lean
Từ điển Collocation
lean verb
ADV. heavily | lightly | slightly | casually, easily, lazily, nonchalantly | eagerly | earnestly | confidentially, confidingly, conspiratorially | weakly, wearily | drunkenly | precariously | close, near He leaned closer, lowering his voice. | across, forward, down, out, over She leant forward eagerly to listen to him. | away, back, backwards He leaned back in his chair. | sideways
PREP. across She was leaning confidentially across the table. | against She leaned her head against his shoulder. | into He leaned into the open doorway. | on The old man was leaning heavily on a stick. | out of She leaned precariously out of the window. | over She leaned casually over the railings. | through The taxi driver leaned through his window. | towards He leaned towards her. PHRASAL VERBS lean on sb/sth
ADV. heavily Britain leans heavily on Europe for trade.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; tilt, list, inclination, leaning
the tower had a pronounced tilt
the ship developed a list to starboard
he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
v.
- to incline or bend from a vertical position; tilt, tip, slant, angle
She leaned over the banister
- cause to lean or incline
He leaned his rifle against the wall
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; tend, be given, incline, run
She tends to be nervous before her lectures
These dresses run small
He inclined to corpulence
- rely on for support
We can lean on this man
- cause to lean to the side; list
Erosion listed the old tree
adj.
- lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare; thin
- lacking in mineral content or combustible material
lean ore
lean fuel
- containing little excess; skimpy
a lean budget
a skimpy allowance
- not profitable or prosperous
a lean year
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
leans|leant|leaned|leaning|leaner|leanest
syn.: bend incline lanky meager narrow rest scant scrawny skinny slant slender slight slim slope spare thin tip
ant.: fat fertile plump rich stout