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Definitions
- 1. light
- 2. easy
- 3. gentle
- 4. soft
- 5. reckless
- 6. unimportant
- 7. frivolous
- 8. small in number
- 9. unstressed
- 10. neutral
- 11. to disparage
Example Sentences
1 shown他很年 轻 。
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Words Containing 轻
(literary) to treat with disrespect
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
slight
light muslin
to belittle
to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
light machine gun
(idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
frivolous
to play a critical role (idiom)
lightly
lit. light furs and stout horses
light (weight)
light (machinery, aircraft etc)
(idiom) to treat sth as no big deal
to forgive easily
light music
breeze
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
cavalier
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the incidental and neglect the main point)
lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy
light as a feather
to be lenient (in sentencing)
light engineering
quietly
lightweight (boxing etc)
to say, without careful consideration
light element (such as hydrogen)
lit. stout horses and light furs
to make more youthful
frivolous
light meal
lightweight and portable
light weapon
lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
less serious case
scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
insignificant
light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling
lightly wounded
quick and skillful
slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
young and promising
to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial
(idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
to lighten
Bren gun, British light machine gun first produced in 1937
tinge
to nibble
real men do not easily cry (idiom)
tap
heavy on form, light on substance
(idiom) frivolous
very light
young people
full of youthful vigor (idiom)
soft
to belittle oneself
young and vigorous (idiom)
contempt
irreverent
to underestimate the enemy
(to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom)
light petroleum (product)
light industry
sharp and clear
light rail
scornful; disdainful; contemptuous; pejorative
top-heavy
to look down upon
to value quantity over quality
easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free
also written 輕機槍|轻机枪
to hit the ball lightly (sport)
dexterous
light cavalry
relaxed
light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)
Diet Pepsi
light
to stroke lightly
frivolous
to speak softly
to easily trust
slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
graceful
(of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort
to beat easily
frivolous
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
to value material gain over righteousness
light on one's feet
not to forgive easily
easily
petty crime
mild (symptoms etc)
lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom)
severity (of the case)
easy
to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important)
young
to value righteousness rather than material gain (idiom)
to speak softly
paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom)
to act blindly without thinking (idiom)
to treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard
slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
light water reactor (LWR)
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
putting green (golf)
light and quick
putter (golf)
to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military
light water (as opposed to heavy water)
lepton (particle physics)
a suicide