leaning的意思|leaning的解释-里氏词典

leaning ['li:niŋ]

n. 倾斜, 倾向, 爱好

leaning

[ noun ]

an inclination to do something

<noun.feeling>

he felt leanings toward frivolity

a natural inclination

<noun.cognition>

he has a proclivity for exaggeration

the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

<noun.attribute>

the tower had a pronounced tilt

the ship developed a list to starboard

he walked with a heavy inclination to the right

the act of deviating from a vertical position

<noun.act>

[ adj ]

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

<adj.all>

the leaning tower of Pisa

the headstones were tilted

Lean \Lean\ (l[=e]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaned} (l[=e]nd),
sometimes {Leant} (l[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaning}.] [OE.
lenen, AS. hlinian, hleonian, v. i.; akin to OS. hlin[=o]n,
D. leunen, OHG. hlin[=e]n, lin[=e]n, G. lehnen, L. inclinare,
Gr. kli`nein, L. clivus hill, slope. [root]40. Cf.
{Declivity}, {Climax}, {Incline}, {Ladder}.]
1. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to
be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she
leaned out at the window; a leaning column. ``He leant
forward.'' --Dickens.

2. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; --
with to, toward, etc.

They delight rather to lean to their old customs.
--Spenser.

3. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; --
with on, upon, or against.

He leaned not on his fathers but himself.
--Tennyson.

Leaning \Lean"ing\, n.
The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a
leaning towards Calvinism.

Acutely aware if not jealous of the connections archrival Bechtel Group Inc. has had with top government figures (including former Secretary of State George Shultz), Fluor is now leaning on its outside directors for help.
"I'm very honored and very proud," Miss Jackson told fans jamming sidewalks, standing on cars and leaning out of office windows on Vine Street on Friday.
Ronald Reagan, leaning on American-made semiconductors as his excuse, thereupon began to draw a high protectionist curtain along his country's western coastline.
McDonnell Douglas Corp. disclosed that it's leaning toward making design changes to the DC-10, although it strenuously defended the aircraft's safety record.
"The cottage already had suffered severe erosion and had been leaning last spring, but the storm took the final toll," McKimmey said.
A third of the remainder are strongly leaning to Vice President George Bush or Gov. Michael Dukakis, leaving just 23 percent of voters as the undecided group that is likely to decide the election, the poll found.
In the past, Mr. Reagan appeared to be leaning against prosecution of Mr. Marcos, and top White House aides emphasized that the president would have to give the green light personally before any indictment was sought.
But the "Godfather of Soul" is leaning toward educating young people about the evils of drugs, said his attorney, Richard Crane of Nashville, Tenn., who was busy fielding numerous job offers for Brown on Tuesday.
The 180-foot tower, completed between 1360 and 1370, is now leaning 14.6 feet off the vertical.
Several major institutions were reported to have cast their votes for Icahn, while others were said to be leaning toward Texaco.
She also provides music for private parties, at which thoughtless individuals use her $15,000 Lyon & Healy as a leaning post or request orchestral works unsuitable to her instrument.
Although Roemer said he was leaning against a commutation, he said he probably would stay the execution for up to 100 days to allow courts to review the case.
California, with the biggest electoral prize of 47 votes, was leaning toward Bush as was New York and its 36 electoral votes, according to the ABC-Post poll.
However, he said neighbors also reported the structure was leaning to one side six months ago.
Now, Mr. Burns says, he will turn up the heat on selling excess trucks, leaning on truck manufacturers to persuade them to take more trade-ins.
"Twenty-eight minutes past one," James Farmer announces in that resonant, mellifluous voice to a hushed class of 40 juniors and seniors, leaning forward, pens poised over notebooks.
The groups opposing Souter or leaning that way say such questions, or some very similar, are precisely what the Senate must ask to determine Souter's fitness for the high court.
Freeman did not indicate if he was leaning toward either side in deciding the lawsuit.
Now, leaning back in his chair behind an ornately gilded desk in his oak-paneled office, he reflects on the process that led to the merger.
The agency said it was leaning toward requiring long-distance carriers to offer callers the ability to block the identification of their phone numbers on a call-by-call basis.
There are 52 senators either declared or leaning against Tower and 44 who have declared for Tower or are considered leaning for his confirmation.
There are 52 senators either declared or leaning against Tower and 44 who have declared for Tower or are considered leaning for his confirmation.
The 50-year-old woman was either leaning over or trying to jump from the rising bridge and fell several feet before she was caught in part of the bridge's superstructure Sunday, authorities said.
"One of the neighbors told us that six months ago they told the architect that the building was breaking loose and it was leaning," said Francisco Javier Nakashima, state judicial police investigator.
"Well before the vote, if polls tell managers that institutions are leaning heavily for something, they will be ready to negotiate," said John Coffee Jr., a professor at Columbia University Law School.
Staffers appear to be leaning toward accepting the PIPE plan.
Now a controller again, he is leaning against re-unionization because of fears about potential clashes between labor and management.
"It seems to me when things are changing in directions that are congenial to us, and the balls are up in the air in great multitude, it is a time to be leaning forward into the task of diplomacy and engaging with these problems," Shultz said.
"Millions of Poles on Wednesday listened to a Lech Walesa who was rather conciliatory, calm and leaning toward agreement.
In its 800-year history as a leaning tower, this is the first time such direct assistance has been necessary. The emergency measures do not stop here.

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