lightly

剑桥词典

lightly adverb (GENTLY)

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

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.
轻松地，随便地；不严肃地
"Anyway, it won't affect me because I'm leaving ," she said lightly. “不管怎么说，这对我都没什么影响，因为我就要走了，”她很轻松地说。
 not do sth lightly
If something is not said or treated lightly, it is said or treated in a serious way, after great thought .
不可草率对待，不能忽视
Accusations like these from a top minister are not made lightly. 高级部长提出这样的指控不可等闲视之。


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
得到从轻判罚；对（某人）从轻判罚
I think he got off quite lightly considering it's his third driving offence . 这已经是他第3次违法驾驶了，我觉得对他罚得太轻了。 返回 lightly