英语词汇“lean”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

lean

释义

verb intrans

to incline or bend from a vertical position

I leant forward to look

(+ on/against) to rest supported on or against something

(+ on/upon) to rely on somebody for support or inspiration

(+ towards) to incline in a particular direction in opinion, taste, etc

She leans towards socialism

informal (+ on) to exert pressure on somebody to do something

verb trans

(+ on/against) to place (something) on or against something for support

[Old English hleonian]

an instance or degree of leaning

said of a person or animal: lacking or deficient in flesh or bulk; thin

said of meat: containing little or no fat

lacking richness, sufficiency, or value

a lean harvest

deficient in an essential or important quality or ingredient

a lean ore

said of a fuel mixture: low in the combustible component

leanly adv

leanness noun

[Old English hlǣne]

the part of meat that consists principally of fat-free muscular tissue

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