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单词 lightly
释义
lightly
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1adv 2adv

WORD FAMILY
light: light-colored, lighted, lighten, lighter, lightest, lighting, lightless, lightly, lightness, lights, lightsome+/enlighten: enlightened, enlightening, enlightenment, enlightens/enlightened: enlightenedest, enlightenedly, unenlightened/enlightening: enlighteningly, unenlightening/enlightenment: enlightenments, unenlightenment/lighted: unlighted/lighten: enlighten, lightened, lightening, lightens/lightening: lightenings/lighter: lighterage, lightered, lightering, lighters/lighting: lightings/lightless: lightlessness/lightness: lightnesses/lightsome: lightsomely, lightsomeness, lightsomer, lightsomest
USAGE EXAMPLES
I try not to use the word “hate” lightly in my life, but it would be fair to say I hate them all.
Salon(Jan 01, 2017)
A gentle and wry bow-tied lawyer and stalwart of countless civic boards, Tom Lewis wears his gentility lightly.
Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)
His friends say his only snack at night is seven lightly salted almonds.
New York Times(Jul 02, 2016)
1
1adv with little weight or force
she kissed him lightly on the forehead
Syn
gently, softly
2adv to a slight degree
her speech is only lightly accented
3adv in a small quantity or extent
apply paint lightly
Syn|Ant
thinly
thickly
with thickness; in a thick manner
4adv with few burdens
Syn
light
5adv indulging with temperance
we eat lightly in the morning
Ant
hard, heavily, intemperately
indulging excessively
2
1adv with indifference or without dejection
he took it lightly
2adv without good reason
one cannot say such things lightly
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