lean on
phrasal verblean on somebody/something
- to depend on somebody/something for help and support
synonym rely依靠,依赖(…的帮助和支持) - He leans heavily on his family.
他在很大程度上依赖他的家庭。 - Britain leans heavily on Europe for trade.
在贸易上英国严重依赖欧洲。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heavily
- lightly
- slightly
- …
- across
- against
- from
- …
- heavily
- He leans heavily on his family.
- to try to influence somebody by threatening them
对…施加压力;威胁;恐吓 - The government has been leaning on the TV company not to broadcast the show.
政府一直给电视公司施加压力,不准播放此节目。
- The government has been leaning on the TV company not to broadcast the show.