詞匯精選:lean的用法和辨析
一、詳細(xì)釋義:
adj.
(人或動物)瘦的;(肉)少脂肪的,無脂肪的
例句:
Vanamee turned his lean ascetic face toward him, his black eyes fixed attentively
伐那米把一張苦行僧似的消瘦的臉轉(zhuǎn)過來,一雙黑眼睛全神貫注的盯著他望。
例句:
A lean and hungry cat came to our door.
一只饑餓的瘦貓走到我家門口。
簡潔的;犀利的;直接的
n.
瘦肉
例句:
Venison is a very lean form of meat.
鹿肉是一種瘦肉。
例句:
His wife could eat no lean.
他的妻子不吃瘦肉。
v.
斜,傾斜 [I,T]
例句:
The building leaned before it was renovated.
在修復(fù)前,那幢樓傾斜著。
例句:
The tower leaned a little to the right.
塔有些向右傾斜。
屈身;靠,倚 [I,T]
例句:
If you lean on those wet railings, youll dirty your sleeves
你若靠在那些濕欄桿上,你會弄臟袖子的。
例句:
On reaching the landing-place, he leaned his back against the balusters and folded his arms.
他走到樓梯轉(zhuǎn)角,依著欄桿,叉起兩臂。
依靠
例句:
Don't always lean on the help of others.
不要老是依靠別人的幫助。
例句:
The minister leaned on his advisers for support.
這位部長依靠他的顧問支持。
使變瘦 [T]
例句:
The teacher was leaned out by his long illness.
長年生病使這位老師變得消瘦。
二、詞義辨析:
lean,slender,slim,slight,thin
這些形容詞均有“瘦的”之意。 lean側(cè)重缺少脂肪。既可能是因病而瘦,也可能因饑餓而消瘦。也指身體消瘦,但肌肉結(jié)實,身體健康。 slender指身體細(xì)長、體態(tài)優(yōu)美、苗條適中,多用于指女性。 slim指身體的細(xì)長,體重輕不著重外形的優(yōu)美,可用于不同的性別,常用于減輕體重的人。 slight指身材又瘦又小。 thin普通用詞,指腰細(xì)、骨架窄,常因疾病或疲勞而消瘦。
三、相關(guān)短語:
lean against
靠在…,倚在…
lean back
向后傾斜
lean on
靠在…,倚…;依靠,依賴 對…施加壓力;逼迫
四、參考例句:
Don't lean out of the window.
別把身子探出窗外。
They stopped to lean over a gate.
他們停下來,身子探過一扇柵欄門。
You always lean on others for help.
你總是依靠別人的幫助。
Lean meats and eggs from pasture-raised animals.
來自食草動物的瘦肉和蛋。
Kids today lean toward?casual?clothes.
今天的孩子傾向于穿隨便的衣服。
Like most female athletes, she was lean and muscular.
像大多女運動員一樣,她清瘦但肌肉發(fā)達(dá)。
The burning gases can ignite the lean mixture.
燃燒著的氣體能點燃稀的混合氣。
Don't always lean on the help of others.
不要老是依靠別人的幫助。
Venison is a very lean form of meat.
鹿肉是一種瘦肉。
It is dangerous to lean out of the window.
頭伸出窗外是很危險的。
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