释义 |
Noun: slight slIt- A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
- rebuff Verb: slight slIt- Pay no attention to, disrespect
- cold-shoulder Adjective: slight (slighter,slightest) slIt- (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with 'a') at least some
"there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work" - little - Lacking substance or significance
"slight evidence" - flimsy, fragile, tenuous, thin - Being of delicate or slender build
"watched her slight figure cross the street" - slender, slim, svelte
Sounds like: sleight Derived forms: slightest, slights, slighting, slighter, slighted See also: insignificant, lean, less, slightly, slightness, small [archaic], thin, unimportant Type of: brush aside, brush off, discount, discourtesy, dismiss, disregard, ignore, offence [Brit, Cdn], offense [US], offensive activity, push aside Encyclopedia: Slight |