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词汇 recline
释义 recline
verb
 formaluk /rɪˈklaɪn/ us /rɪˈklaɪn/
[ I or T ]
to lean or lie back with the upper part of your body in a nearly horizontal position: (使)斜倚;(使)斜躺;(使)向后倚靠
She was reclining elegantly on the sofa.她优雅地斜倚在沙发上。
He reclined his head against/on my shoulder.他把头靠在我的肩上。
[ T ]
If you recline a chair, you change the position of its back so that it is in a leaning position.使(坐椅靠背)向后倾斜
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Reclining
crowd-surfing
fallen
fetal position
foetal position
full-length
lay
lean
lounge around (something)
prone
prone positioning
proning
prostrate
prostration
sink
sink into something
sit back
sprawl
sprawled
stretch
stretch (yourself) out

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Chairs & seats

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reclining

recline | American Dictionary


recline
verb[ I/T ]
us/rɪˈklɑɪn/
to lean or lie back with the upper part of your body in a nearly horizontal position, or to cause (something) to lean back:
[ I ]Hacker was reclining leisurely in an office chair, his legs propped up on a desk.
If a seat reclines, you can change the position of its back so that it is in a leaning position:
[ I ]The bus has air conditioning and seats that recline/reclining seats.

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recline
Two main stipes, horizontal or slightly reclined, possibly gently curved; lateral branches either singly or in pairs; thecae long, with geniculum and apertural introversion.
The caliph is depicted as a lazy man, reclining on pillows, and smoking a hookah.
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By contrast, the team did not observe changes in cardiovascular function while the participants were standing or reclining at rest.
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Although not reclining, the front seats were remarkably versatile and could be easily adjusted for height and rake.
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Pilot comfort was improved by slightly reclining the seat back and increasing legroom, and visibility was increased through a larger one-piece cockpit canopy.
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In combination with fully reclining front seats this gave satisfactory, if spartan, sleeping accommodation.
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Here, visitors would often spend several hours reclining and admiring the landscape.
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The back plate too was hexagonal but more reclined; it was at its underside joined to a lower back glacis plate, both forming a wedge.
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The figure is reclined on her side in a fetal position.
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Although a couch is used primarily for seating, it may be used for reclining and napping.
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The second row reclining seats feature an unusual retracting footrest feature.
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He is shown in front of his wife, reclining and dressed in armour with long flowing hair.
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There are also new leather and wood colours, as well as reclining rear seats with winged headrests.
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By contrast, they did not observe changes in cardiovascular function while the participants were standing or reclining at rest.
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He reclines on the rail, miffed at the turn of events. 3.
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