recline /rx'klam; n'klain/ vi, vt [VP2A, C, 15A] place oneself, be, in a position of rest; put (one's arms, etc) in a resting position; lie back or down: 處于休息位置; 置(臂等)于休息位置; 躺臥; 斜倚： ~。亦 a couch; 斜臥榻上; ~ one's arms on the table; 把胳臂靠在藁上'; a reclining chair, one with a back that tilts. 躺椅; 臥椅。