leaning  /l'inɪŋ/

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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]

  leaning
  傾斜,傾向,性癖

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  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.

資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

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

資料來源(4): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  leaning
       adj 1: departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical
              or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the
              headstones were tilted" [syn: {atilt}, {canted}, {tilted},
               {tipped}]
       2: resting against a support
       n 1: an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward
            frivolity" [syn: {propensity}, {tendency}]
       2: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for
          exaggeration" [syn: {proclivity}, {propensity}]
       3: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs
          from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the
          ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a
          heavy inclination to the right" [syn: {tilt}, {list}, {inclination},
           {lean}]
       4: the act of deviating from a vertical position