资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Recline \Re*cline"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reclined}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Reclining}.] [L. reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare
   to lean, incline. See {Incline}, {Lean} to incline.]
   To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc., to place in
   a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand.

         The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast.
                                                  --Dryden.

Reclining \Re*clin"ing\, a. (Bot.)
   (a) Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular.
   (b) Recumbent.

   {Reclining dial}, a dial whose plane is inclined to the
      vertical line through its center. --Davies & Peck (Math.
      Dict.).

资料来源 : WordNet®

reclining
     n : the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position

reclining
     adj : lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: {accumbent},
            {decumbent}, {recumbent}]