Lightly
['laɪtlɪ] or ['laɪtli]
解釋/意思:
(adv.) with indifference or without dejection; 'he took it lightly'.
(adv.) indulging with temperance; 'we eat lightly in the morning'.
(adv.) to a slight degree; 'her speech is only lightly accented'.
(adv.) with little weight or force; 'she kissed him lightly on the forehead'.
(adv.) with few burdens; 'experienced travellers travel light'.
(adv.) without good reason; 'one cannot say such things lightly'.
布兰卡德錄入--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(adv.) With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly.
(adv.) Swiftly; nimbly; with agility.
(adv.) Without deep impression.
(adv.) In a small degree; slightly; not severely.
(adv.) With little effort or difficulty; easily; readily.
(adv.) Without reason, or for reasons of little weight.
(adv.) Commonly; usually.
(adv.) Without dejection; cheerfully.
(adv.) Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily.
(adv.) Not chastely; wantonly.
整理:泰丝
例句/造句/用法:
- I lightly pushed the heavy leaf; would it yield? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Keep it lightly firm but not pulling until thou pullest. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- But his eyes were beautiful and soft and immune from stress or excitement, beautiful and smiling lightly to her, smiling with her. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- St. John was not a man to be lightly refused: you felt that every impression made on him, either for pain or pleasure, was deep-graved and permanent. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- It was so long since Fanny had had any letter from her, that she had some reason to think lightly of the friendship which had been so dwelt on. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- Once my heart sat lightly in my bosom; all the beauty of the world was doubly beautiful, irradiated by the sun-light shed from my own soul. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- And he took another gentle little pinch of snuff, and lightly crossed his legs. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- The expression was not lost upon her; she laid her hand lightly on his arm a moment as if to thank him for it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- Boil lightly for fifteen minutes, allow to cool, and then skim off the wax which floats on the surface. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- Dr. Bangs came, said Beth had symptoms of the fever, but he thought she would have it lightly, though he looked sober over the Hummel story. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Pull it farther back and let it snap lightly forward,' the _civil_ said, and I have never heard such a tone of voice. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- It came very lightly indeed. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- As he did so, a small case in which the Doctor was accustomed to carry the lists of his day's duties, fell lightly on the floor. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- It will come lightly from you. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- But have it your own way, dear girl, he added lightly. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Change of air and care will keep you well, I dare say, or if it does not entirely, you will have the fever more lightly. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- The square of 9 is passed lightly over as only a step towards the cube. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Allow the paper to remain half a minute, and then dip it into water, and again dry it lightly with blotting paper. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- He carried her lightly to the door, and laid her tenderly down in a coach. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- John caught her up in his arm, and lightly dashed into the room with her. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- He has been grubbing and grubbing at school,' said Bella, looking at her father's hand and lightly slapping it, 'till he's not fit to be seen. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- But in Spain it is done too lightly and often without true necessity and there is much quick injustice which, afterward, can never be repaired. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- A family which exercised great hospitality, would be taxed much more lightly than one who entertained fewer guests. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- One does not call John Carter coward and liar thus lightly, and Zat Arras should have known it. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- He treats it lightly himself, though it sometimes makes his friends anxious about him. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- He lay there holding her very lightly, feeling her breathe and feeling her heart beat, and keeping track of the time on his wrist watch. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Man and dog both jumped lightly out as soon as they touched the other side, and went away. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Then suddenly he leaned up to her and kissed her fingers lightly, putting his face to hers and looking into her eyes with a pale grin. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Handle them never so lightly, and they fell to pieces with such ease that you might suspect them of having been flawed before. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- The islands of Guernsey and Jersey, without any means of resisting the authority of parliament, are more lightly taxed than any part of Great Britain. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
整理:泰丝