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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2237 COCA: 2982
slight
slaɪt slaɪt
Word forms: comparative slighter, superlative slightest, plural , 3rd person singular present tense slights, present participle slighting, past tense , past participle slighted
1 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 轻微的;少量的;小的 Something that is slight is very small in degree or quantity. 轻微的;少量的;小的

  • 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。

2 ADJ-GRADED (人)瘦弱的，瘦小的 A slight person has a fairly thin and delicate looking body. (人)瘦弱的，瘦小的

  • 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

slightly

  • ...a slightly built man.

    身材瘦小的男子

3 VERB [usually passive] 不理睬;藐视;轻蔑;冷落 If you are slighted, someone does or says something that insults you by treating you as if your views or feelings are not important. 不理睬;藐视;轻蔑;冷落

  • They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted. [feel V-ed]

    没有充分征求他们的意见，这让他们感到被冷落了。

SYN snub, insult, ignore, rebuff
Slight is 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。

slighting

  • ...slighting references to her age.

    谈到她的年纪时的轻蔑语气

4 PHRASE (用于加强陈述的否定语气)一点也(不) You use in the slightest to emphasize a negative statement. (用于加强陈述的否定语气)一点也(不) [emphasis]

  • 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。”

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2237 COCA: 2982
slight

adjective¹

 1very small in degree微小VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBS➤appear, be, seem顯得微小；微小；似乎微不足道ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常微小▸➤comparatively, relatively比較／相對微小PHRASES➤the slightest of...一點點⋯◇She gave the slightest of smiles.她微微笑了一下。
slight

adjective²

 2thin and delicate瘦小；纖細VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, look瘦小；看起來纖弱◇She looked very slight, almost fragile.她看起來非常瘦小，甚至可以說是弱不禁風。ADVERB➤very非常瘦小▸➤physically身材纖細
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2237 COCA: 2982
slight adj.
⇨ slight (The damage was slight.) ⇨ thin (her slight figure) slight

adjective

  ➡ See also the entry for minor 另见minor条slight ♦︎ small ♦︎ modest ♦︎ little ♦︎ marginal ♦︎ minimal ♦︎ negligibleThese words all describe things that are not very important or serious in degree. 这些词均表示不太重要的、不严重的、轻微的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a slight / small / modest / little / marginal / minimal change / difference / improvement◆a small / modest / minimal / negligible amount◆a slight / small / little error / mistake / defect / accident / problem◆a slight / small / minimal chance◆a modest / marginal / minimal / negligible effect / impact◆a small / modest / minimal investment / outlay / sum / charge■ slight not very important or serious; small in degree 不太重要的；轻微的；略微的◆I woke up with a slight headache.我醒来时有点头痛。◆The picture was at a slight angle.这幅画稍微有点歪。◆A slight breeze was blowing.微风习习。◆The damage was slight.损坏很轻微。◆She takes offence at the slightest thing (= is very easily offended).她动辄生气。◆There was not the slightest hint of trouble.当时丝毫没有出乱子的迹象。▸ slightly

adverb

to a small degree; not very or not very much 略微；稍微◆This author takes a slightly different approach.这位作者采用了一种稍微不同的方法。◆It will make the cost slightly higher.这将会使成本略微上升。◆The door was slightly ajar.门打开了一点点。■ small [usually before noun] not very important, serious or difficult 不太重要的；不严重的；不困难的◆I made only a few small changes to the report.我对报告只做了几处小改动。◆Can I ask you a small favour?你能帮我个小忙吗？◆Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail.一切都已做了细致入微的安排。◆It was no small achievement getting her to agree to the deal.能让她同意那笔交易可是个不小的成就。NOTE 辨析 Slight or small?You can use either word to talk about changes or problems. 这两个词都可指变化不大或问题不严重◆a slight / small adjustment / alteration / amendment / change / improvement / reduction / rise / variation略微的调整／改动／修改／变化／改进／降低／上升／变更◆a slight / small mistake / error / defect / flaw / blemish / discrepancy / problem / snag / accident小错误；小差错；小缺点；小瑕疵；小斑点；小差异；小问题；小麻烦；小事故Use slight but not small to talk about medical problems, feelings or things that affect the senses. 谈论疾病、感觉或影响感官的事情时要用slight而不用small◆a slight cold / headache / movement / noise / touch轻微的感冒／头痛／活动／噪音／触摸◆slight discomfort / embarrassment轻微的不安／尴尬Use small but not slight to talk about amounts or numbers. 谈论数量或数目时要用small而不用slight◆a small amount / number / quantity / degree / proportion / minority少量；少数；小量；轻度；小部分；极少数Both words are often used in the superlative, but especially slightest, often in negative sentences. 二者都常用于最高级，特别是slightest，常用在否定句中◆He is, without the slightest doubt, the greatest living novelist.毫无疑问，他是当世最伟大的小说家。◆I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我一点也不着急。 ■ modest ˈmɒdɪst; NAmE ˈmɑːdɪstnot very large, expensive or grand 不太大的；不太贵的；不太显著的◆There has been a modest improvement in the situation.形势有了些许的改善。◆He charged a relatively modest fee.相对来说他的收费不算高。◆She grew up in a modest little house in the suburbs.她是在郊区一所简朴的小房子里长大的。◆The research was carried out on a modest scale.这项研究开展的规模不算太大。ⓘ Modest is used especially to talk about aims and achievements * modest尤用于修饰目标和成就◆a modest aim / achievement / ambition / goal / success不太高的目标；不显著的成就；不太大的抱负；不太高的目标；一般的成功amounts of money that people spend or earn 或修饰花费或赚的钱◆a modest contribution / expenditure / fee / gain / investment / outlay / profit / sum不多的捐款／开支／收费／回报／投资／费用／利润／一笔钱buildings that are not very expensive or grand 或指房子不太贵或不太富丽堂皇◆a modest house / flat / villa简朴的房子／公寓／别墅◆modest premises规模不大的营业场所and the size of sth. 或修饰某物的大小、尺寸◆a modest size / amount / quantity / scale / share / proportion不大的尺码／数额／数量／规模／一份／份额 ▸ modestly

adverb

◆modestly priced goods定价不算贵的商品■ little [usually before noun] (rather informal, especially spoken) not very important; not serious 微不足道的；不严重的◆I can't remember every little detail.我不可能记得住每一个微小的细节。◆You'll soon get used to these little difficulties.你很快就会习惯这些小小的不便。◆We had a little adventure yesterday.昨天我们经历了一次小小的冒险。ⓘ Little is often used to talk about problems, events or mysteries that are not very serious or important. * little常指问题、事件或谜团不太严重或不太重要◆a little error / mistake / defect / problem / argument / accident / incident / adventure / mystery / quirk / secret小差错；小错误；小瑕疵；小问题；小争执；小事故；小事件；小冒险；小谜团；小怪癖；小秘密 ■ marginal ˈmɑːdʒɪnl; NAmE ˈmɑːrdʒɪnl (rather formal) only slight 小的；微不足道的；不重要的◆The story will only be of marginal interest to our readers.我们的读者对这则故事不会很感兴趣。◆The difference between the two estimates is marginal.这两种估计差别很小。▸ marginally

adverb

◆He's in a new job but he's only marginally better off.他换了新工作，但也多挣不了多少钱。■ minimal ˈmɪnɪməl very small in size or amount; as small as possible 极小的；极少的；最小的◆The work was carried out at minimal cost.这项工作是以极少的开销完成的。◆The damage to the car was minimal.汽车受到的损坏很小。■ negligible ˈneglɪdʒəbl (especially written) so small or unimportant that it is not worth considering 微不足道的；不值一提的◆The cost was negligible.费用不多，无关紧要。◆Tests found only a negligible amount of the chemical in the product.测试发现该产品中这种化学物质的含量很低，不碍事。ⓘ When you use negligible, you mean that an amount of the thing described exists or is present, but that there is not enough of it to have an effect. * negligible表示所描述的事物存在一定的数量，但不足以产生影响。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2237 COCA: 2982

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