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recline

🇬🇧 UK/ri'klain/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC2

Definitions

v.

To lean or lie back in a relaxed position; to cause something to lean back.

斜倚;向后靠;使倾斜

n.

A mechanism for lowering the back of a seat; the action of doing so.

(座椅)后仰装置;后倾动作

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
clinelean, incline, slope
=recline

Common Collocations

  • 1.recline a seat调低座椅靠背
  • 2.fully recline完全放倒
  • 3.recline in a chair斜靠在椅子上
  • 4.[recline position]斜躺姿势

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She reclined on the sofa after a long day at work.

  • 2.

    Please recline your seat and enjoy the flight.

  • 3.

    He reclined in the armchair, staring at the ceiling in thought.

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