recline

recline
verb
  1. [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
  1. 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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