lean
معنی فارسی
لاغر نزار لخم بي چربي کم سود بي برکت سبک ضعيف
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English lenen, from Old English hleonian, from Proto-Germanic *hlinōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.
مثال
- She leaned against the wall for support.
- He leaned forward to get a better view.
- The tower is leaning due to structural damage.
ترکیبهای رایج
Lean against the wall Lean forward Lean on someone Lean to one side
تعریف انگلیسی
- to incline or bend from a vertical position “She leaned over the banister” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s” “Something is ----ing PP” “Somebody ----s PP”
- cause to lean or incline “He leaned his rifle against the wall” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something PP” “They lean their rifles on the cabinet”
- 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” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE”
- rely on for support “We can lean on this man” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody”
- cause to lean to the side “Erosion listed the old tree” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s somethingIII”
- lacking excess flesh “you can't be too rich or too thin” “Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare” “Attrubites: body weight”
- lacking in mineral content or combustible material “lean ore” “lean fuel”
- containing little excess “a lean budget” “a skimpy allowance”
- not profitable or prosperous “a lean year”
مترادفها
I. verb neuter
1. Incline (from a perpendicular), slope.
2. Recline, bear, rest, repose.
3. Tend, have a tendency.
4. Repose, rely, depend, confide, trust.
II. verb active
Rest, incline for support, lay.
III. adjective
1. Thin, poor, gaunt, emaciated, meagre, lank, skinny, fallen away.
2. Barren, jejune, meagre, tame, prosy, dull.
3. Scanty, slender, pitiful, inadequate, not full or abundant, not plentiful, not ample, not enough.
4. Free from fat, destitute of fat.
5. Barren, bare, unfertile, unproductive.