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lean-to

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Buildings
ˈlean-to noun [countable]  TBBBUILDa small roughly-made building that is built against the side of a larger building 〔依傍较大建筑物搭建的〕单坡屋顶小屋,披屋 shed
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lean-toI spend three months of every year in a lean-to.They worked all day in the mud; at night they slept on compacted mud under hessian lean-tos.Blackbirds have raised a brood in the lean-to where we keep the logs.When I came back from fishing yesterday you were beside me in the lean-to gutting the catch with me.After a second helping, Alice took Mungo into the lean-to.We leaned back against the irregular planks of the lean-to.We lay on our mattress, propped against the back wall of the lean-to.Sorted out the test roster and Greg has worked wonders with the lean-to.
ˈlean-to nounChineseSyllable
is the roughly-made built side building against small Corpus of a that


lean-to
ˈlean-to noun [countable]
a small roughly-made building that is built against the side of a larger building ⇨ shed


lean-to noun (
plural
lean-tos BrE /ˈliːn tuːz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈliːn tuːz/ 🔊
)
a small building with its roof leaning against the side of a large building, wall or fence (搭在高大建筑物、墙壁或栅栏上建的)单坡屋顶小房,披屋,披棚a lean-to garage单坡屋顶车库