slight
adjective uk/slaɪt/ us/slaɪt/
(SMALL IN AMOUNT)
B2 少量的,微小的
small in amount or degree
a slight improvement 略微的改善
a slight incline 缓坡
She had a slight headache. 我有点儿头痛。
I don't have the slightest idea what he's talking about. 我一点儿也不明白他在说什么。
not in the slightest 一点儿也不,一点儿也没有
not at all
"Does it worry you?" "Not in the slightest." “这让你担心吗?”“一点儿也不。”
- More examples
- He's got a headache and a slight fever.
- The X-ray showed a slight irregularity in one lung.
- There was a slight tremble in her voice as she recalled her husband.
- After a slight hesitation, she began to speak.
- She has a slight limp.
(THIN)
(人)瘦小的,纤弱的
(of people) thin and delicate
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。
slight
verb [ T ] uk/slaɪt/ us/slaɪt/
轻视,冷落;怠慢
to insult someone by ignoring them or treating them as if not important
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艰辛劳动,唯独没有感谢我,这让我感到自己受到了轻视。
slight
noun [ C ] uk/slaɪt/ us/slaɪt/
轻视;冷落
an action that insults a person because someone fails to pay attention to them or to treat them with the respect that they deserve
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。