303.The legislators lean toward letting business people track our financial habits virtually at will.
立法者实际上倾向于让商业人士任意跟踪我们的金融消费习惯。
六级词汇讲解:
本句的主干是The legislators lean toward...。其中,letting business...virtually at will为现在分词短语作lean toward的宾语。
lean toward在句中意为"倾向于",本义指"向前倾"。如:
The old man leaned forward to Listen better.
老人倾身向前,以便能听清楚些。
英语六级考点归纳
与lean相关的短语还有:
lean on意为"靠在……上;依靠"。如:
Betty felt very tired,so she leaned on her boyfriend.
贝蒂觉得很累,于是靠在她男朋友身上。
We lean on our friends when we are in trouble.
我们遇到困难时依靠朋友帮助。
lean over意为"倾身,弯下身子"。如:
The trees leaned over in the strong wind.
树木被大风吹得倾斜了。
lean back意为"向后倾斜,后仰"。如:
Please don't lean your chair back. You'll break it.
请不要坐在椅子上往后仰,你会把椅子弄坏的。
lean to意为"倾向,偏向"。如:
I lean to the group approach.
我赞成集体探讨方法。
My nephew's handwriting leans to the left.
我侄子写字向左歪。