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lean

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verb

/ˈliːn/ leans; leaned or Brit leant /ˈlɛnt/; leaning

[no obj] :to bend or move from a straight position

The tree leans to one side.

He leaned back in his chair.

They leaned over the table to smell the flowers.

[+ obj] :to cause (something) to bend or move from a straight position

They leaned their heads back.

He leaned his chair back.

[no obj] :to rest on or against something or someone for support

You can lean on me if you get tired.

She stood leaning on her right leg.

The ladder was leaning against the house.

[+ obj] :to cause (something) to rest on or against something

He leaned the ladder against the house.

The boy leaned his head on his mother's shoulder.

a - used to describe what someone wants to do, tends to do, or is likely to do

She hasn't made a decision yet, and I don't know which way she's leaning. - often + toward

She's leaning toward a career in medicine. [=she is probably going to choose a career in medicine]

The mayor is leaning toward closing down the school.

b - used to say that someone supports one group or set of beliefs more than another; often + toward

an independent presidential candidate who leans toward the Democrats and their views

c - used to say that something is more like one thing than another; often + toward

Her new album leans more toward rock than country.

lean on

[phrasal verb]

lean on (someone or something) :to depend on (someone or something) for support

He leaned on his family during the crisis.

She was someone you could lean on.

lean on (someone) informal :to force or try to force (someone) to do something especially by making threats :to put pressure on (someone)

They were leaning on the governor to pass the law.

lean over backward

xem backward

adjective

leaner; leanest

[also more ~; most ~]

not having much fat on the body :physically thin, strong, and healthy

She has a lean, athletic body.

a lean racehorse

containing little or no fat

lean meat

(US) lean ground beef

not having or producing much money, food, etc.

Those were lean years for the company. [=the company did not make much money in those years]

a lean budget/profit/harvest

usually approving :not using a lot of something (such as words or money)

He had a lean style of writing. [=his writing style did not use too many words] :not wasteful

She ran a lean and efficient company.

We wanted our business to be lean and mean.

synonyms lean, thin, and skinny mean not having much fat on the body. lean suggests a lack of unnecessary fat and may also suggest the muscular body of an athlete.

the strong lean legs of a runner thin can describe a person whose lack of fat is unhealthy, but it also often describes a person who is considered attractive.

a thin and sickly old man

The room was full of beautiful thin women. skinny describes a person who has an extremely thin appearance and who may not be healthy or eat enough food.

skinny children in poor countries

skinny legs

* Các từ tương tự:
leaning, lean-to