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| 1 | very bright because of light from the sun 明亮的；光线充足的 |
| The room is light and airy. 房间明亮通风。 |
| | 1a | if it is light , you can see because it is day and not night 天亮的；白天的 | | I want to get home while it’ s still light. 我想趁天色未晚时回家。 | | it gets light (=it becomes light enough to see) It gets light around 5 am. 天亮了 | |
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| 2 | pale in colour , not dark 淡色的；浅色的 |
| a light blue shirt 淡蓝色的衬衣 |
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| 3 | not weighing much or weighing less than you expect 不重的；轻的 |
| The table is a lot lighter than it looks. 桌子比看上去要轻得多。 |
| as light as a feather (=extremely light) The younger children are as light as a feather. 轻若羽毛的；极轻的 |
| | 3a | less than the correct weight （比正常重量）轻的；分量不足的 | | This bag is two pounds light. 这一袋少了两磅。 | |
| | 3b | light clothes are made of thin cloth and are not very warm （衣服）单薄的，不很保暖的 | | a light summer jacket 轻薄的夏季短上衣 | |
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| 4 | not much in quantity 少量的；不多的 |
| Traffic was fairly light as we left the city. 我们离开该城时车辆稀少。 |
| a light frost 薄霜 |
| | 4a | a light eater is someone who does not eat much food （人）食量不大的 | |
| | 4b | a light meal is small and easy to eat （餐食）少量的 | | light snacks/refreshments 小吃/小点心 | |
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| 5 | a light punishment is not very severe （惩罚）不严厉的 |
| a light prison sentence 较轻的徒刑 |
| | 5a | light work or exercise is not very difficult and does not need a lot of strength or effort （工作或运动）轻松的，不费力的 | |
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| 6 | a light wind is not very strong （风）轻柔的 |
| a light breeze 微风 |
| | 6a | a light touch is very gentle （碰触）轻轻的 | | a light kiss on the head 额头上的轻轻一吻 | |
| | 6b | a light sound is very quiet 轻声的 | | She heard a light knock at the window. 她听见了窗户上轻轻的敲击声。 | |
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| 7 | enjoyable and not very serious 令人愉快的；轻松的 |
| a little light reading 一点轻松的阅读 |
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| 8 | food or drink that is light has less fat or alcohol than other similar food or drink . This word is sometimes spelt lite on food labels （食物）低脂肪的；（酒）酒精含量低的 |
| light beer/cream cheese 低度数啤酒/低脂肪奶酪 |
| | 8a | used about foods and drinks that do not have a strong taste （食物）清淡的；（酒）淡的，不烈的 | | Muscadet is a light fresh wine. 麝香葡萄酒是一种淡味鲜葡萄酒。 | |
| | 8b | a cake that is light tastes nice because it has a lot of air in it （面包）松软的 | |
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| 9 | a light sleep is one in which you wake up often . Someone who often wakes up while they are sleeping is called a light sleeper . （睡眠）不深的，易醒的 |
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| 10 | light soil is easy to break into pieces （土质）松的，松软的 |
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| - | light on your feet informal
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| able to move or dance in an easy and graceful way |
| （步子）轻盈的，轻捷的 |
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| - | make light of sth
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| to treat something as not very serious |
| 轻视某事物；视某事物为微不足道 |
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| - | make light work of (doing) sth
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| to do something very quickly and easily |
| 轻而易举地做某事 |
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| - | on a lighter note spoken
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| used when you are going to say something that is less serious than what you were talking about before |
| 说点轻松的 |
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