1ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]輕微的;少量的;小的 Something that is slight is very small in degree or quantity. 輕微的;少量的;小的
Doctors say he has made a slight improvement.
醫生說他的病情稍有好轉。
We have a slight problem.
我們有一個小小的問題。
A slight smile flickered over his face.
他的臉上閃過一絲微笑。
He's not the slightest bit worried.
他一點兒也不擔心。
2ADJ-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.
她比克裏斯蒂瘦小。
...a slight, bespectacled figure.
身材瘦小、戴着眼鏡的人
slightly
...a slightly built man.
身材瘦小的男子
3VERB [usually passive]不理睬;藐視;輕蔑;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;藐視;輕蔑;冷落
They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted. [feelV-ed]