lean

Try to buy lean meat and avoid fatty cuts.

尽量买低脂肉，避免脂肪多的部位。

Many small businesses faced lean years during the recession.

许多小企业在经济衰退期间经历了艰难岁月。

The factory adopted lean manufacturing to reduce waste and improve quality.

这家工厂采用精益生产来减少浪费并提高质量。

Her lean physique reflects years of disciplined training.

她精瘦的体格反映了多年自律的训练。

The chief executive wants a lean and mean company that can adapt quickly.

首席执行官想要一家能够快速适应变化的精简高效的公司。

The new start-up is lean and mean, with only five employees but huge profits.

这家新创公司精简高效，只有五名员工却利润丰厚。

Many families struggled during the lean times of the recession.

经济衰退的艰难时期，许多家庭日子很不好过。

Street musicians often have lean pickings in winter.

街头音乐家在冬天常常收入微薄。

From Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. Caesar says this to Antony, warning that Cassius is dangerous because he looks lean (thin) and hungry (ambitious).

出自莎士比亚戏剧《凯撒大帝》。凯撒对安东尼说这句话，提醒他卡西乌斯看起来瘦削且充满野心，因此危险。