leaning
['li:niŋ]
n. 倾斜, 倾,



leaning
[ noun ]

1. an inclination to do something

<noun.feeling>
he felt leanings toward frivolity

2. a natural inclination

<noun.cognition>
he has a proclivity for exaggeration

3. 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

4. the act of deviating from a vertical position

<noun.act>

[ adj ]

1. 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.