slight 音标拼音: [sl'ɑɪt]
n . 轻蔑,怠慢
a . 轻微的,纤细的,脆弱的,苗条的
vt . 轻视,忽略,怠慢
轻蔑,怠慢轻微的,纤细的,脆弱的,苗条的轻视,忽略,怠慢
slight adj 1 : (
quantifier used with mass nouns )
small in quantity or degree ;
not much or almost none or (
with `
a ')
at least some ; "
little rain fell in May "; "
gave it little thought "; "
little time is left "; "
we still have little money "; "
a little hope remained "; "
there '
s slight chance that it will work "; "
there '
s a slight chance it will work " [
synonym : {
little (
a )}, {
slight }] [
ant : {
much (
a )}]
2 :
lacking substance or significance ; "
slight evidence "; "
a tenuous argument "; "
a thin plot ";
a fragile claim to fame "
[
synonym : {
flimsy }, {
fragile }, {
slight }, {
tenuous }, {
thin }]
3 :
being of delicate or slender build ; "
she was slender as a willow shoot is slender "-
Frank Norris ; "
a slim girl with straight blonde hair "; "
watched her slight figure cross the street " [
synonym : {
slender }, {
slight }, {
slim }, {
svelte }]
n 1 :
a deliberate discourteous act (
usually as an expression of anger or disapproval ) [
synonym : {
rebuff }, {
slight }]
v 1 :
pay no attention to ,
disrespect ; "
She cold -
shouldered her ex -
fiance " [
synonym : {
slight }, {
cold -
shoulder }]
Slight \
Slight \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Slighted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Slighting }.]
To disregard ,
as of little value and unworthy of notice ;
to make light of ;
as ,
to slight the divine commands . --
Milton .
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The wretch who slights the bounty of the skies .
--
Cowper .
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{
To slight off },
to treat slightingly ;
to drive off ;
to remove . [
R .] -- {
To slight over },
to run over in haste ;
to perform superficially ;
to treat carelessly ;
as ,
to slight over a theme . "
They will but slight it over ." --
Bacon .
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Syn :
To neglect ;
disregard ;
disdain ;
scorn .
Usage : {
Slight }, {
Neglect }.
To slight is stronger than to neglect .
We may neglect a duty or person from inconsiderateness ,
or from being over -
occupied in other concerns .
To slight is always a positive and intentional act ,
resulting from feelings of dislike or contempt .
We ought to put a kind construction on what appears neglect on the part of a friend ;
but when he slights us ,
it is obvious that he is our friend no longer .
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Beware . . .
lest the like befall . . .
If they transgress and slight that sole command .
--
Milton .
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This my long -
sufferance ,
and my day of grace ,
Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste .
--
Milton .
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Slight \
Slight \,
v .
t . [
Cf .
D .
slechten to level ,
to demolish .]
1 .
To overthrow ;
to demolish . [
Obs .] --
Clarendon .
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2 .
To make even or level . [
Obs .] --
Hexham .
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3 .
To throw heedlessly . [
Obs .]
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The rogue slighted me into the river . --
Shak .
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Slight \
Slight \,
a . [
Compar . {
Slighter };
superl . {
Slightest }.]
[
OE .
sli ?
t ,
sleght ,
probably from OD .
slicht ,
slecht ,
simple ,
plain ,
D .
slecht ;
akin to OFries .
sliucht ,
G .
schlecht ,
schlicht ,
OHG .
sleht smooth ,
simple ,
Icel .
sl ?
ttr smooth ,
Sw .
sl [
aum ]
t ,
Goth .
sla ['
i ]
hts ;
or uncertain origin .]
1 .
Not decidedly marked ;
not forcible ;
inconsiderable ;
unimportant ;
insignificant ;
not severe ;
weak ;
gentle ; --
applied in a great variety of circumstances ;
as ,
a slight (
i .
e .,
feeble )
effort ;
a slight (
i .
e .,
perishable )
structure ;
a slight (
i .
e .,
not deep )
impression ;
a slight (
i .
e .,
not convincing )
argument ;
a slight (
i .
e .,
not thorough )
examination ;
slight (
i .
e .,
not severe )
pain ,
and the like . "
At one slight bound ." --
Milton .
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Slight is the subject ,
but not so the praise .
--
Pope .
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Some firmly embrace doctrines upon slight grounds .
--
Locke .
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2 .
Not stout or heavy ;
slender .
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His own figure ,
which was formerly so slight . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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3 .
Foolish ;
silly ;
weak in intellect . --
Hudibras .
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Slight \
Slight \,
n .
Sleight . --
Spenser .
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Slight \
Slight \,
n .
The act of slighting ;
the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt ,
as by neglect or oversight ;
neglect ;
indignity .
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Syn :
Neglect ;
disregard ;
inattention ;
contempt ;
disdain ;
scorn ;
disgrace ;
indignity ;
disparagement .
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Slight \
Slight \,
adv .
Slightly . [
Obs .
or Poetic ]
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Think not so slight of glory . --
Milton .
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361 Moby Thesaurus words for "
slight ":
Lenten ,
Spartan ,
abstemious ,
adulterated ,
affront ,
airy ,
ankle -
deep ,
ascetic ,
asinine ,
attenuate ,
attenuated ,
austere ,
bantam ,
be blind to ,
be caught out ,
be inattentive ,
be unwary ,
belittle ,
blink ,
blink at ,
boyish ,
breakable ,
bring down ,
bring into discredit ,
bring low ,
brittle ,
carefully ignore ,
catchpenny ,
cheap -
jack ,
cobwebby ,
cold shoulder ,
cold -
shoulder ,
coldness ,
connive at ,
contemn ,
cramped ,
crumbly ,
cry down ,
culpa ,
culpable negligence ,
cursory ,
cut ,
cut a corner ,
cut corners ,
cut dead ,
cut direct ,
dainty ,
debase ,
decry ,
default ,
degrade ,
delicate ,
delicately weak ,
delinquency ,
depreciate ,
depthless ,
dereliction ,
deride ,
derogate from ,
despise ,
detract from ,
diaphanous ,
dilute ,
diluted ,
diminish ,
diminutive ,
dinky ,
disapprove of ,
disconformity ,
discount ,
discredit ,
disdain ,
disgrace ,
dismiss ,
disparage ,
disregard ,
disrespect ,
dodge ,
dwarfed ,
dwarfish ,
effeminate ,
empty ,
epidermal ,
ethereal ,
exiguous ,
fail ,
failure ,
fat ,
fatuous ,
feeble ,
fine ,
fine -
drawn ,
finespun ,
flimsy ,
flout ,
foolish ,
forget ,
fragile ,
frail ,
frangible ,
fribble ,
fribbling ,
frivolous ,
frothy ,
frugal ,
fudge ,
futile ,
gaseous ,
gauzy ,
gimcrack ,
gimcracky ,
girlish ,
give no heed ,
give the go -
by ,
gossamer ,
gossamery ,
gracile ,
half -
pint ,
hear nothing ,
hold in contempt ,
hold in derision ,
humiliation ,
idle ,
ignore ,
ill -
treatment ,
impoverished ,
inadequate ,
inadvertence ,
inadvertency ,
inane ,
inattention ,
inconsequential ,
indifference ,
indignity ,
infinitesimal ,
inobservance ,
insecure ,
insignificant ,
insubstantial ,
insult ,
jejune ,
jerry ,
jerry -
built ,
knee -
deep ,
knee -
high ,
knock ,
laches ,
lacy ,
laissez -
faire ,
lapse ,
laugh at ,
laugh to scorn ,
laxity ,
laxness ,
lean ,
let pass ,
light ,
lightweight ,
limited ,
little ,
look right through ,
looseness ,
make light of ,
make little of ,
meager ,
mean ,
miniature ,
minimize ,
minor ,
minute ,
miserly ,
miss ,
misty ,
mortify ,
namby -
pamby ,
narrow ,
neglect ,
neglectfulness ,
negligence ,
negligible ,
niggardly ,
nonadherence ,
noncompliance ,
nonconformance ,
nonconformity ,
nonfeasance ,
nonfulfillment ,
noninterference ,
nonobservance ,
nonperformance ,
nonrestriction ,
not attend ,
not deep ,
not heed ,
not listen ,
not notice ,
nugacious ,
off ,
offend ,
omission ,
omit ,
on the surface ,
one -
horse ,
otiose ,
outrage ,
outside ,
overlook ,
overlooking ,
overpass ,
oversight ,
paltry ,
papery ,
parsimonious ,
pass by ,
pass over ,
pass over lightly ,
pass up ,
pasteboardy ,
pay no attention ,
pay no mind ,
perceptible ,
permissiveness ,
petite ,
piddling ,
pindling ,
pint -
sized ,
pocket ,
pocket -
sized ,
poky ,
pooh -
pooh ,
poor ,
poor stewardship ,
precarious ,
procrastination ,
puny ,
put down ,
rare ,
rarefied ,
rebuff ,
reedy ,
reflect discredit upon ,
refuse to acknowledge ,
refuse to recognize ,
remissness ,
repulse ,
rickety ,
run down ,
scamp ,
scant ,
scanty ,
scoff ,
scoff at ,
scorn ,
scout ,
scrawny ,
scrimp ,
scrimpy ,
see nothing ,
set at defiance ,
shallow ,
shallow -
rooted ,
shattery ,
shoal ,
short ,
silly ,
sissified ,
skim ,
skim over ,
skim the surface ,
skimp ,
skimpy ,
skin -
deep ,
skip ,
skip over ,
slackness ,
sleazy ,
slender ,
slenderish ,
slight over ,
slight -
made ,
slim ,
slimmish ,
slinky ,
slubber over ,
slur ,
slur over ,
small ,
smallish ,
sneer ,
sniff ,
snort ,
snub ,
spare ,
sparing ,
speak ill of ,
spurn ,
spurning ,
starvation ,
stingy ,
stinted ,
straitened ,
stunted ,
submit to indignity ,
subsistence ,
subtile ,
subtle ,
superficial ,
surface ,
svelte ,
sylphlike ,
tacky ,
tenuous ,
the cold shoulder ,
the go -
by ,
thin ,
thin -
bodied ,
thin -
set ,
thin -
spun ,
think little of ,
thinned ,
thinned -
out ,
thinnish ,
threadlike ,
tiny ,
touch upon ,
touch upon lightly ,
trace ,
treat with contempt ,
trifling ,
trite ,
trivial ,
twiggy ,
two -
by -
four ,
uncompact ,
uncompressed ,
unlikely ,
unnourishing ,
unnutritious ,
unobservance ,
unprofound ,
unrigorousness ,
unstable ,
unsubstantial ,
vacuous ,
vague ,
vain ,
vapid ,
vaporous ,
vest -
pocket ,
wasp -
waisted ,
watered ,
watered -
down ,
watery ,
weak ,
wee ,
willowy ,
windy ,
wink at ,
wiredrawn ,
wispy ,
womanish
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