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recline

v.放置

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recline为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:reclined 过去分词:reclined 现在分词:reclining 第三人称单数:reclines 名词:reclination

词根

clin=to bend(弯曲)

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相关词

lie-down  lounge  repose  rest    

recline


/rɪ'klaɪn; rɪ`klaɪn/
v
1 [I, Ipr] lean or lie back in a horizontal or near-horizontal position 向後倚靠或躺
*recline on a pillow, a sofa, a grassy bank 躺在枕头、沙发、草坡上
* recline in a deck-chair, a punt, a hammock 斜躺在摺叠帆布椅、平底船、吊床上
* a reclining chair, ie one with a back that tilts 躺椅
* a reclining seat, eg in a train, plane, etc 躺式座椅(如火车、飞机等的)
* a reclining figure, eg in a painting 躺卧着的人像(如绘画 中的).
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sth against/on sb/sth put or lay (one's head, arms) in a position of rest 将(头、臂)倚着某人[某物].
3 [Tn] tilt (a seat, etc) backwards 使(座位等)向後倾斜.

recline


v
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French;Origin: recliner, from Latin reclinare, from clinare 'to bend']
[I]formal
to lie or lean back in a relaxed way
recline in/on
 I spent Sunday reclining in a deck chair.
 A solitary figure was reclining on the grass.
[I and T]
if you recline a seat, or if it reclines, you lower the back of the seat so that you can lean back in it
reclining seat/chair