lightly

劍橋詞典

lightly adverb (GENTLY)

gently
輕輕地；稍稍地
She patted him lightly on the shoulder . 她輕輕地拍了拍他的肩膀。
If food is lightly cooked , it is cooked for only a short time .
稍微（烹調(diào)）一下；嫩（炒）地
lightly cooked vegetables 燒得很嫩的蔬菜

例句

• Dust the face lightly with powder .
• I like eggs lightly cooked so that the yolk is still runny .
• He touched me lightly on the cheek .
• Dab the paint on lightly.
• She applied the make-up lightly.

lightly adverb (NOT SERIOUSLY)


If you say something lightly, you are not serious when you say it.
輕松地，隨便地；不嚴(yán)肅地
"Anyway, it won't affect me because I'm leaving ," she said lightly. “不管怎么說，這對我都沒什么影響，因?yàn)槲揖鸵吡?，”她很輕松地說。
?not do sth lightly
If something is not said or treated lightly, it is said or treated in a serious way, after great thought .
不可草率對待，不能忽視
Accusations like these from a top minister are not made lightly. 高級部長提出這樣的指控不可等閑視之。


lightly adverb (NOT SEVERELY)

?get off lightly; let sb off lightly

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(jīng)是他第3次違法駕駛了，我覺得對他罰得太輕了。 返回 lightly