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Definition of slightly in English:

slightly

adverb ˈslʌɪtliˈslaɪtli
  • 1To a small degree; not considerably.

    稍微地,些许地

    he lowered his voice slightly

    他略微降低了嗓门。

    as submodifier they are all slightly different

    他们都略有不同。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The rabbit was still jerking slightly as the stoat dragged it off over the hill.
    • To avoid that, pull your chin in slightly so there is a light pressure on the voice box.
    • They are intense to the point of being slightly odd, but only a fool wouldn't love them to bits.
    • To cut a long story short, he returns from market slightly drunk and fails to lock up properly.
    • So coming back left me with mixed emotions, leaving me slightly nauseous and giddy.
    • He said slowly, his voice deep and slightly cracked, as if he hadn't used it in a long time.
    • He took a slightly different approach from those who've converted cars in the past.
    • She had a rather broad face and a short neck with her head slightly tilted to one side.
    • Each of them met the structural requirements for flight in a slightly different way.
    • It was really good to leave the flat today, even if I was slightly spaced out from lack of sleep.
    • I took some snaps on the way home last night which show the city in a slightly different light.
    • His voice wheezed ever so slightly, as if he had shouted a lot when he was younger.
    • Every rally has a slightly different character but this is very much one on its own.
    • Lack of sleep is making me slightly more prone to mistakes and considerably more snappy.
    • I am sure they all have slightly different views, but it is something for the future.
    • Her eyes sparkled with some sort of emotional panic and her lips parted very slightly.
    • She'd been, in a sort of robust but slightly inept way, telling him what to do and what to say.
    • This is slightly more difficult as I have yet to find a really satisfactory service.
    • This had the effect that they ignored what I said but in a slightly more deferrential way.
    • If the cooked potato is left for hours being kept slightly warm, it becomes poisonous.
    Synonyms
    a little, a bit, somewhat, rather, moderately, to some degree, to a certain extent, to a slight extent, faintly, vaguely, obscurely
    marginally, a shade
    informal sort of, kind of, kinda, ish
  • 2(with reference to a person's build) in a slender way.

    (指某人身材)纤弱地,瘦小地

    a slightly built girl

    一个身材瘦小的女孩。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But this slightly built 52-year-old is a true giant of world distance running.
    • In appearance he is slightly built, graceful and neat to a degree.

Definition of slightly in US English:

slightly

adverbˈslītlēˈslaɪtli
  • 1To a small degree; not considerably.

    稍微地,些许地

    he lowered his voice slightly

    他略微降低了嗓门。

    as submodifier they are all slightly different

    他们都略有不同。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To cut a long story short, he returns from market slightly drunk and fails to lock up properly.
    • She had a rather broad face and a short neck with her head slightly tilted to one side.
    • If the cooked potato is left for hours being kept slightly warm, it becomes poisonous.
    • Her eyes sparkled with some sort of emotional panic and her lips parted very slightly.
    • So coming back left me with mixed emotions, leaving me slightly nauseous and giddy.
    • She'd been, in a sort of robust but slightly inept way, telling him what to do and what to say.
    • It was really good to leave the flat today, even if I was slightly spaced out from lack of sleep.
    • His voice wheezed ever so slightly, as if he had shouted a lot when he was younger.
    • To avoid that, pull your chin in slightly so there is a light pressure on the voice box.
    • Lack of sleep is making me slightly more prone to mistakes and considerably more snappy.
    • He took a slightly different approach from those who've converted cars in the past.
    • I am sure they all have slightly different views, but it is something for the future.
    • They are intense to the point of being slightly odd, but only a fool wouldn't love them to bits.
    • Each of them met the structural requirements for flight in a slightly different way.
    • This had the effect that they ignored what I said but in a slightly more deferrential way.
    • He said slowly, his voice deep and slightly cracked, as if he hadn't used it in a long time.
    • I took some snaps on the way home last night which show the city in a slightly different light.
    • This is slightly more difficult as I have yet to find a really satisfactory service.
    • The rabbit was still jerking slightly as the stoat dragged it off over the hill.
    • Every rally has a slightly different character but this is very much one on its own.
    Synonyms
    a little, a bit, somewhat, rather, moderately, to some degree, to a certain extent, to a slight extent, faintly, vaguely, obscurely
  • 2(with reference to a person's build) in a slender way.

    (指某人身材)纤弱地,瘦小地

    a slightly built girl

    一个身材瘦小的女孩。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But this slightly built 52-year-old is a true giant of world distance running.
    • In appearance he is slightly built, graceful and neat to a degree.
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