slight
英 [slaɪt]
美 [slaɪt]
adj. 轻微的; 略微的; 细小的; 纤细的; 瘦小的; 无须重视的; 不足道的
n. 侮慢; 冷落; 轻视
v. 侮慢; 冷落; 轻视
最高级:slightest 比较级:slighter 复数:slights 过去分词:slighted 过去式:slighted 现在分词:slighting 第三人称单数:slights
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同义词辨析
leanslenderslightslimthin【导航词义:瘦的,细长的】
leanadj. 〈褒〉瘦的,健美的
〔辨析〕
尤指男人或动物瘦而健壮的。
〔例证〕
He was lean, tall and muscular.
他身材瘦高,肌肉结实。
He has a lean handsome face.
他的脸清瘦而英俊。
他身材瘦高,肌肉结实。
He has a lean handsome face.
他的脸清瘦而英俊。
slenderadj. 〈褒〉苗条的,纤细的
〔辨析〕
多指女性身材修长苗条、体态优美的;形容物体时表示细或窄的。
〔例证〕
All girls want to be slender.
女孩都希望身材苗条。
The birch has smooth bark and slender branches.
桦树有光滑的树皮和细长的树枝。
女孩都希望身材苗条。
The birch has smooth bark and slender branches.
桦树有光滑的树皮和细长的树枝。
slightadj. 瘦弱的
〔辨析〕
指人瘦小纤弱的。
〔例证〕
Ann is a slight girl.
安是个瘦弱的女孩。
Her slight frame was shaken by bouts of coughing.
她纤弱的身躯因阵阵咳嗽而颤抖。
安是个瘦弱的女孩。
Her slight frame was shaken by bouts of coughing.
她纤弱的身躯因阵阵咳嗽而颤抖。
slimadj. 〈褒〉苗条的;薄的
〔辨析〕
指人身材修长的,常用于减肥者;也可形容书、钱包等薄的。
〔例证〕
a slim volume of prose
一本薄薄的散文集
She is trying to get slim.
她想要变苗条一些。
She goes for tall slim men.
她喜欢瘦高个的男子。
一本薄薄的散文集
She is trying to get slim.
她想要变苗条一些。
She goes for tall slim men.
她喜欢瘦高个的男子。
thinadj. 瘦的;细的
〔辨析〕
普通用词,指人或身体部位瘦削的,也可形容物体细或薄的。
〔例证〕
The boy was thin for his age.
就他的年龄而言,这男孩算是瘦的。
She is thin in the face.
她脸部瘦削。
She was wearing a thin gold chain.
她戴着一条细金链。
就他的年龄而言,这男孩算是瘦的。
She is thin in the face.
她脸部瘦削。
She was wearing a thin gold chain.
她戴着一条细金链。
习惯用语
adj.
- not in the slightest
- 一点也不;毫不;根本没有
not at all - He didn't seem to mind in the slightest.
他好像一点都不在乎。
牛津词典
adj.
- 轻微的;略微的
very small in degree- a slight increase/change/delay/difference
略微的增长 / 变化 / 拖延 / 差异 - I woke up with a slight headache.
我醒来时有点头痛。 - The damage was slight.
损失很小。 - She takes offence at the slightest thing (= is very easily offended) .
她动辄生气。 - There was not the slightest hint of trouble.
当时看不出丝毫会出现麻烦的迹象。
- a slight increase/change/delay/difference
- 细小的;纤细的;瘦小的
small and thin in size- a slight woman
瘦小的女子
- a slight woman
- 无须重视的;不足道的
not deserving serious attention- This is a very slight novel.
这是一部颇不足道的小说。
- This is a very slight novel.
noun
- 侮慢;冷落;轻视
an act or a remark that criticizes sth or offends sb- Nick took her comment as a slight on his abilities as a manager.
尼克认为她的话是藐视他当经理的能力。
- Nick took her comment as a slight on his abilities as a manager.
verb
- 侮慢;冷落;轻视
to treat sb rudely or without respect- She felt slighted because she hadn't been invited.
她没有受到邀请,觉得受了冷落。
- She felt slighted because she hadn't been invited.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 轻微的;少量的;小的
Something that isslightis very small in degree or quantity.- Doctors say he has made a slight improvement...
医生说他的病情稍有好转。 - We have a slight problem...
我们有一个小小的问题。 - A slight smile flickered over his face...
他的脸上闪过一丝微笑。 - He's not the slightest bit worried.
他一点儿也不担心。
- Doctors say he has made a slight improvement...
- ADJ-GRADED (人)瘦弱的,瘦小的
Aslightperson has a fairly thin and delicate looking body.- She is smaller and slighter than Christie.
她比克里斯蒂瘦小。 - ...a slight, bespectacled figure.
身材瘦小、戴着眼镜的人
- She is smaller and slighter than Christie.
- VERB 不理睬;藐视;轻蔑;冷落
If youare slighted, someone does or says something that insults you by treating you as if your views or feelings are not important.- They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted.
没有充分征求他们的意见,这让他们感到被冷落了。 - Slightis also a noun.
- It isn't a slight on my husband that I enjoy my evening class.
我喜欢上夜课并非是对丈夫的冷落。
- They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted.
- PHRASE (用于加强陈述的否定语气)一点也(不)
You usein the slightestto emphasize a negative statement.- That doesn't interest me in the slightest...
那一点也不能引起我的兴趣。 - 'Do you worry about ageing?' — 'Not in the slightest.'
“你担心变老吗?”——“一点也不。”
- That doesn't interest me in the slightest...
双语例句
- Anyone with slight complications in their tax affairs is likely to be asked to fill in a return.
任何在税务方面情况稍微复杂的人都可能要填写税收申报表。 - I had a slight altercation with some people who objected to our filming.
我和一些反对我们拍摄的人发生了小小的口角。 - He suffered from a snotty nose, runny eyes and a slight cough.
他又是流鼻涕,又是流眼泪,还有点咳嗽。 - Okay, there is a slight difference
行了,是略有不同。 - He speaks with a slight southern accent.
他说话夹杂着南方口音。 - He has a slight Shandong accent.
他略微有些山东口音。 - There was a slight air of dejection about her.
她看上去稍微有点儿沮丧。 - He's not the slightest bit worried.
他一点儿也不担心。 - There was a slight but perceptible air of neglect.
有一种微弱但可察觉的冷落意味。 - 'Do you worry about ageing?' — 'Not in the slightest.'
“你担心变老吗?”——“一点也不。”