slight
adjective
uk/slaɪt/us/slaɪt/slightadjective(SMALL IN AMOUNT)
B2
smallinamountordegree:
少量的，微小的a slightimprovement略微的改善
a slightincline缓坡
She had a slightheadache.我有点儿头痛。
I don't have the slightestideawhat he'stalkingabout.我一点儿也不明白他在说什么。
not great in size, amount, etc.
- smallI live in a small town.
- littleShe's a good little girl.
- a littleI just want a little ice cream.
- a little (bit)I was a little bit upset that she ate the last piece of cake.
- tinyHis body was covered in tiny red spots.
not in the slightest
not at all:
一点儿也不，一点儿也没有"Does itworryyou?" "Not in the slightest."“这让你担心吗？”“一点儿也不。”
- He's got aheadacheand a slightfever.
- TheX-rayshoweda slightirregularityin onelung.
- There was a slighttremblein hervoiceas sherecalledherhusband.
- After a slighthesitation, shebegantospeak.
- She has a slightlimp.
- They arepunishedforeventhe slightestinfraction.
Yes, no & not
- a sure thingidiom
- affirmation
- affirmatively
- ain't
- betcha
- bit
- didn't
- dis
- does a bear/do bears shit in the woods?idiom
- far
- hardly
- no wayidiom
- not thatidiom
- opposed
- sure
- wasn't
- weren't
- won't
- wouldn't be seen deadidiom
- yes
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Linguistics: intensifying expressions
slightadjective(THIN)
(ofpeople)thinanddelicate:
（人）瘦小的，纤弱的Like mostlong-distancerunnersshe is very slight.和大多数长跑运动员一样，她十分苗条。
Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)
- be skin and bone(s)idiom
- beanpole
- cadaverous
- ectomorph
- emaciation
- gauntness
- gracile
- hard-bodied
- hatchet-faced
- hollow
- hollow-cheeked
- lanky
- raw-boned
- scrawny
- skinny
- slenderize
- svelte
- sylphlike
- trim
- wasted
slightadjective(NOT SERIOUS)
notdealingwith veryseriousorimportantsubjects, or notneedingmuchseriousthought:
It's a slight butenjoyabletale.
Histerrificperformanceliftsthisotherwiseslightfilm.
- She makes this slightcomedya lot morememorable.
- Hugeclaimshave been made forartisticprojectsthat are inrealityratherslight.
- It's a slightfilmthat yousmileatratherthan reallyenjoy.
Of little or less importance
- be in/undersomeone'sshadowidiom
- be neither here nor thereidiom
- be no big dealidiom
- biggie
- derisory
- lowly
- meaningless
- meaninglessly
- meaninglessness
- mere
- merely
- petty
- piddling
- piffling
- play second fiddleidiom
- poxy
- rinky-dink
- subordinate
- trifling
- valueless
slight
verb[T]
uk/slaɪt/us/slaɪt/toinsultsomeone byignoringthem ortreatingthem as if they are notimportant:
Ifeltslighted when mybossthankedeveryone but me fortheirhardwork.我的老板感谢了每个人所付出的艰辛劳动，唯独没有感谢我，这让我感到自己受到了轻视。
Synonyms
affrontformal
cold-shoulder
dissUSslang
insult
to intentionally not give someone or something any attention
- ignoreThe buzzing is irritating, but try to ignore it.
- disregardHe disregarded the advice of his doctor and went back to work.
- turn a blind eye toUntil now, the mayor has turned a blind eye to the city's homelessness problem.
- close your eyes toThe administration closed its eyes to human-rights abuses by its soldiers.
Insults & abuse
- abusive
- backhanded compliment
- be close to the boneidiom
- belittle
- brickbat
- contumely
- cut (someone) to the quickidiom
- denigration
- dis
- disparagement
- jeer
- left-handed compliment
- mouth
- name
- neg
- negging
- point-scoring
- putsomething/someonedown
- revile
- stick
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Neglecting and ignoring
slighted
adjectiveuk/ˈslaɪ.tɪd/us/ˈslaɪ.t̬ɪd/
slight
noun[C]
uk/slaɪt/us/slaɪt/anactionthatinsultsapersonbecause someonefailstopayattentionto them or totreatthem with therespectthat theydeserve:
轻视；冷落Iregardedherfailuretoacknowledgemygreetingas a slight.她没有理会我的问候，我认为这是在轻视我。
Synonym
insult
Insults & abuse
- abusive
- backhanded compliment
- be close to the boneidiom
- belittle
- brickbat
- contumely
- cut (someone) to the quickidiom
- denigration
- dis
- disparagement
- jeer
- left-handed compliment
- mouth
- name
- neg
- negging
- point-scoring
- putsomething/someonedown
- revile
- stick