Word · Frequency #1867
leaner
瘦的；苗条的
leaner is the comparative of lean.
Slim; not fleshy.
指人或动物体型瘦，不强调脂肪多少。
- 1.
Slim; not fleshy.
苗条的；不丰满的。
- 2.
Having little fat.
脂肪少的。
- 3.
Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
几乎没有多余或剩余；贫乏的；不足的。
- 4.
Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
所需物质或成分的比例或浓度低的。
- 5.
Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing".
高效、节约、节俭、灵活、精简的；与现代工业“精益生产”原则相关的。
低脂的；少脂肪的；微薄的；贫乏的；不充裕的；含量低的；稀薄的；精简高效的；精益的；苗条的；不丰满的。
In use
After months of training, she became lean and muscular.
I prefer lean cuts of beef for a healthier meal.
The greyhound is a naturally lean breed of dog.
Connections
Collocations
- lean meat
- 低脂肉；瘦肉
- Try to buy lean meat and avoid fatty cuts.尽量买低脂肉，避免脂肪多的部位。
- lean years
- 艰难岁月；歉收的年份
- 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。
- lean manufacturing
- 精益生产
- 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。
- lean physique
- 精瘦的体格；苗条的身材
- Her lean physique reflects years of disciplined training.她精瘦的体格反映了多年自律的训练。
- lean and mean
- 精简高效；精干有力
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 lean 发音似“林”：林中树木瘦高笔直，记住“瘦的、苗条的”；瘦肉脂肪少也叫 lean。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing people or body、describing food or diet、describing resources or income、business or industrial processes 该形容词在描述人或食物时通常用于日常表达，语气中性；在商业或工业语境中多指“精益”理念，比较正式、专业。其褒贬取决于搭配，如“lean meat”（低脂）偏正面，而“lean times”（匮乏）则偏负面。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with lean /liːn/: mean, clean, seen, green, queen, bean. Spelling caution: 'learn' (/lɜːn/) and 'lane' (/leɪn/) look similar but do not rhyme.
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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