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lean

释义

lean

adjective

UK /liːn/

Word Forms

adjective	lean
comparative	leaner
superlative	leanest

1
thin and looking physically fit and healthy
He was lean and tanned.
Synonyms and related words
Thin in an attractive or healthy way
slim
slender
lean
2
lean meat has very little fat in it
a lean cut of beef
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe meat
boneless
bony
flyblown
3
a lean business spends as little money and employs as few workers as possible so that it will make a good profit
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe businesses and companies
accredited
agile
all-night
4
a lean period of time is very difficult to live in because many people lack money or other necessary things
the lean years of the Depression
Synonyms and related words
Absent, lost and unavailable
due
away
low
5
a lean crop, harvest etc is very small
Synonyms and related words
Crop farming
arable
broadacre
cash crop

lean

adjective

US /lin/

Word Forms

adjective	lean
comparative	leaner
superlative	leanest

1
thin and looking physically fit and healthy
He was lean and tanned.
Synonyms and related words
Thin in an attractive or healthy way
slim
slender
lean
2
lean meat has very little fat in it
a lean cut of beef
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe meat
boneless
bony
flyblown
3
a lean business spends as little money and employs as few workers as possible so that it will make a good profit
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe businesses and companies
accredited
agile
all-night
4
a lean period of time is very difficult to live in because many people lack money or other necessary things
the lean years of the Depression
Synonyms and related words
Absent, lost and unavailable
absent
lacking
missing
5
a lean crop, harvest, etc. is very small
Synonyms and related words
Crop farming
arable
cash crop
combine

lean

noun

UK /liːn/

1
uncountable meat that has very little fat in it
Synonyms and related words
Types of meat
bacon
beef
bushmeat
2
singular/uncountable a slope, or an angle
a forward lean of the body
Synonyms and related words
Angles
acute angle
adjacent angles
angle
Synonyms and related words
Slopes and sloping
slope
tilt
incline

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lean

verb

UK /liːn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	lean
he/she/it	leans
present participle	leaning
past tense	leaned or leant
past participle	leaned or leant

1
intransitive to move your body so it is closer to or further from someone or something, for example by bending at the waist
lean forward/back/towards/across etc:
The other girl leaned forward to hear what was going on.
I leaned over her shoulder to study the maps spread out on the table.
Bigelow leaned across the desk and lowered his voice.
Synonyms and related words
To change your position
balance
bear yourself
bend
2
intransitive to stand or be set at an angle against something for support instead of being upright
Two of the walls lean slightly inwards.
lean against:
Corey leaned against the apple tree.
lean on:
He walked in, leaning heavily on a cane.
Synonyms and related words
To be in a particular position or place
occupy
set
exist
1. 2a
  transitive to put something at an angle against something for support
  lean something against something:
  John leaned his rake against the side of the barn.
  Synonyms and related words
  To change position
  turn
  spin
  overturn
3
intransitive to tend to choose or support something
lean towards/to/in favour of:
She is leaning towards supporting military action.
The board of directors is leaning in favour of supporting the merger.
lean in the direction of something:
The decision to increase the budget hasn’t been made, but the committee is leaning in that direction.
Synonyms and related words
To have an opinion or opinions
think
believe in
say

phrasal verbs

lean in

lean on

lean

verb

US /lin/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	lean
he/she/it	leans
present participle	leaning
past tense	leaned
past participle	leaned

1
intransitive to move your body so it is closer to or farther from someone or something, for example by bending at the waist
lean forward/back/toward/across etc.:
The other girl leaned forward to hear what was going on.
I leaned over her shoulder to study the maps spread out on the table.
Bigelow leaned across the desk and lowered his voice.
Synonyms and related words
To change your position
balance
bear yourself
bend
2
intransitive to stand or be set at an angle against something for support instead of being upright
Two of the walls lean slightly inward.
lean against:
Corey leaned against the apple tree.
lean on:
He walked in, leaning heavily on a cane.
Synonyms and related words
To be in a particular position or place
occupy
set
exist
1. 2a
  transitive to put something at an angle against something for support
  lean something against something:
  John leaned his rake against the side of the barn.
  Synonyms and related words
  To change position
  turn
  spin
  overturn
3
intransitive to tend to choose or support something
lean toward/to/in favor of:
She is leaning toward supporting military action.
The board of directors is leaning in favor of supporting the merger.
lean in the direction of something:
The decision to increase the budget hasn’t been made, but the committee is leaning in that direction.
Synonyms and related words
To have an opinion or opinions
think
believe in
say

phrasal verbs

lean in

lean on

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