Word · Frequency #2237
slight
轻视；忽视；怠慢
to treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to ignore or disrespect
- 1.
To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.
视作不重要或不值得关注；轻视。
- 2.
To give lesser weight or importance to.
给予较少的重视或重要性；轻视。
- 3.
pay no attention to, disrespect
忽视,不尊重
- 4.
To treat (someone or something) with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully; to skimp on one's duties toward.
轻蔑或忽视地对待(某人或某事),通常出于偏见、仇恨或嫉妒；不尊重地忽视；对职责敷衍。
- 5.
To act negligently or carelessly.
疏忽或粗心地行事。
- 6.
To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.
通过全部或部分拆除使其失去防御能力。
- 7.
To throw heedlessly.
漫不经心地扔。
疏忽；玩忽；拆除（防御工事）；夷平；随手扔；漫不经心地扔；视作不重要或不值得关注；轻视。；给予较少的重视或重要性；轻视。
In use
He slighted his coworker by ignoring her suggestion during the discussion.
The manager slighted the new proposal, saying it was not worth their time.
She was slighted when her friend walked past without saying hello.
slight sb/sth
直接接人或事物作宾语，表示轻视或怠慢。
She felt that her contributions were slighted by the committee.
她觉得委员会轻视了她的贡献。
be slighted
被动形式，强调主语被怠慢的感受。
He was deeply slighted by their lack of acknowledgment.
他们的不认可让他深感被怠慢。
slight sb by doing sth
通过某种具体行为表现出怠慢。
Connections
Collocations
- slight somebody
- 怠慢某人；冷落某人
- He complained that his colleagues slighted him at the meeting.他抱怨同事在会上冷落了他。
- feel slighted
- 感到被冷落；感到受怠慢
- She felt slighted when her suggestions were ignored.她的建议被忽视，她感到被冷落了。
- slight one's duties
- 玩忽职守；懈怠职责
- No teacher should slight their duties toward students.任何教师都不应懈怠对学生的职责。
- slight someone's efforts
- 轻视某人的努力
- The report slighted the efforts of the volunteers.这份报告轻视了志愿者的努力。
Synonyms
- belittle
- 贬低；使显得不重要 · 侧重通过言语或态度贬低，使对方显得不重要；slight 还可表示故意冷落、不理睬。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：slight 里有 light（轻），把人看得“轻”，不放在心上，就是轻视、怠慢。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literature slight 作动词时通常用于正式或文学语境，表示轻视、怠慢或忽视某人/某事；日常口语中较少见。
Grammar Note
常接人作宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 slight (/slaɪt/) 押韵：重读元音和末尾的 /t/ 一致。注意形近但发音不同的词：sleigh (/sleɪ/) 和 slit (/slɪt/) 不与 slight 押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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