slight
[slaɪt] adjective
SMALL IN AMOUNT 少量
ESSENTIAL
■small in amount or degree 少量的，微小的•a slight improvement略微的改善 •a slight incline缓坡 •I've got a slight headache.我头有点痛。 •I haven't the slightest idea what he's talking about.我一点也不明白他在说甚么。 not in the slightest
■not at all 一点也不，一点也没有•"Does it worry you?" "Not in the slightest."“这让你担心吗?” “一点也不。”
[slaɪt] adjective
THIN 瘦
■(of people) thin and delicate （人）瘦小的，纤弱的•Like most long-distance runners she is very slight.和大多数长跑运动员一样，她十分苗条。
[slaɪt] verb transitive
■to insult someone by not paying them any attention or treating them as if they are not important 轻视，冷落；怠慢•I felt slighted when my boss thanked everyone but me for their hard work.我的老板感谢了每个人所付出的辛劳，唯独没有感谢我，这让我感到自己受到了冷落。
[slaɪt] noun countable
■when a person fails to pay attention to someone or to treat them with the respect that they deserve 轻视；冷落•I regarded her failure to acknowledge my greeting as a slight.她没有理会我的问候，我认为这是在轻视我。 |