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lightly

/lahyt-lee/US // ˈlaɪt li //

轻轻地,轻轻的,轻而易举,轻而易举地

Related Words

easily很容易,容易,轻松地,轻松delicately娇滴滴地,巧妙地,娇艳地,娇嫩地casually随便说说,随便,随意,胡乱地tenderly温柔地,温柔的,温柔地对待,轻轻地moderately中度,适度,中等,中等程度gingerly轻轻地,缓慢地,轻轻的,怯生生地softly轻轻地,轻轻的,柔和地,轻轻地说simply只是,只是单纯的,只是简单的,只是简单地mildly轻度,温和地,温和的,温和freely自如的,自如地,自如,自由自在quietly悄悄地,静静地,悄悄的,安静地slightly略有,稍微,稍微有点,略微sparsely稀少的,稀少,稀疏地,稀疏的faintly隐约可见,隐隐约约地,隐约地,隐隐约约thinly薄薄地,薄薄的,稀疏地,稀疏subtly巧妙地,巧妙的,巧妙,微妙地carelessly不经意地,不经意间,不小心,不经意的indifferently漠然地,冷漠地,漠然,漠视地nimbly敏捷地,飘逸地,飘飘然地,飘逸peacefully平静地,和平地,平安地,平静的

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : with little weight, force, intensity, etc.; gently: to press lightly on a door bell.
    • : to only a small amount or degree; slightly: lightly fried eggs.
    • : nimbly; quickly: to leap lightly aside.
    • : with a lack of concern; indifferently; slightly: to think lightly of one's achievements.
    • : cheerfully; without complaining: to take bad news lightly.
    • : without due consideration or reason: an offer not to be refused lightly.
    • : without trouble or effort; easily: Lightly come, lightly go.
    • : frivolously; flippantly: to behave lightly.
    • : airily; buoyantly: flags floating lightly.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adv.gently, effortlessly
Synonyms
casually随便说说,随便,随意,胡乱地delicately娇滴滴地,巧妙地,娇艳地,娇嫩地easily很容易,容易,轻松地,轻松faintly隐约可见,隐隐约约地,隐约地,隐隐约约freely自如的,自如地,自如,自由自在gingerly轻轻地,缓慢地,轻轻的,怯生生地mildly轻度,温和地,温和的,温和moderately中度,适度,中等,中等程度quietly悄悄地,静静地,悄悄的,安静地simply只是,只是单纯的,只是简单的,只是简单地slightly略有,稍微,稍微有点,略微softly轻轻地,轻轻的,柔和地,轻轻地说sparsely稀少的,稀少,稀疏地,稀疏的subtly巧妙地,巧妙的,巧妙,微妙地tenderly温柔地,温柔的,温柔地对待,轻轻地thinly薄薄地,薄薄的,稀疏地,稀疏agilely敏捷地,灵活地,敏捷的,敏捷airily轻轻地,气喘吁吁,飘飘然,气喘吁吁地breezily微风拂面,微风吹拂,轻轻地,微风拂过carelessly不经意地,不经意间,不小心,不经意的daintily潇洒地,潇洒的,潇洒,淡淡地ethereally空灵的,精神上,空灵,空灵地flippantly草草地,草草了事,胡乱地,胡乱frivolously轻率地,轻率,轻狂,轻浮heedlessly漫不经心地,漫不经心,不经意地,漫不经心的indifferently漠然地,冷漠地,漠然,漠视地leniently宽大地,宽松地,宽厚地,宽大处理nimbly敏捷地,飘逸地,飘飘然地,飘逸peacefully平静地,和平地,平安地,平静的readily随时随地,随时,辄,欣然slightingly微微地,稍微,稍微有点,微微smoothly顺利地,平稳地,顺利的,顺利sparingly节省,稀少的,稀少,稀少地tenuously勉强,勉强地,勉强的,切实thoughtlessly不经意地,不加思索地,不经意间,漫不经心地timidly怯懦地,怯怯地,胆怯地,怯生生地unsubstantially非实质性,非实质性的,非实质性地,毫无意义的well很好,良好的,好的,好

Examples

  • West Maui is home to some notable restaurants, from Lahaina’s Star Noodle, with its ultra-fresh noodles and lightly battered tempura shrimp, to the seafood selections at Mala Ocean Tavern and its views of vessels at anchor.

  • Molded quickly from local clay, baked dry in the sun or lightly fired, they were clearly not put on a shelf to be admired or worshipped.

  • You can check out our full conversation in the video above, or read highlights in the transcript below, lightly edited for length and clarity.

  • AMA — “World League”West London’s own AMA is not to be taken lightly.

  • It’s an incredible story, and it’s something we don’t take lightly.

  • And it often travels so lightly that you can forget you are clothed in its benefits.

  • “We do not take attacks on our police officers lightly,” Bratton said.

  • Snow fell lightly Wednesday as a League member standing in front of City Hall read the demands.

  • On a lightly floured board, roll each pastry to an 11-inch square.

  • Future lives, careers and attitudes were being determined in this lightly regulated fever.

  • He heard himself saying lightly, though with apparent lack of interest: 'How curious, Lettice, how very odd!

  • We have said it had been lightly laden at starting, which was the reason of the tremendous pace at which it travelled.

  • He rose and kissed her lightly on the forehead, experience teaching him to avoid a stray hair from the carefully built coiffure.

  • Its tiny wreath of smoke curled lightly about her, mounting up in the warm, bright room.

  • She slept lightly at first, half awake and drowsily attentive to the things about her.

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