时间: 2025-04-24 17:30:39
美: [lin]
英: [liːn]
vi. 倾斜;倚靠;倾向;依赖
adj. 瘦的;贫乏的,歉收的
vt. 使倾斜
n. 瘦肉;倾斜;倾斜度
n. (Lean)人名;(西)莱安;(柬)连;(英)利恩
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词源分析:Lean源自古英语“hlēanian”,意为“倾斜”或“靠近”。它的词根可能与拉丁语“līnāre”(意为“使直”)有关。
历史背景:Lean作为动词的首次使用可以追溯到12世纪,作为形容词则在14世纪开始使用。
课本:在**的中学英语教材中,"lean"可能出现在与健康或饮食相关的单元中。牛津和美国教材中,通常在谈论身体描述或形容词的使用时会出现。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:在科学和工程中,"lean"通常指代一种减少浪费的策略,如“lean production”或“lean startup”理念。
He leaned against the wall while waiting for the bus.
他在等公交时靠在墙上。
She prefers lean meat for a healthier diet.
她更喜欢瘦肉以保持健康饮食。
The company adopted lean principles to improve efficiency.
该公司采用了精益原则以提高效率。
His lean physique is the result of years of training.
他瘦削的体格是多年训练的结果。
The project was completed in a lean manner, avoiding waste.
该项目以精简的方式完成,避免了浪费。
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通过这些分析,可以更好地理解和使用“lean”这个单词。
[V-I] When you lean in a particular direction, you bend your body in that direction. (身体) 倾斜
例:Eileen leaned across and opened the passenger door.艾琳探过身来打开了乘客门。
[V-T/V-I] If you lean on or against someone or something, you rest against them so that they partly support your weight. If you lean an object on or against something, you place the object so that it is partly supported by that thing. 把…靠 (在…上); 靠 (在…上)
例:She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him.她感到累了,乐意靠在他身上。
例:Lean the plants against a wall and cover the roots with peat.把这些植物靠在墙上,用泥炭盖住根部。
[[表赞许]] If you describe someone as lean, you mean that they are thin but look strong and healthy. 清瘦而且健康
例:Like most athletes, she was lean and muscular.像大部分运动员一样,她清瘦而且肌肉强健。
[ADJ] If meat is lean, it does not have very much fat. 少脂肪的
例:It is a beautiful meat, very lean and tender.这是一块好肉,又瘦又嫩。
[ADJ] If you describe an organization as lean, you mean that it has become more efficient and less wasteful by getting rid of staff, or by dropping projects which were unprofitable. 高效的
例:...reforms which turned us into a lean and competitive nation.…使我们成为高效率、竞争力强的国家的改革。
[ADJ] If you describe periods of time as lean, you mean that people have less of something such as money or are less successful than they used to be. 贫乏的
例:My parents lived through the lean years of the 1930s.我的父母经历了20世纪30年代的萧条期。