プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
かたむける【傾ける】
&fRoman1;〔端を持ち上げて斜めにする〕tilt；〔立っている物を〕lean
前［後］方に椅子を傾ける
tilt a chair forward [backward]
体を前に45度傾けた
He bent [leaned/《英》 leant] forward 45 degrees.
何杯も杯を傾けた
We emptied a great many cups of sake.
&fRoman2;
❶〔衰えさせる〕ruin
身代を傾けてしまった
He has squandered his fortune.
彼の失政が国運を傾けた
His misrule ruined our country.
❷〔集中する〕
仕事に全力を傾けた
He devoted [bent] himself to his work.／He 「concentrated on [bent his mind to] his work.
さあ，耳を傾けて聞きなさい
Now listen to me carefully.