[no obj.]lean or lie back in a relaxed position with the back supported 斜倚,靠;躺 she was reclining in a deckchair. 她正躺在折叠帆布躺椅上。 [as adj. reclining]a reclining figure. 斜倚着的人。 ■(of a seat) be able to have the back moved into a sloping position (座位)后仰 all the seats recline. 所有座位的靠背都可后仰。 ■[with obj.]move the back of (a seat) into a sloping position 使(座位)后仰
派生 reclinable adjective 语源
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'