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TOEFL BNC: 1867 COCA: 1520

lean
1 lean /ˈliːn/ verb
leans; leaned or British leant /ˈlɛnt/ ; leaning
1 lean
/ˈliːn/
verb
leans; leaned or British leant /ˈlɛnt/ ; leaning
Learner's definition of LEAN
1 
a  [no object] : to bend or move from a straight position前俯；后仰；倾斜
b  [+ object] : to cause (something) to bend or move from a straight position使前俯；使后仰；使倾斜
2 
a  [no object] : to rest on or against something or someone for support倚；靠
b  [+ object] : to cause (something) to rest on or against something使倚；使靠
3 
a  — used to describe what someone wants to do, tends to do, or is likely to do想做；倾向于做；很可能做
— often + toward
b  — used to say that someone supports one group or set of beliefs more than another倾向于支持… — often + toward
c  — used to say that something is more like one thing than another与…更相似— often + toward

lean on

[phrasal verb]
1 
lean on (someone or something) : to depend on (someone or something) for support依靠；依赖
2 
lean on (someone) informal : to force or try to force (someone) to do something especially by making threats : to put pressure on (someone)对…施加压力；威胁；恐吓

lean over backward

— see 1backward
2 lean /liːn/ adjective
leaner; leanest
2 lean
/liːn/
adjective
leaner; leanest
Learner's definition of LEAN
[also more lean; most lean]
1 
: not having much fat on the body : physically thin, strong, and healthy瘦且健康的
2 
: containing little or no fat精瘦的；不含脂肪的
3 
: not having or producing much money, food, etc.贫乏的；获利少的；贫瘠的
4 
usually approving : not using a lot of something (such as words or money)简洁的；节约的
: not wasteful不浪费的

— leanness

/ˈliːnnəs/ noun [noncount]
Synonyms同义词
lean, thin, and skinny mean not having much fat on the body.*lean、thin和skinny均指身体脂肪少。
lean suggests a lack of unnecessary fat and may also suggest the muscular body of an athlete.*lean指没有多余的脂肪，也可以指运动员的强健身体。
thin can describe a person whose lack of fat is unhealthy, but it also often describes a person who is considered attractive.*thin可形容人瘦弱，也常形容人苗条。
skinny describes a person who has an extremely thin appearance and who may not be healthy or eat enough food.*skinny形容人瘦削，可能不健康或吃得太少。
TOEFL BNC: 1867 COCA: 1520

lean

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verb (1)

ˈlēn How to pronounce lean (audio)
leaned ˈlēnd How to pronounce lean (audio)
 chiefly British  ˈlent
; leaning ˈlē-niŋ How to pronounce lean (audio) ; leans

intransitive verb

1
a
: to incline, deviate, or bend from a vertical position
He leaned back in his chair.
b
: to cast one's weight to one side for support
Lean on me as we walk.
2
: to rely for support or inspiration
… preferred not to lean on his father in building a career. Current Biography
3
: to incline in opinion, taste, or desire
leaning toward a career in chemistry

transitive verb

: to cause to lean : incline
The boy leaned his head on his mother's shoulder.

see also lean in, lean on

lean

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noun (1)

: the act or an instance of leaning : inclination

lean

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adjective

1
a
: lacking or deficient in flesh
b
: containing little or no fat
lean meat
2
: lacking richness, sufficiency, or productiveness
lean profits
the lean years
3
: deficient in an essential or important quality or ingredient: such as
a
of ore : containing little valuable mineral
b
: low in combustible component
—used especially of fuel mixtures
4
: characterized by economy (as of style, expression, or operation)
leanly adverb
leanness
ˈlēn-nəs How to pronounce lean (audio)
noun

lean

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verb (2)

leaned; leaning; leans

transitive verb

: to make lean

lean

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noun (2)

: the part of meat that consists principally of lean muscle

Synonyms

Verb (1)

Noun (1)

Adjective

Choose the Right Synonym for lean

lean, spare, lank, lanky, gaunt, rawboned, scrawny, skinny mean thin because of an absence of excess flesh.

lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours.

a lean racehorse

spare suggests leanness from abstemious living or constant exercise.

the gymnast's spare figure

lank implies tallness as well as leanness.

the lank legs of the heron

lanky suggests awkwardness and loose-jointedness as well as thinness.

a lanky youth, all arms and legs

gaunt implies marked thinness or emaciation as from overwork or suffering.

a prisoner's gaunt face

rawboned suggests a large ungainly build without implying undernourishment.

a rawboned farmer

scrawny and skinny imply an extreme leanness that suggests deficient strength and vitality.

a scrawny chicken
skinny street urchins

Example Sentences

Adjective She has a lean, athletic body. all of the marathoners are extremely lean

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1) and Noun (1)

Middle English lenen, from Old English hleonian; akin to Old High German hlinēn to lean, Greek klinein, Latin clinare

Adjective

Middle English lene, from Old English hlǣne

First Known Use

Verb (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun (1)

1776, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lean was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing lean
TOEFL BNC: 1867 COCA: 1520
lean

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤heavily嚴重傾斜▸➤lightly輕微傾斜▸➤slightly微微傾斜▸➤casually, comfortably, lazily, nonchalantly隨意地／舒適地／懶洋洋地／漠然地斜靠◇Kate leaned comfortably against the wall.凱特舒適地靠在牆上。➤eagerly急切地傾身➤confidentially, conspiratorially神秘兮兮地傾身▸➤weakly, wearily虛弱地／疲倦地斜靠➤precariously搖搖晃晃地靠▸➤close, near靠近◇He leaned closer, lowering his voice.他壓低聲音，靠得更近了。➤across, down, forward, out, over向對面／向下／向前／向外／向下方傾斜◇She leaned forward eagerly to listen to him.她急切地探身向前聽他說。➤away, back, backwards/backward向別處傾斜；向後傾斜◇He leaned back in his chair.他向後靠在椅子上。➤sideways向一邊傾斜PREPOSITION➤across向對面傾斜◇She was leaning confidentially across the table.她神神秘秘地從桌上探過身來。➤against倚靠在⋯上◇She leaned her head against his shoulder.她把頭靠在他的肩膀上。➤from從⋯探出◇Women and children leaned from the windows of the surrounding tenements.婦女和孩子們從周圍房屋的窗口探出身來。➤into探身進入◇He leaned into the open doorway.他把身子探進敞開的門裏。➤on靠着◇The old man was leaning heavily on a stick.老人正吃力地拄着拐杖。➤out of探出◇She leaned precariously out of the window.她把身子探出窗外，真危險。➤over俯身靠着◇She leaned casually over the railings.她隨意地俯身靠在欄杆上。➤through從中探出◇The taxi driver leaned through his window.出租車司機從車窗探出頭來。➤to斜向⋯◇She leaned to one side.她歪向一邊。➤towards/toward向⋯傾斜◇He leaned towards / toward her.他傾身靠向她。
lean

verb

 ●lean on sb/sthADVERB➤heavily嚴重依賴⋯◇Britain leans heavily on Europe for trade.在貿易上英國嚴重依賴歐洲。

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