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资料来源 : 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.

资料来源 : 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}