small to stretch out in.
lie back
rest
He rested his arms on the back of the chair.
lounge
They ate and drank and lounged in the shade.
sprawl
She sprawled on the bed, not even moving to cover herself up.
loll
He lolled back in his comfortable chair.
repose
They repose on couches.
be recumbent
Opposites
stand
,
rise
,
stand up
,
get up
,
sit up
,
stand upright

Additional synonyms

in the sense of loll
Definition
to lounge in a lazy manner
He lolled back in his comfortable chair.
Synonyms
lounge,
relax,
lean,
slump,
flop,
sprawl,
loaf,
slouch,
recline,
outspan (South Africa)
in the sense of lounge
Definition
to pass time lazily or idly
They ate and drank and lounged in the shade.
Synonyms
relax,
pass time,
hang out (informal),
idle,
loaf,
potter,
sprawl,
lie about,
waste time,
recline,
take it easy,
saunter,
loiter,
loll,
dawdle,
laze,
kill time,
make yourself at home,
veg out (slang),
outspan (South Africa),
fritter time away
in the sense of repose
Definition
to lie or lay down at rest
They repose on couches.
Synonyms
lie,
rest,
sleep,
relax,
lie down,
recline,
take it easy,
slumber,
rest upon,
lie upon,
drowse,
outspan (South Africa),
take your ease

Nearby words of
recline

  • reckon without something or someone
  • reckoning
  • reclaim
  • recline
  • recluse
  • reclusive
  • recognition

Synonyms of 'recline'

recline

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of rest
Definition
to place for support or steadying
He rested his arms on the back of the chair.
Synonyms
place,
lay,
repose,
stretch out,
stand,
sit,
lean,
prop
in the sense of sprawl
Definition
to sit or lie with one's arms and legs spread out
She sprawled on the bed, not even moving to cover herself up.
Synonyms
loll,
slump,
lounge,
flop,
lie down,
slouch,
recline,
drape yourself
in the sense of stretch out
The jacuzzi was too small to stretch out in.
Synonyms
lie down,
lounge,
lean back,
recline,
loll
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