lean/liːn/ (leant, leant英, learned, learned 美 )

vt 使倾斜；倚靠

• He leaned his back against the wall. 他背靠在墙上。

vi

1. 屈身，弯身

• It's dangerous for you to lean out of the window of a bus. 你把身子探出车窗外是很危险的。

2. 倾斜，倾倒

• a leaning tower 一座斜塔

• The trees were leaning in the heavy wind. 树被大风吹得东倒西歪。

3. 倚，靠

• A ladder is leaning against the wall under our window. 一架梯子靠在我家窗下的墙上。

词组lean (up) on

1. 倚，靠

• She leant her head on her husband's shoulder. 她把头靠在丈夫肩上。

2. 依赖，依靠

• He is not the person that you can lean on. 他不是你能依靠的人。

3. 威胁，恐吓；对…施加压力

• We were leant on to agree to his proposal. 我们被迫同意他的提议。

lean over backwards 矫枉过正，走另一极端 lean towards sth. 倾向

• He leans towards more lighthearted subjects in his later works. 他在后期的创作中倾向于比较轻松的主题。