slight / slaɪt /

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slight3 个定义

adj. 形容词 adjective

slight·er, slight·est.

  1. small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
  2. of little importance, influence, etc.; trivial: a slight cut.
  3. slender or slim; not heavily built.
v. 有主动词 verb
  1. to treat as of little importance.
  2. to treat with indifference; ignore, especially pointedly or contemptuously; snub: to be slighted by society.
  3. to do negligently; scamp: to slight one's studies.
n. 名词 noun
  1. an act or instance of slighting or being slighted: The critics’ slights led her to change direction in her work.
  2. a pointed and contemptuous discourtesy; affront: She considered not being invited an unforgivable slight.

slight 近义词

adj. 形容词 adjective

insignificant, small

adj. 形容词 adjective

thin, small in build

n. 名词 noun

insult, disrespect

v. 动词 verb

offend, insult

更多slight例句

  1. Her slight miscalculation of how to fix the situation leads to her driving around the gas pump.
  2. Some cuts, a few slight character changes, an idea or two about putting some humor into the script.
  3. The traditional wisdom is “action is character,” and their evolution is one, with a slight edge to character.
  4. He had a tailor who ran up dozens of the same suit in different sizes to account for slight variations in his weight.
  5. Dawn was rising on November 24, 1964, and there was a slight fog but otherwise clear visibility.
  6. There was a slight shuddering movement of his whole frame—Bob was dead.
  7. And he replied shortly, and with a slight charming affectation of pride: "I did without."
  8. Its continued presence in pulmonary tuberculosis is, however, a grave prognostic sign, even when the physical signs are slight.
  9. All that was necessary was a slight knowledge of a Cabinet Minister, and a smattering of schooling.
  10. His slight, thin, rather graceless figure seemed suddenly to expand, even to grow taller.