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单词 recline
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Definition of recline in English:

recline

verb rɪˈklʌɪnrəˈklaɪn
[no object]
  • 1Lean or lie back in a relaxed position with the back supported.

    she was reclining in a deckchair
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Men can take the weight off their feet by reclining on leather settees while watching international football and rugby on TV and being handed small quantities of beer, crisps and nuts by obliging sales staff.
    • He had been up since 5.30 am and he had a long day ahead, so he reclined and did his best to relax.
    • ‘John and I built this hotel for ourselves,’ says Bridget, reclining on a seductive-looking purple couch in one of 100 bedrooms.
    • He's reclining on a couch looking surprisingly relaxed and amused as he relates the story of how penury forced him into such an unusual career choice.
    • Women in various stages of undress reclined on loungers around the edge of the room and a beautifully ornate staircase dropped from its centre down to the spa facilities below.
    • Brian crossed his arms and reclined in the passenger seat.
    • With a sigh, she reclines onto the pillow and stretches herself.
    • A figure playing Neptune reclines on a sail-covered chest, a trident in hand and a merman by his side.
    • Some reclined wearily on the couches, others leaned forward with excitement on the folding chairs.
    • Pampered pets can relax to the sounds of tranquil music as they recline on miniature lounge furniture in their luxury heated rooms.
    • To hear him speak now you would think they were reclining in a lounge.
    • She was sitting on the grass, partly reclining with both hands behind her supporting her weight.
    • I had been reclining here for over two hours, leaning against the arch.
    • Rita leaned back and reclined in the backseat of the black luxury car that was taking her to her new home, which to Rita, was really a prison.
    • He signed and reclined in the tub, resting his stiff neck on the padded edge.
    • She glides over to the black chair, and seems to perch on the edge, although the chair seems to be doing it's best to make her recline, and relax.
    • The garden was perfect for strolling, but rather too formal for reclining, sprawling or lounging in the bright spring sunshine.
    • Outside, men recline on brightly colored silk pillows, relaxing on the carpeted floor of a large goat-hair tent as boys dance to tribal songs.
    • Back at the Grand Hotel there is also a small outdoor pool at the lakeside and an ample terrace on which to recline in a deckchair.
    • Far away, leaning against the trunk of a tree, a figure pushed his sunglasses up his nose and sighed, reclining back a little bit more.
    • Dimming the lights, Corrina kicked off her shoes and crawled onto her bed where Aaron was reclining, leaning his weight back on his elbows.
    Synonyms
    lie, lie down, lie back, lean back
    be recumbent, be prone
    rest, relax, repose
    loll, lounge, sprawl, stretch out, drape oneself over
    literary couch
    1. 1.1 (of a seat) be able to have the back moved into a sloping position.
      all the seats recline
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is an uncomfortable plane, only superficially like the Boeing; it has feeble air conditioning, and the seats hardly recline.
      • Because of the emergency exit, my seat did not recline!
      • The new, improved seats recline to an angle of 143 degrees, and a whole row of seats has been removed to give even more leg room.
      • If the seat reclines does it recline enough so that your newborn can lie almost flat.
      • The centre seats slide, recline or fold and the rearmost ones easily fold into the floor.
      • Push a few buttons and, hey presto, your seat reclines, and your leg rest rises until you are lying down.
      • The company announced that it had returned to profitability in the third quarter due to raised fares and more business travellers who were attracted by features such as seats that fully recline on long-haul flights.
      • He decided to stay in the power chair because the seat reclines.
      • A tilt mechanism causes the seat to rise slightly when the chair reclines, and a lumbar system supports the back.
      • First class passengers get, among other advantages such as better food and service, more space and a wider, more comfortable seat that reclines into a bed.
      • At a movie place in Acapulco I was at a couple of years ago, the seats reclined, and even with my legs stretched right out, I couldn't reach the seats in front of me.
      • Another minus: seats recline only to a 160-degree angle, not ideal for that night flight home.
      • Personally, I think all airline seats should have a built-in switch that prevents seats from reclining.
      • The seat doesn't recline, so you'll do more reading.
      • The seats reclined fully so that they turned into beds, and there was enough space for you not to have to worry about the person behind you getting annoyed because your reclining seat was resting on their knees.
      • The airline cut economy seating and focused on attracting business travellers with seats that recline to beds.
      • This bus was deluxe, new with soft seats that reclined.
      • For added comfort, its rear seats recline by 10 degrees.
      • Further refinements mean that the rear seats both slide and recline.
      • Nathan pulled on the lever on his seat allowing it to recline.
    2. 1.2with object Move the back of (a seat) into a sloping position.
      he tried to recline his seat
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Marcus reclined his seat a little and looked in the rear-view mirror to see another car pulled up behind theirs.
      • They can be reclined to a flat position providing a full-length sleeping area.
      • It might make the seniors sitting behind you uncomfortable if you recline your chair.
      • Irene, therefore, reclined her chair back, squashing the passengers in the row behind her.
      • Instead, I reclined the driver's seat all the way and then just relaxed for a while.
      • I merely shrugged, but Kurt took my silence for a ‘yes’ and reclined his seat back.
      • The German woman in the seat behind me objected loudly to me reclining my seat, going so far as to call over the male flight attendant.
      • Since it was first class, they later offered her a plump pillow and a nice blanket as they reclined her chair for her.
      • Alex reclined his seat and folded his hands beneath his head.
      • Lizzie pulled herself away from the hypnotic view the window had to offer and reclined her seat.
      • According to a spokesperson for the company, the airline asked 20,000 customers if they would prefer the person in front of them to be unable to recline their seat.
      • Xavier reclined his chair and tried to appear at ease.
      • Roll the window down, recline your seat, and snooze.
      • Do not recline your seat just as the person behind you opens their food tray.
      • It's not so bad when the seat in front is up, but if they recline it then it presses rather painfully against my knees.
      • You're settling in for the long flight when you get the urge to recline your seat.
      • The rear bench seat can be tumbled, reclined or even detached, as well as slid backwards or forwards, and also allows each passenger to choose an individual and comfortable seating position.
      • The guy ahead of me reclines his chair so far back into my face, it practically touches my nose.
      • It turns out that she just isn't strong enough to pull the release handle that reclines the chair.
      • I use my time in the air to work, read or sleep, and I can do none of the above if I am squeezed into a little space with someone else's head in my face when they recline their seat in front of me.

Derivatives

  • reclinable

  • adjective
    • This racing seat is fully reclinable and arguably one of the best seats to come out of Japan.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We all sat in these nice reclinable chairs and just lapped up the gorgeous views!

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'cause to lean back'): from Old French recliner or Latin reclinare 'bend back, recline', from re- 'back' + clinare 'to bend'.

  • lean from Old English:

    The two words spelled lean are of different origins. Both are Old English, but the one meaning ‘be in a sloping position’ shares a root of Latin clinare, as in incline (Middle English); decline (Late Middle English); and recline (Late Middle English). We sometimes talk of lean years or a lean period. This expression comes from the story of Joseph in the Bible. He successfully interprets Pharaoh's disturbing dream, in which seven plump, healthy cattle come out of the river and begin to feed. Seven lean, malnourished animals then leave the river and proceed to eat the plump cattle. According to Joseph's interpretation, there will be seven years of plenty in Egypt followed by seven lean years. Pharaoh, impressed by Joseph, appoints him vice-regent to prepare the country for the ordeal of the seven lean years. A person who is lean and hungry is active and alert-looking. The phrase comes from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar—‘Yond' Cassius has a lean and hungry look.’

 
 

Definition of recline in US English:

recline

verbrəˈklīnrəˈklaɪn
[no object]
  • 1Lean or lie back in a relaxed position with the back supported.

    she was reclining in a deck chair
    Example sentencesExamples
    • With a sigh, she reclines onto the pillow and stretches herself.
    • The garden was perfect for strolling, but rather too formal for reclining, sprawling or lounging in the bright spring sunshine.
    • Far away, leaning against the trunk of a tree, a figure pushed his sunglasses up his nose and sighed, reclining back a little bit more.
    • Men can take the weight off their feet by reclining on leather settees while watching international football and rugby on TV and being handed small quantities of beer, crisps and nuts by obliging sales staff.
    • I had been reclining here for over two hours, leaning against the arch.
    • Rita leaned back and reclined in the backseat of the black luxury car that was taking her to her new home, which to Rita, was really a prison.
    • To hear him speak now you would think they were reclining in a lounge.
    • She glides over to the black chair, and seems to perch on the edge, although the chair seems to be doing it's best to make her recline, and relax.
    • Women in various stages of undress reclined on loungers around the edge of the room and a beautifully ornate staircase dropped from its centre down to the spa facilities below.
    • Pampered pets can relax to the sounds of tranquil music as they recline on miniature lounge furniture in their luxury heated rooms.
    • Dimming the lights, Corrina kicked off her shoes and crawled onto her bed where Aaron was reclining, leaning his weight back on his elbows.
    • Brian crossed his arms and reclined in the passenger seat.
    • A figure playing Neptune reclines on a sail-covered chest, a trident in hand and a merman by his side.
    • ‘John and I built this hotel for ourselves,’ says Bridget, reclining on a seductive-looking purple couch in one of 100 bedrooms.
    • He's reclining on a couch looking surprisingly relaxed and amused as he relates the story of how penury forced him into such an unusual career choice.
    • Outside, men recline on brightly colored silk pillows, relaxing on the carpeted floor of a large goat-hair tent as boys dance to tribal songs.
    • Back at the Grand Hotel there is also a small outdoor pool at the lakeside and an ample terrace on which to recline in a deckchair.
    • She was sitting on the grass, partly reclining with both hands behind her supporting her weight.
    • He had been up since 5.30 am and he had a long day ahead, so he reclined and did his best to relax.
    • He signed and reclined in the tub, resting his stiff neck on the padded edge.
    • Some reclined wearily on the couches, others leaned forward with excitement on the folding chairs.
    Synonyms
    lie, lie down, lie back, lean back
    1. 1.1 (of a seat) be able to have the back moved into a sloping position.
      all the seats recline
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Because of the emergency exit, my seat did not recline!
      • First class passengers get, among other advantages such as better food and service, more space and a wider, more comfortable seat that reclines into a bed.
      • The seats reclined fully so that they turned into beds, and there was enough space for you not to have to worry about the person behind you getting annoyed because your reclining seat was resting on their knees.
      • For added comfort, its rear seats recline by 10 degrees.
      • If the seat reclines does it recline enough so that your newborn can lie almost flat.
      • Personally, I think all airline seats should have a built-in switch that prevents seats from reclining.
      • The centre seats slide, recline or fold and the rearmost ones easily fold into the floor.
      • This bus was deluxe, new with soft seats that reclined.
      • At a movie place in Acapulco I was at a couple of years ago, the seats reclined, and even with my legs stretched right out, I couldn't reach the seats in front of me.
      • Further refinements mean that the rear seats both slide and recline.
      • The company announced that it had returned to profitability in the third quarter due to raised fares and more business travellers who were attracted by features such as seats that fully recline on long-haul flights.
      • He decided to stay in the power chair because the seat reclines.
      • The airline cut economy seating and focused on attracting business travellers with seats that recline to beds.
      • The seat doesn't recline, so you'll do more reading.
      • Another minus: seats recline only to a 160-degree angle, not ideal for that night flight home.
      • The new, improved seats recline to an angle of 143 degrees, and a whole row of seats has been removed to give even more leg room.
      • It is an uncomfortable plane, only superficially like the Boeing; it has feeble air conditioning, and the seats hardly recline.
      • Nathan pulled on the lever on his seat allowing it to recline.
      • A tilt mechanism causes the seat to rise slightly when the chair reclines, and a lumbar system supports the back.
      • Push a few buttons and, hey presto, your seat reclines, and your leg rest rises until you are lying down.
    2. 1.2with object Move the back of (a seat) into a sloping position.
      he tried to recline his seat
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Roll the window down, recline your seat, and snooze.
      • I merely shrugged, but Kurt took my silence for a ‘yes’ and reclined his seat back.
      • The guy ahead of me reclines his chair so far back into my face, it practically touches my nose.
      • Irene, therefore, reclined her chair back, squashing the passengers in the row behind her.
      • You're settling in for the long flight when you get the urge to recline your seat.
      • Marcus reclined his seat a little and looked in the rear-view mirror to see another car pulled up behind theirs.
      • I use my time in the air to work, read or sleep, and I can do none of the above if I am squeezed into a little space with someone else's head in my face when they recline their seat in front of me.
      • The rear bench seat can be tumbled, reclined or even detached, as well as slid backwards or forwards, and also allows each passenger to choose an individual and comfortable seating position.
      • Do not recline your seat just as the person behind you opens their food tray.
      • It's not so bad when the seat in front is up, but if they recline it then it presses rather painfully against my knees.
      • Xavier reclined his chair and tried to appear at ease.
      • They can be reclined to a flat position providing a full-length sleeping area.
      • It might make the seniors sitting behind you uncomfortable if you recline your chair.
      • It turns out that she just isn't strong enough to pull the release handle that reclines the chair.
      • Instead, I reclined the driver's seat all the way and then just relaxed for a while.
      • Lizzie pulled herself away from the hypnotic view the window had to offer and reclined her seat.
      • Alex reclined his seat and folded his hands beneath his head.
      • The German woman in the seat behind me objected loudly to me reclining my seat, going so far as to call over the male flight attendant.
      • According to a spokesperson for the company, the airline asked 20,000 customers if they would prefer the person in front of them to be unable to recline their seat.
      • Since it was first class, they later offered her a plump pillow and a nice blanket as they reclined her chair for her.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘cause to lean back’): from Old French recliner or Latin reclinare ‘bend back, recline’, from re- ‘back’ + clinare ‘to bend’.

 
 
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