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leaning
🇺🇸 /lˈinɪŋ/
leaning 主要表示“倚靠、倾斜”这一动作或状态，也常引申为对某种观点、党派或选择的倾向。
💡 记忆钩子
把身体向一边“靠过去”就是 leaning：身体靠向墙，是“倚靠、倾斜”；思想或立场靠向某一方，就变成“倾向、偏好”。
📝 学习建议
- 先掌握动词 lean 的“倚靠、倾斜”义，再记名词 leaning 的“倾向、偏好”义；后者不是简单的“倾斜”。
- 看到 socialist leanings 这类复数形式时，通常是在说某人的政治或思想倾向，而不是身体姿势。
📖 中文释义
noun
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core 倾向；偏好📖 指一个人或团体在观点、政治立场或兴趣上比较靠近某一方，像身体向某个方向倾斜一样。💡 常用“have leanings towards/toward + 名词”或“someone's leanings”表示某人的倾向，例如政治倾向。通常用复数 leanings；若只说一般喜好，prefer、liking 等词往往更自然。Her political leanings became clear during the interview.她在采访中清楚地表露了自己的政治倾向。He has artistic leanings and spends most of his free time painting.他有艺术方面的倾向，大部分空闲时间都在画画。
leanings
plural
verb
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core lean 的现在分词和动名词📖 这是 lean 的现在分词和动名词形式，核心画面是身体向某物靠着或向某个方向倾斜；在抽象语境中也可表示逐渐偏向某种选择。💡 可用“be leaning against/on + 物体”描述正在倚靠，也可用“be leaning towards/toward + 选项”描述正在倾向某个选择。单独的 leaning 不能替代一般现在时的 lean；描述习惯或事实时要根据时态使用 lean、leans 等形式。form-of gerund participle presentShe was leaning against the wall while waiting for the bus.她等公交车时正靠在墙上。
📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 5 组
the act of deviating from a vertical position
同义词集:
leaning
上位: act, deed, human action, human activity
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal;
同义词集:
atilt
canted
leaning
tilted
tipped
the leaning tower of Pisa
the headstones were tilted
近似: inclined
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; ;
同义词集:
tilt
list
inclination
lean
leaning
the tower had a pronounced tilt
the ship developed a list to starboard
he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
上位: position, spatial relation
a natural inclination
同义词集:
proclivity
propensity
leaning
he has a proclivity for exaggeration
上位: disposition, inclination, tendency
an inclination to do something
同义词集:
leaning
propensity
tendency
he felt leanings toward frivolity
上位: inclination
🌳 词源
名词来自中古英语，源于古英语中表示“倚靠、休息或休息处”的词，由 lean 加后缀 -ing 构成；动词形式沿用 lean 的词源。
From Middle English lening, leninge, from Old English hlinung (“leaning; resting; place of rest”), equivalent to lean + -ing.
🔄 变式
leanings
plural
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