slight
adjective /slaɪt/
/slaɪt/
(comparative slighter, superlative slightest)
Idioms - very small in degree
轻微的；略微的 - a slight increase/change/difference
轻微的增加/变化/差异 - a slight variation/improvement/advantage
微小的变化/改进/优势 - It won't make the slightest bit of difference
这没什么区别 - There's been a slight delay, but we'll be landing in just a few minutes.
有一点点延迟，但我们几分钟后就要着陆了。 - Mexican producers may gain a slight edge in competitiveness.
墨西哥生产商可能会在竞争力上获得些许优势。 - A slight smile appeared on her lips.
她嘴角露出一丝微笑。 - I woke up with a slight headache.
我醒来时有点头痛。 - The damage was slight.
损失很小。 - She takes offence at the slightest thing (= is very easily offended).
她动辄生气。 - There was not the slightest hint of trouble.
当时看不出丝毫会出现麻烦的迹象。 - He is, without the slightest doubt, the greatest living novelist.
毫无疑问，他是当世最伟大的小说家。 - He never had the slightest intention of agreeing to it.
他丝毫没有同意这件事的意思。 - The picture was at a slight angle.
这幅画稍微有点歪。 - A slight breeze was blowing.
微风习习。
- She smiled to hide her slight embarrassment.
她微笑着掩盖略微不自然的感觉。 - She spoke with a slight foreign accent.
她说话带有轻微的外国口音。 - The accident had left him with a slight limp.
这起事故后，他有一点儿跛脚。 - The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement.
捕食性动物的眼睛能够捕捉到最细微的物体移动。 - The slightest touch will set off the alarm.
只要轻轻一碰，警报就会响起。 - There's been a slight increase in the number of unemployed in this area.
这个地区的失业人数略有增加。 - The slightest noise will wake him.
一丁点儿动静也会吵醒他。 - Unfortunately, this plate has a slight flaw in it.
可惜这个盘子有个小小的瑕疵。 - You may experience some slight discomfort after the operation.
手术后你会感到稍稍有些不适。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- the slightest of…
- a slight increase/change/difference
- small and thin in size
细小的；纤细的；瘦小的 - a slight woman
瘦小的女子 - He was of slight build.
他体格瘦小。 - She was smaller and slighter than I had imagined.
她比我想象的个子更小更瘦。
Topics Appearancec2- She looked very slight, almost fragile.
她看起来非常瘦小，甚至可以说是弱不禁风。 - The slight figure of a woman emerged from the house.
一个瘦小的女人从房子里走了出来。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- very
- physically
- a slight woman
- (formal) not deserving serious attention
无须重视的；不足道的 - This is a very slight novel.
这是一部颇不足道的小说。
- This is a very slight novel.
词源Middle English; the adjective from Old Norse sléttr ‘smooth’ (an early sense in English), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slechts ‘merely’ and German schlicht ‘simple’, schlecht ‘bad’; the verb (originally in the sense ‘make smooth or level’), from Old Norse slétta. The sense “treat with disrespect” dates from the late 16th cent.
Idioms
not in the slightest
- not at all
一点也不；毫不；根本没有 - He didn't seem to mind in the slightest.
他好像一点都不在乎。 - I’m not in the slightest bit interested.
我一点也不感兴趣。
- He didn't seem to mind in the slightest.