1 (of people) thin and delicate -- (人)瘦小的,纖弱的
Like most long-distance runners she is very slight. 和大多數長跑運動員一樣,她十分苗條。
2 to insult someone by ignoring them or treating them as if not important -- 輕視,冷落;怠慢
3 an action that insults a person because someone fails to pay attention to them or to treat them with the respect that they deserve -- 輕視;冷落
I regarded her failure to acknowledge my greeting as a slight. 她沒有理會我的問候,我認爲這是在輕視我。
The X-ray showed a slight irregularity in one lung.
There was a slight tremble in her voice as she recalled her husband.
After a slight hesitation, she began to speak.
She has a slight limp.