lean
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they lean | |
he / she / it leans | |
past simple leaned | |
past participle leaned | |
(British English also) past simple leant | |
(British English also) past participle leant | |
-ing form leaning |
- [intransitive] lean (+ adv./prep.)
to bend or move from a straight position to a sloping position 前俯(或后仰);倾斜 I leaned back in my chair. 我仰靠在椅背上。 She leaned forward and whispered something in his ear. 她俯下身子,在他耳边小声说了些什么。 He leaned over and kissed her. 他俯下身吻了她。 My wife leaned in to listen. 我妻子凑过来听。 A man was leaning out of the window. 一个人正探身窗外。 The tower is leaning dangerously. 那座塔倾斜了,很危险。
Extra ExamplesThe youth leaned down and lifted the child onto his shoulders. 年轻人俯下身,把孩子举到肩膀上。 I leaned across the table for the cereal packet. 我斜靠在桌子对面,去拿麦片包。 She leaned casually over the railings. 她随意地俯身靠在栏杆上。 He leaned closer, lowering his voice. 他俯过身来,并压低了声音。 He leaned into the open doorway. 他把身子探进敞开的门里。 He leaned towards her. 他靠向她。 She leaned forward eagerly to listen to him. 她急切地探身向前听他说。 She leaned precariously out of the window. 她把身子探出窗外,真危险。 She leaned to one side. 她歪向一边。 She was leaning confidentially across the table. 她神神秘秘地从桌上探过身来。 The taxi driver leaned through his window. 出租车司机从车窗探出头来。 Women and children leaned from the windows of the surrounding tenements. 妇女和孩子们从周围房屋的窗口探出身来。 Their heads were forward, their bodies leaning, tilted into the strong wind. 他们的头向前,身体前倾,迎着强风。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heavily
- lightly
- slightly
- …
- across
- against
- from
- …
- heavily
- [intransitive]
to rest on or against something for support 倚靠;靠在;靠置 - lean against something
A shovel was leaning against the wall. 一把铁铲靠墙放着。 - lean on something
The old man was leaning heavily on a stick. 老人正吃力地拄着拐杖。
Extra ExamplesOxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heavily
- lightly
- slightly
- …
- across
- against
- from
- …
- heavily
- lean against something
- [transitive]
to make something rest against something in a sloping position 使斜靠 - lean something against something
Can I lean my bike against the wall? 我能把自行车靠在这墙上吗? She leaned her head against his shoulder. 她把头靠在他的肩膀上。 - lean something on something
He leaned his elbows on the table and sighed. 他把胳膊肘靠在桌子上,叹了口气。 He sat down and leaned his chin on his right hand. 他坐下来,把下巴靠在右手上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heavily
- lightly
- slightly
- …
- across
- against
- from
- …
- heavily
- lean something against something
Word Originverb Old English hleonian, hlinian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leunen and German lehnen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin inclinare and Greek klinein.