lean on

phrasal verb

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lean on somebody/something

to depend on somebody/something for help and support依靠，依赖（…的帮助和支持） synonym rely
- He leans heavily on his family.他在很大程度上依赖他的家庭。
- Britain leans heavily on Europe for trade.在贸易上英国严重依赖欧洲。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- heavily
- lightly
- slightly
- …
preposition
- across
- against
- from
- …
adverb
- heavily
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to try to influence somebody by threatening them对…施加压力；威胁；恐吓
- The government has been leaning on the TV company not to broadcast the show.政府一直给电视公司施加压力，不准播放此节目。