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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Lean \Lean\ (l[=e]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaned} (l[=e]nd),
sometimes {Leant} (l[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaning}.] [OE.
lenen, AS. hlinian, hleonian, v. i.; akin to OS. hlin[=o]n,
D. leunen, OHG. hlin[=e]n, lin[=e]n, G. lehnen, L. inclinare,
Gr. kli`nein, L. clivus hill, slope. [root]40. Cf.
{Declivity}, {Climax}, {Incline}, {Ladder}.]
1. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to
be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she
leaned out at the window; a leaning column. ``He leant
forward.'' --Dickens.
2. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; --
with to, toward, etc.
They delight rather to lean to their old customs.
--Spenser.
3. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; --
with on, upon, or against.
He leaned not on his fathers but himself.
--Tennyson.
資料來源 : WordNet®
lean
v 1: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned
over the banister" [syn: {tilt}, {tip}, {slant}, {angle}]
2: cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the
wall"
3: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be
inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures";
"These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
[syn: {tend}, {be given}, {incline}, {run}]
4: rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
5: cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
[syn: {list}]
[also: {leant}]
lean
adj 1: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin";
"Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
[syn: {thin}] [ant: {fat}]
2: lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean
ore"; "lean fuel" [ant: {rich}]
3: containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy
allowance" [syn: {skimpy}]
4: low in mineral content; "a lean ore"
5: not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"
[also: {leant}]
lean
n : the property possessed by a line or surface that departs
from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt";
"the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with
a heavy inclination to the right" [syn: {tilt}, {list}, {inclination},
{leaning}]
[also: {leant}]
leant
See {lean}