音标：[li:n]
n. 瘦肉, 倾斜, 倾斜度
a. 瘦的, 贫乏的, 歉收的
vi. 倚靠, 倾斜, 依赖
vt. 使倾斜
【经】 贫乏, 依赖
在线英汉词典

lean的短语、例句：

lean adj (-er, -est) 1 (of people and animals) without much flesh; thin and healthy （指人或动物）瘦的
a lean athletic body 瘦而矫健的身体. 2 (of meat) containing little or no fat （指肉）脂肪少的, 无脂肪的: lean beef 瘦牛肉. 3 [esp attrib 尤作定语] (a) small in amount or quality; meagre 少量的; 质量低的; 贫乏的
a lean diet, harvest 量少的饮食、 收获. (b) (of a period of time) not productive （指一段时间）产量低的: lean years 歉岁
a lean season for good films 好影片不多的一段时期. lean, n [U] lean part of meat 瘦肉
a lot of fat but not much lean 肥肉多瘦肉少. lean v (pt, pp leant or leaned /li:nd; lind/) =>Usage at dream2 用法见dream2. 1 [I, Ipr, Ip] be in a sloping position; bend 倾斜; 弯曲; 屈身
lean out of the window, back in one´s chair, over to one side, etc 探身窗外、 仰靠椅背、 俯向一侧等
Just lean forward for a moment, please. 请稍稍向前弓一下身. 2 [Ipr] ~ against/(up)on sth rest on sth in a sloping position for support 倚靠在某物上
a ladder leaning against the wall 倚著墙的梯子
The old man leant upon his stick. 那个老先生拄著个手杖.
lean on sb´s arm, one´s elbows, etc 靠在某人的手臂上、 支撑在两肘上. 3 [Tn.pr] ~ sth against/on sth cause sth to rest against sth 使某物靠在另一物上
The workmen leant their shovels against the fence and went to lunch. 那些工人把 铁 往篱笆上一靠就吃午饭去了. 4 (idm 习语) bend/lean over backwards => backwards (backward). 5 (phr v) lean on sb (infml 口 esp US) try to influence sb by threats 威胁或恐吓某人
If they don´t pay soon we´ll have to lean on them a little. 要是他们不马上付款, 我们就得给他们加点压力了. lean (up)on sb/sth (for sth) depend on sb/sth 依靠某人[某事物]
lean upon others for guidance 依靠别人的指导
lean on his friends´ advice （他）听信朋友们的意见. lean towards sth have a tendency towards sth 倾向
He leans towards more lighthearted subjects in his later works. 他在後期的创作中倾向於比较轻松的主题.