1. 微小的，轻微的，微不足道的　small in degree; not considerable, noticeable, or serious
2. 不结实的，纤弱的；脆弱的　not strong-looking; thin and delicate

　～ book　无足轻重的书
　～ chance　机会渺小
　～ cold　轻微的感冒
　～ fever　低烧
　～ figure　身材瘦长

　The wind seemed to lift her slight body.　风似乎要把她瘦弱的身体吹起来。
　I have a slight cold.　我患了轻微的感冒。
　He had a slight German accent.　他有轻微的德国口音。
　There's only a slight chance of him living beyond tomorrow.　他能活到明天的可能性极小。
　There's a slight damage to your car, so you can easily get it repaired.　你的车只有轻微的损坏，你找人修好很容易的。
　In my opinion, this is a very slight book indeed.　依我看这是一本无足轻重的书。
　The difference is so slight that I can hardly see it.　差别很小，我几乎看不出来。
　He is slight and dark.　他又瘦又黑。
　He is too slight to play football.　他太纤弱，不能踢足球。

 ♣ in the slightest
　丝毫，一点不　at all
　〔说明〕 in the slightest一般用于否定句。
　"Do you mind if I open the window?""Not in the slightest, please do."　“我打开窗户没关系吧?”“一点关系也没有，请便。”

　slight　还可用作名词，意思是“轻蔑，忽视；冷落”。例如：
　I'm afraid he took your remark as a slight on his work.　恐怕他把你的话当作是对他工作的一种轻视。

　vt.　轻蔑，忽视，怠慢treat (a person or group) rudely, without respect, or as if unimportant

　He slighted no one.　他不轻视任何人。
　She felt slighted because her friends didn't telephone her.　她的朋友没有给她打电话，她觉得受到冷落。

 ♣ slight, overlook
　这两个词都可表示“无视”。slight多指有意地“无视”，即“蔑视”; overlook多指无意地“无视”，即“忽视”。

　［同义词］ adj. little, small, weak
　［反义词］ adj. large, major
　［词源］古挪威语slett（光滑，轻微）