Mỏng mảnh, thon, gầy, mảnh khảnh, yết ớt

a slight framework

một cái khung yếu ớt

Nhẹ, qua loa, sơ sài; không đang kể, mong manh

to have a slight cold

bị cảm nhẹ

to make a slight inquiry into something

điều tra sơ qua một việc gì

there is not the slightest excuse for it

không có đến một lý do rất mong manh để bào chữa việc đó

a conclusion based on very slight observation

một kết luận dựa trên một sự nhận xét rất qua loa

to take offence at the slightest thing

mếch lòng về chuyện không đáng kể, hơi một tí thì mếch lòng

Sự coi thường, sự coi nhẹ, sự xem khinh

to put a slight upon a branch of study

coi nhẹ một ngành học

Coi thường, coi nhẹ, xem khinh

to slight one's work

coi nhẹ công việc

(adj)nhẹ, mỏng, 

Adj.

Small, little, minor, negligible, unlikely,insignificant, inconsequential: There is always a slight chancethat you might be wrong, you know.

Trifling, tiny, slender,minute, infinitesimal; trace, perceptible: He didn't attach theslightest importance to the rumours that were going round. You'dbest wash it again, as there is still a slight odour of garlic.3 small, short, petite, thin, slim, slender, delicate,diminutive, tiny, miniature, bantam, wee, pocket, pocket-sized,US vest-pocket, Colloq pint-sized: Charlotte's slight buildseems totally unaffected by the amount she eats. 4 insubstantialor unsubstantial, weak, feeble, delicate, dainty, frail,unstable, fragile, flimsy, lightly made or built, precarious,inadequate, rickety, insecure: This table is too slight tosupport the computer and the printer. His arguments were fartoo slight to carry conviction.

V.

Disregard, ignore, disdain, scorn, snub, rebuff, cut,disrespect, cold-shoulder: He thought she had slighted himdeliberately at the dance.

Insult, offend, affront, mortify,diminish, minimize, depreciate, disparage: Siobhan feltslighted by Harry's inattention.

N.

Insult, affront, slur, indignity, outrage, offence,disrespect: It is hard to understand why she tolerates hispersistent slights.

Inattention, neglect, disregard,indifference, snub, cold shoulder, coldness, ill-treatment:Perhaps she misinterprets his obsessive occupation in his workas a slight to her.

Adj., v., & n.

Adj.

A inconsiderable; of littlesignificance (has a slight cold; the damage is very slight). bbarely perceptible (a slight smell of gas). c not much or greator thorough, inadequate, scanty (a conclusion based on veryslight observation; paid him slight attention).

Slender,frail-looking (saw a slight figure approaching; supported by aslight framework).

(in superl., with neg. or interrog.) anywhatever (paid not the slightest attention).

V.tr.

Treator speak of (a person etc.) as not worth attention, fail incourtesy or respect towards, markedly neglect.

Hist. makemilitarily useless, raze (a fortification etc.).

N. a markedpiece of neglect, a failure to show due respect.

Not in theslightest not at all. put a slight upon = sense 1 of v.

Slightingly adv. slightish adj. slightly adv. slightness n.[ME slyght, sleght f. ON sl‚ttr level, smooth f. Gmc]