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B2to (causeto)slopein onedirection, or tomovethetoppartof thebodyin aparticulardirection: （使）倾斜，（使）向一侧歪斜 She leanedforwardandwhisperedsomething in myear.她俯身过来和我耳语了几句。 Isatdown next to Bernard, who leaned over to me and said "You're late."我在伯纳德身边坐下，他凑过身子对我说，“你来晚了。” Leanyourheadback a little.头向后仰一点。 Thatfenceis leaning to theright.那个栅栏向右倾斜。 - Thepostleans to theright.
- I leaned over topickup theletter.
- He leanedforwardtolistenmoreclosely.
- Thetreesleaned in thewind.
- Thewallis leaningdangerously.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSlanting, sloping, leaning, tilting - acclivity
- angle
- angled
- askew
- bank
- cocked
- obliquely
- pitch
- pitched
- raked
- roll
- shelve
- skew
- slanted
- slope
- steep
- steepen
- tilt
- tip(something/someone)over
- tippy
See more results » Phrasal verbslean (something) against/onsomething leansomethingagainst/onsomething lean onsomeone/something lean onsomeone lean towards sth leanadjective(NO FAT)Leanmeathas littlefat. （肉）瘦的lean andfit瘦而健康 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and exampleshaving less flesh on the body than average - thinShe's on a diet but I think she's already too thin.
- skinnyYou should eat more. You're much too skinny.
- scrawnyHe hated his scrawny legs.
- slimHe was tall, very slim, with pale, deep-set eyes.
- slenderHe put his arms around her slender waist.
See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesVarious qualities of food - candy coat
- candy-coated
- citric
- cordon bleu
- creaminess
- diabetic
- farmhouse
- fruity
- halal
- herby
- homegrown
- homemade
- hoppy
- nutritious
- ripe
- sharpness
- single-estate
- store-bought
- sugar-coated
- sugarcoat
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: leanadjective(NOT ENOUGH)If aperiodoftimeis lean, there is not enough of something,especiallymoneyorfood, at thattime: 收益少的，匮乏的It has been aparticularlyleanyearfor theeducationdepartment.对教育部而言这是尤为不景气的一年。 leanadjective(EFFICIENT)approvingA leancompanyororganizationdoes not use too manypeopleorspendtoo muchmoney, so that there is nowaste: （公司或机构）精简的 Nowadaysevenefficient, lean, well-runindustriesarefailing.如今即使是那些高效、精干、管理良好的行业也在亏损。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesBusiness - general words - Age of Exploration
- amortizable
- anti-commercial
- anti-commercialism
- anti-consumer
- contractual
- contractually
- coopetition
- cop
- corporate image
- IPO
- locksomethingin
- m-commerce
- mercantile
- mercantilism
- unbranded
- uncommercialized
- vertical integration
- virement
- WIP
See more results » lean| American Dictionaryleanverb[I/T](SLOPE)tomoveyourbodyaway from averticalpositionso that it isbentforwardorrestingagainst something, or toplacesomething in aslopingpositionagainst something: [Ialways+ adv/prep]Theconductorleaned over us andaskedforourtickets. [Ialways+ adv/prep]Shepausedfor amomenttorestand leaned against alargerock. [T]He leaned hisbikeagainst thewall. Phrasal verbslean onsomeone/something lean towardsomething leanadjective[-er/-est only](THIN)(of aperson)thinand in goodphysicalcondition: Herbodyis lean,taut,athletic. When youdescribemeatas lean, youmeanthat it does not have muchfatin it: A leanperiodis atimeduring which there is not enough of something,esp.moneyorfood: It is aparticularlyleanyearforsciencefunding. When you say that acompanyorbusinessis lean, youmeanthat it has the fewestemployeesitneedsto doitswork. MANAGEMENTusing feweremployeesor lessmoneyinordertodecreasewaste, whilecontinuingtooperateeffectively: Companies aredownsizing,aimingto be leaner and moreefficient, withdemandsonemployeesforgreaterproductivity. With theapplicationof leanmanagementprinciples,suppliersanddistributorshavestreamlinedtheirprocesses. lean enterprise/operation/organizationWhen it comes tocosts, theypridethemselves onrunninga leanoperation. get/become leanerThe pack-houses andtheirworkershave had tobecomeleaner. leanretailers/suppliers if aperiodoftimeis lean, there is not enoughmoneyorbusinessat thattime: leanperiod/times/years Funding has beenincreasedto someprogramssufferingfrom severalyearsofleanbudgets. ifcosts,goodsforsale,materials, orquantitiesofworkersare lean, they are verylow, orkeptaslowaspossible: Coldweatheracrossthe U.S.signaledasurgeindemandfornaturalgasproductsat atimewheninventoriesareuncomfortablylean. Workingquicklyandcheaply, with leanstaffsandevenleanerbudgets,contractmanufacturershavelongplayedasupportingrolein thecomputerbusiness. leanness
Leannessmeanseliminatingallwaste,includingtime, andensuringasmoothandpredictableoutput. Examplesofleanlean I leaned out of window for fresh air.From theCambridge English Corpus He too leans beside me, watching me write.From theCambridge English Corpus One miniature fresco fragment shows a woman, perhaps a priestess, leaning rail; behind her is a net hanging across a window.From theCambridge English Corpus The furniture elements occupy the house much like the occupants - lounging about, leaning against walls or columns, or sitting around the edge of the room.From theCambridge English Corpus Another is to arrange identical schedules in separate components that are followed by different components signaling reinforcer rates that are either richer or leaner.From theCambridge English Corpus Even describing examples of these two putative selection processes cogently, leans heavily on the contrast with multi-step selection.From theCambridge English Corpus What video games have to teach us about leaning and literacy.From theCambridge English Corpus The young man leans for ward to ask the old man what time it is, but the old man does not answer.From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, the political empowerment of previously disenfranchised groups makes them a more permanent and potent force leaning against reversal.From theCambridge English Corpus One of those things just leaning out of the window, trying to free itself so it can fly above the trees.From theCambridge English Corpus Linear regression was used to analyse the relationship between leaning, turning up, resprouting, dead primary stem and the abundance of individuals in the forest.From theCambridge English Corpus A resprouting but leaning stem gives up canopy space whereas a reoriented stem that turns upward can reclaim canopy space.From theCambridge English Corpus There is a high prevalence of leaning trees in the study area that have either resprouted or undergone turning up.From theCambridge English Corpus There are fleeting moments where fragments become phonemes and a vowel sound leans towards the possibility of speech.From theCambridge English Corpus A question, for example, can be signaled by raised eyebrows, widened eyes, and a slight leaning forward of the head.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |