lean
US: /ˈɫin/
UK: /lˈiːn/
UK: /lˈiːn/
English Vietnamese dictionary
lean /li:n/
- danh từ
- độ nghiêng, độ dốc
- chỗ nạc
- tính từ
- gầy còm
- nạc, không dính mỡ (thịt)
- đói kém, mất mùa
- a lean year: một năm đói kém, một năm mất mùa
- không bổ (thức ăn); gầy (than, quặng...); không lợi lộc gì (việc làm)
- ngoại động từ leaned, leant
- dựa, tựa, chống
- dựa, tựa, chống
- nội động từ
- nghiêng đi
- (+ back, forward, out, over) cúi, ngả người
- to lean forward: ngả người về phía trước
- (+ against, on, upon) dựa, tựa, chống
- to lean against the wall: dựa vào tường
- ỷ vào, dựa vào; (quân sự) dựa vào sự yểm hộ bên sườn của (một đạo quân...)
- to lean on someone's help: dựa vào sự giúp đỡ của ai
- (+ to, towards) nghiêng về, thiên về
- to lean towards communism: thiên về chủ nghĩa cộng sản
Advanced English dictionary
verb, adjective, noun
+ verb (leaned, leaned) (BrE also leant, leant )
1 [V] [usually +adv./prep.] to bend or move from an upright position: I leaned back in my chair. + The tower is leaning dangerously. + A man was leaning out of the window.
2 [V] ~ against / on sth to rest on or against sth for support: A shovel was leaning against the wall. + She walked slowly, leaning on her son's arm.
3 [VN] ~ sth against / on sth to make sth rest against sth in a sloping position: Can I lean my bike against the wall?
Idioms see BACKWARDS
Phrasal Verbs: lean on sb/sth
1 to depend on sb/sth for help and support: He leans heavily on his family.
2 to try to influence sb by threatening them: The government has been leaning on the TV company not to broadcast the show.
lean to / towards / toward sth to have a tendency to prefer sth, especially a particular opinion or interest: The UK leant towards the US proposal.
+ adjective (leaner, leanest)
1 (usually approving) (of people, especially men, or animals) without much flesh; thin and fit: a lean, muscular body + He was tall, lean and handsome.
2 (of meat) containing little or no fat: a lean, tender piece of beef
3 [usually before noun] (of a period of time) difficult and not producing much money, food, etc: a lean period / spell + The company recovered well after going through several lean years. + This is the leanest time of the year for the tourist industry. + Many animals have a lean time of it in winter.
4 (of organizations, etc.) strong and efficient because the number of employees has been reduced: The changes made the company leaner and more competitive.
leanness noun [U]: The dark clothes emphasized the leanness of her body.
+ noun [U] the part of meat that has little or no fat
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 thin, slim, slender, rangy, spare, wiry, lanky, lank, skinny, angular, bony, raw-boned, gaunt, gangling, gangly, spare, meagre, skeletal, scraggy, scrawny, haggard, emaciated, pinched, wasted, shrunken, macilent:
He has the lean leggy build typical of a runner.
2 unfruitful, unproductive, barren, infertile, poor, meagre, scanty, bare, arid, sparse, impoverished:
The Kanes tried for years to eke a living from the lean soil.
3 impoverished, destitute, needy, poverty-stricken, penurious, indigent, necessitous, hard, bad, difficult:
The Depression was a lean period for most people.
v.
1 rest (against or on or upon), be held up or supported by:
She leant her head on his shoulder.
2 incline, slant, tilt, bend, tip:
Isn't that pole leaning over too much?
3 Often, lean towards. favour, gravitate towards, tend towards, be disposed towards, prefer, show a preference for, incline towards, be or lean on the side of, be biased towards, be (prejudiced) in favour of:
She leans towards conservatism when it comes to morality.
4 lean on.
(a) rely on, depend on, count on, believe or trust in, pin one's hopes or faith on or upon:
You can lean on me if you need help.
(b) pressure, bring pressure to bear on, intimidate, threaten, cow, terrorize, terrify, scare, frighten, warn, menace, endanger, imperil, Brit pressurize:
Sometimes the gang would lean on a shopkeeper who refused to pay for 'protection'.
leaningn.
bent, inclination, bias, prejudice, favouritism, partiality, predilection, liking, taste, preference, penchant, sympathy, tendency, tendentiousness:
The judges' leanings in favour of short-haired dogs are well known.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
heavily | lightly | slightly | casually, easily, lazily, nonchalantly | eagerly | earnestly | confidentially, confidingly, conspiratorially | weakly, wearily | drunkenly | precariously | close, near
He leaned closer, lowering his voice.
| across, forward, down, out, over
She leant forward eagerly to listen to him.
| away, back, backwards
He leaned back in his chair.
| sideways
PREP.
across
She was leaning confidentially across the table.
| against
She leaned her head against his shoulder.
| into
He leaned into the open doorway.
| on
The old man was leaning heavily on a stick.
| out of
She leaned precariously out of the window.
| over
She leaned casually over the railings.
| through
The taxi driver leaned through his window.
| towards
He leaned towards her.
PHRASAL VERBS lean on sb/sth
ADV.
heavily
Britain leans heavily on Europe for trade.
Concise English dictionary
leant|leans|leaned|leaning|leaner|leanestlɪːn
noun
+the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
verb
+to incline or bend from a vertical position
+cause to lean or incline
+have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
+rely on for support
+cause to lean to the side
adj.
+lacking excess flesh
+lacking in mineral content or combustible material
+containing little excess
+not profitable or prosperous
