0 gently -- 輕輕地；稍稍地
lightly cooked vegetables 燒得很嫩的蔬菜
1 If you say something lightly, you are not serious when you say it. -- 輕鬆地，隨便地；不嚴肅地
2 to be punished or to punish someone less severely than might have been expected -- 得到從輕判罰；對（某人）從輕判罰
I think he got off quite lightly considering it's his third driving offence. 這已經是他第三次違法駕駛了，我覺得對他罰得太輕了。
The lightly staining nuclei contain one or two prominent nucleoli.
Yet the lightly populated south-western coastal region yielded 354 recaptives.
The background connecting all corners of the canvas has been lightly sketched out.
The authors sketch very lightly the technical details of the algorithms used for database searching, and the underlying theory.
The fact that dreams must be carried out when the system is relatively lightly loaded compromises part of the purpose of the test.
In the distance a muffled noise announces the approach of the hurricane - the sea waves begin to break lightly.
Although churches face many challenges, not least attracting younger members, they should not pass lightly over their obligations to their older members.
Such extensive mistakes suggest that those parts of the book were lightly researched.
