slightly

英 [ˈslaɪtli]

美 [ˈslaɪtli]

adv.  略微; 稍微; 身材瘦小的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1111 / COCA.1408

牛津词典

adv.

• 略微；稍微
  a little
  1. a slightly different version
     略有不同的说法
  2. We took a slightly more direct route.
     我们选择了一条略近的路线。
  3. I knew her slightly.
     我对她略知一二。
  4. ‘Are you worried?’ ‘Only slightly.’
     “你担心吗？”“稍微有点。”
• 身材瘦小的
  a slightly built person is small and thin

柯林斯词典

• ADV 略微;稍微
  Slightlymeans to some degree but not to a very large degree.
  1. His family then moved to a slightly larger house...
     然后他全家搬到了一个稍微大一点的房子里。
  2. They will be slightly more expensive but they last a lot longer...
     它们的价钱要贵一些，可是更加耐用。
  3. Each person learns in a slightly different way...
     每个人的学习方法都稍有不同。
  4. You can adjust it slightly...
     你可以稍加调整。
  5. The best activities for stamina are fairly energetic; they need to get you slightly out of breath.
     最能够锻炼耐力的是那些需要一定体能、能让人呼吸稍感急促的活动。

英英释义

adv

• to a small degree or extent
  1. his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
  2. the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
  Synonym:somewhatmore or less
• in a slim or slender manner
  1. a slenderly built woman
  2. slightly built
  Synonym:slenderlyslimly

双语例句

• He sweetened the pill by increasing wages, although by slightly less than he raised prices.
  他提高了工资以使人们更易接受，尽管涨幅略低于他的价格升幅。
• There are signs that this number is increasing slightly.
  有迹象表明这一数字在微微上涨。
• He bowed slightly before taking her bag.
  他微微欠身，然后接过了她的包。
• I played the ball back slightly.
  我把球轻轻打了回去。
• He pulled the zip of his leather jacket down slightly.
  他稍稍往下拉了拉皮夹克的拉链。
• Perhaps he had slightly misled them, but it was quite unintentional
  也许他给他们造成了小小的误导，但他不是有意的。
• You can adjust it slightly
  你可以稍加调整。
• For the first time since his arrival he relaxed slightly
  自从他来了之后这是他第一次稍微放松一点儿。
• The congregation fell back from them slightly as they entered.
  教堂会众在他们进来时稍稍往后退了退。
• His hairline had receded slightly over the years.
  这些年来他的前额已经有点秃了。