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单词 recline
释义 re·cline
\rə̇ˈklīn, rēˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English reclinen, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French recliner, from Latin reclinare, from re- + clinare to bend, lean — more at lean
transitive verb
: to cause or permit to incline backward : place in a recumbent position : lean, rest
 < reclines her head on a pillow >
 < reclined the seat a little — Henry LaCossitt >
intransitive verb
1. : to lean or incline backward
 < was reclining against the mantelpiece in a strained counterfeit of perfect ease — Scott Fitzgerald >
2. : to lie in a recumbent position — usually used with on
 < on a sofa with two cylindrical pillows reclined a … pretty woman — Thomas Hardy >
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