Word · Frequency #20129
recline
斜倚；后仰；躺靠
to lean or lie back in a relaxed position
- 1.
To cause to lean back; to bend back.
使向后倾斜；使向后弯曲
- 2.
To put in a resting position.
使处于休息姿势
- 3.
To lean back.
向后倾斜；靠后
- 4.
To put oneself in a resting position.
使自己处于休息姿势
使（座位）后倾；把……向后靠；使向后倾斜；使向后弯曲；使处于休息姿势；向后倾斜；靠后；使自己处于休息姿势
In use
After dinner, he reclined on the sofa and closed his eyes.
You can recline the back of the airplane seat by pressing this button.
She reclined against the pillows and read for an hour.
recline on/in/against sth
recline 作不及物动词时，常接 on/in/against 等介词表示斜靠或躺靠的位置；它本身已有“向后靠”之意，通常不再加 back。
She reclined on the sofa and drank her tea.
她斜靠在沙发上喝着茶。
recline sth
recline 作及物动词时，宾语通常是 seat/chair 等，指把椅背调成向后倾斜。
He reclined his seat to sleep during the flight.
他把座椅向后调，以便在飞行中睡觉。
Verb forms
base recline · third person reclines · -ing reclining · past reclined · past participle reclined
规则动词；作不及物动词时与 on/in/against 连用表示斜倚，作及物动词时表示使（座椅等）向后倾斜。
Connections
Collocations
- recline in a chair
- 在椅子上后仰，斜靠在椅子上
- She reclined in a chair and closed her eyes.她靠在椅子上，闭上了眼睛。
- recline on a sofa
- 在沙发上躺靠
- They reclined on a sofa while watching TV.他们躺在沙发上看电视。
- recline the seat
- 调低座椅靠背
- He reclined the seat to get some rest.他把座椅靠背调低，想休息一下。
- reclining chair
- 躺椅；可后仰的椅子
- My grandfather spends afternoons in his reclining chair.我祖父下午都在他的躺椅上度过。
- fully reclined position
- 完全后仰的姿势
- The seat can be adjusted to a fully reclined position.座椅可以调整到完全后仰的位置。
- recline against the headrest
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住：recline 就是飞机上按按钮，让靠背向后躺下的动作。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：airline/train seat instructions、written descriptions of posture、furniture product descriptions recline 通常偏书面或正式，但 recline the seat 这类用法在乘车、乘机的日常指令中也很常见；口语里更常用 lean back 或 lie back。
Pronunciation & Spelling
recline 读作 /rɪˈklaɪn/，与 line、shine、fine、sign、wine、dine 押韵（均以 /aɪn/ 结尾）。注意不要被拼写误导：engine /ˈɛndʒɪn/、discipline /ˈdɪsəplɪn/、medicine /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/ 虽然含 -ine 或类似拼写，但读音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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