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。
轻视;忽视;怠慢
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轻视;忽视;怠慢
to treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to ignore or disrespect
She felt that her contributions were slighted by the committee.
她觉得委员会轻视了她的贡献。
视作不重要或不值得关注;轻视。
To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.
给予较少的重视或重要性;轻视。
To give lesser weight or importance to.
忽视,不尊重
pay no attention to, disrespect
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。
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.
slight
Base
原形
slights
3rd person
第三人称单数
slighting
-ing
现在分词
slighted
Past
过去式
slighted
Past participle
过去分词
She slights his efforts.
她轻视他的努力。
He slighted her remark.
他怠慢了她的评论。
They have slighted my contributions.
他们忽视了我的贡献。
规则动词,意为轻视或怠慢。
He slighted his coworker by ignoring her suggestion during the discussion.
他在讨论中对同事的建议不予理睬,怠慢了她。
The manager slighted the new proposal, saying it was not worth their time.
经理轻视了这项新提案,说它不值得他们花时间。
She was slighted when her friend walked past without saying hello.
朋友从她身边走过没有打招呼,她觉得自己被怠慢了。
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。
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。
通过某种具体行为表现出怠慢。
They slighted her by not inviting her to the meeting.
他们通过不邀请她参加会议来怠慢她。
Not this
He is slight better than me.
Use this
He is slightly better than me.
slight是形容词,不能修饰形容词比较级;应使用副词slightly。
Not this
She slighted to me.
Use this
She slighted me.
slight作动词意为“轻视”时是及物动词,直接接宾语,不需要介词to。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
发长 /aɪ/ 音 (如 high, light)
Same pattern, same sound
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联想:slight 里有 light(轻),把人看得“轻”,不放在心上,就是轻视、怠慢。
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。
常接人作宾语
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