slight 的 3 个定义
slight·er, slight·est.
- small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- of little importance, influence, etc.; trivial: a slight cut.
- slender or slim; not heavily built.
- (5)
- to treat as of little importance.
- to treat with indifference; ignore, especially pointedly or contemptuously; snub: to be slighted by society.
- to do negligently; scamp: to slight one's studies.
- an act or instance of slighting or being slighted: The critics’ slights led her to change direction in her work.
- a pointed and contemptuous discourtesy; affront: She considered not being invited an unforgivable slight.
slight 近义词
insignificant, small
thin, small in build
insult, disrespect
offend, insult
更多slight例句
- Her slight miscalculation of how to fix the situation leads to her driving around the gas pump.
- Some cuts, a few slight character changes, an idea or two about putting some humor into the script.
- The traditional wisdom is “action is character,” and their evolution is one, with a slight edge to character.
- He had a tailor who ran up dozens of the same suit in different sizes to account for slight variations in his weight.
- Dawn was rising on November 24, 1964, and there was a slight fog but otherwise clear visibility.
- There was a slight shuddering movement of his whole frame—Bob was dead.
- And he replied shortly, and with a slight charming affectation of pride: "I did without."
- Its continued presence in pulmonary tuberculosis is, however, a grave prognostic sign, even when the physical signs are slight.
- All that was necessary was a slight knowledge of a Cabinet Minister, and a smattering of schooling.
- His slight, thin, rather graceless figure seemed suddenly to expand, even to grow taller.