Word · Frequency #1867
lean
瘦肉
Meat that has little or no fat.
- 1.
An inclination away from the vertical.
偏离垂直方向的倾斜。
- 2.
Meat with no fat on it.
不带脂肪的肉。
- 3.
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
倾斜度
- 4.
An organism that is lean in stature.
体型瘦削的生物。
倾斜；倾斜度；瘦人；瘦动物；偏离垂直方向的倾斜。；不带脂肪的肉。；倾斜度
In use
The wall has a noticeable lean to the left.
The tower's lean is dangerous.
The building's lean is caused by the earthquake.
Connections
Collocations
- a slight lean
- 轻微倾斜
- The old fence has a slight lean to the left.那排旧栅栏稍微向左倾斜。
- a definite lean
- 明显的倾斜
- The chimney has a definite lean after the storm.暴风雨过后，烟囱明显倾斜了。
- the lean of the tower
- 塔楼的倾斜
- You can clearly see the lean of the tower from this angle.从这个角度可以清楚地看到塔楼的倾斜。
- the lean of the wall
- 墙的倾斜
- The lean of the wall is due to the shifting foundation.墙的倾斜是地基移动造成的。
- the lean and the fat
- 瘦肉和肥肉
- Separate the lean from the fat before cooking.烹饪前把瘦肉和肥肉分开。
- a lean to the east
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：lean 音近‘拎’，拎重物时身体会倾斜；而瘦肉、瘦人没有多余脂肪，也让人联想到‘轻’。记住‘倾斜’与‘瘦’两个名词义。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：butcher shop、restaurant menu、cooking tips 此处指“瘦肉”这一名词义项，多用于超市、肉铺或菜单等日常场景，属于中性表达；口语和一般书面语都可以用，比较常见于饮食话题。
Grammar Note
通常用于单数形式，不与不定冠词连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
bean、clean、mean（拼作 -ean）和 green、keen、seen（拼作 -een）都与 lean /liːn/ 押韵，都读 /iːn/。注意形近词：learn /lɜːrn/、line /laɪn/、lane /leɪn/ 拼写接近，但读音不同，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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