light·ly
adverb/ˈlaɪtli/
/ˈlaɪtli/
Idioms - gently; with very little force or effort
轻柔地；轻微地；轻轻地 - He kissed her lightly on the cheek.
他轻轻吻了一下她的脸颊。 - She ran lightly up the stairs.
她轻轻地跑上了楼。
- He kissed her lightly on the cheek.
- to a small degree; not much
少许；不多 - It began to snow lightly.
开始下小雪了。 - She tended to sleep lightly nowadays (= it was easy to disturb her).
她如今睡觉容易惊醒。 - I try to eat lightly (= not to eat heavy or greasy food).
我尽量饮食清淡。
- It began to snow lightly.
- in a way that sounds as though you are not particularly worried or interested
漫不经心地；满不在乎地 - ‘I'll be all right,’ he said lightly.
“我会好的。”他满不在乎地说道。
- ‘I'll be all right,’ he said lightly.
- without being seriously considered
不慎重地；草率地；轻率地 - This is not a problem we should take lightly.
这个问题我们可不能掉以轻心。 - Such fears should not be dismissed lightly.
这种担忧不应该被轻易忽视。
- This is not a problem we should take lightly.
Idioms
get off/be let off lightly
- (informal) to be punished or treated in a way that is less severe than you deserve or may have expected
只受轻罚；获从轻发落 - He got off lightly with a small fine.
他只被罚一点钱，逃过了重罚。 - The children were let off lightly.
孩子们被轻松地放走了。
- He got off lightly with a small fine.