recline

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vt. 使斜靠 vi. 靠, 斜倚, 依赖

发音

其它 /ɹɪˈklaɪn/

词形变化

reclines 复数 reclined reclinedst reclines 三单 reclines reclineth reclining reclining 现在分词 reclined 过去式 reclined 过去分词 reclinest reclinedst 过去式 reclineth 三单 reclined 复数

教材释义与例句

动词

使躺下；使斜倚

动词

靠；依赖；斜倚

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mechanism for lowering the back of a seat to support a less upright position; Also, the action of lowering the back using such a mechanism.

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause to lean back; to bend back.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To put in a resting position.

    及物

    She reclined her arms on the table and sighed.

  3. 3.

    To lean back.

    不及物

    to recline against a wall

  4. 4.

    To put oneself in a resting position.

    不及物

    to recline on a couch

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

repose recumb

上位词 10

put place set lie position lay tip angle lean pose

下位词 2

rest fallback

近义相关 2

repose recumb

词源

Borrowed from Latin reclīnāre (“to bend back”). Compare decline, incline.

来源：wiktionary