slight

英 [slaɪt] 美 [slaɪt]

• adj. 轻微的；纤弱的；微小的
• vt. 轻视；忽略
• n. 轻蔑；怠慢

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 微小的,轻微的,微不足道的

   small in degree; not considerable, noticeable, or serious

2. 不结实的,纤弱的; 脆弱的

   not strong-looking; thin and delicate

v. (动词)

1. vt. 轻蔑,忽视,怠慢

   treat (a person or group) rudely, without respect, or as if unimportant

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 轻微的，微小的，细微的，细小的，略微的
2. 瘦小的，不结实的，脆弱的
3. 纤细的，细长的，苗条的
4. 少量的
5. 不足道的，不足取的，极不重要的，无需重视的
6. 轻蔑的
7. 无聊的
8. 不牢靠的

n. 名词

1. 轻蔑，怠慢，忽视，侮辱，蔑视，冷遇，冷落，侮慢，轻视
2. 污点

adv. 副词

1. 轻微地，微小地，稍微地

v. 动词

1. 怠慢，轻视，蔑视，忽视，藐视，疏忽，侮慢，冷落，轻蔑，忽略，侮辱
2. 白费唇舌
3. 丢掉
4. 玩忽

英英释义

Noun:

1. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

Adjective:

1. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some;

   "little rain fell in May"
   "gave it little thought"
   "little time is left"
   "we still have little money"
   "a little hope remained"
   "there's slight chance that it will work"
   "there's a slight chance it will work"
   

2. lacking substance or significance;

   "slight evidence"
   "a tenuous argument"
   "a thin plot"
   

3. being of delicate or slender build;

   "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"
   "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"
   "watched her slight figure cross the street"
   

Verb:

1. pay no attention to, disrespect;

   "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He has a slight wheeze in his chest.
   他呼吸时胸部发出轻微的响声。
2. Our army suffered a slight reverse.
   我们的部队受到轻微的挫败。
3. The salve will heal slight burns.
   这药膏能治疗轻微烧伤。
4. Her slight frame was shaken by bouts of coughing.
   她纤弱的身躯因阵阵咳嗽而发颤。
5. She noticed this slight hint of manifestation of the colour bar.
   她注意到了这个微小的种族歧视的表现。
6. The dial records very slight variations in pressure.
   刻度盘显示出压力有微小变化。
7. I was not aware of the slight changes.
   我察觉不到这细微的变化。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. We shouldn't slight anybody even if he's a nobody.
   我们不应该轻视任何人，即使他是一个小人物。
2. He seems to slight the news writer.
   他好象是轻视这个新闻撰稿人。
3. He slighted my efforts.
   他看不起我所作的努力。

用作名词 (n.)

1. I was hurt by the obvious slight.
   这种明显的怠慢伤害了我的感情。
2. He suffers slights.
   他受到了怠慢。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. The wind seemed to lift her slight body.
   风似乎要把她瘦弱的身体吹起来。
2. I have a slight cold.
   我患了轻微的感冒。
3. He had a slight German accent.
   他有轻微的德国口音。
4. There's only a slight chance of him living beyond tomorrow.
   他能活到明天的可能性极小。
5. There's a slight damage to your car, so you can easily get it repaired.
   你的车只有轻微的损坏,你找人修好很容易的。
6. In my opinion,this is a very slight book indeed.
   依我看这是一本无足轻重的书。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. The difference is so slight that I can hardly see it.
   差别很小,我几乎看不出来。
2. He is slight and dark.
   他又瘦又黑。

S+be+～+to- v

1. He is too slight to play football.
   他太纤弱,不能踢足球。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. He slighted no one.
   他不轻视任何人。
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2. She felt slighted because her friends didn't telephone her.
   她的朋友没有给她打电话,她觉得受到冷落。

经典引文

• She has to put up with constant slights and humiliations.

  出自： J. Carey

• He had demeaned me, imposed a slight on me.

  出自： B. Unsworth

• Whereas Stevie remained slight in build, Molly..had grown thickset.

  出自： F. Spalding

• The character-list virtually tells the story of this slight play.

  出自：Plays International

• Parliament gave orders that Corfe [Castle] should be slighted.

  出自：Country Life

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

in the slightest

丝毫,一点不at all

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• slight book 无足轻重的书
• slight chance 机会渺小
• slight cold 轻微的感冒
• slight fever 低烧
• slight figure 身材瘦长

词义辨析

v. (动词)

slight, overlook

• 这两个词都可表示“无视”。slight多指有意地“无视”,即“蔑视”; overlook多指无意地“无视”,即“忽视”。

lean，slender，slim，slight，thin

• 这些形容词均有“瘦的”之意。
• lean侧重缺少脂肪。既可能是因病而瘦，也可能因饥饿而消瘦；也指身体消瘦，但肌肉结实，身体健康。
• slender指身体细长、体态优美、苗条适中，多用于指女性。
• slim指身体的细长，体重轻不着重外形的优美，可用于不同的性别，常用于减轻体重的人。
• slight指身材又瘦又小。
• thin普通用词，指腰细、骨架窄，常因疾病或疲劳而消瘦。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古斯堪的那维亚语的slettr，意为光滑的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• little
• small
• weak

【反义词】

• large
• major