lightly
adverb uk/?la?t.li/ us/?la?t.li/
(GENTLY)
B1 轻轻地；稍稍地
gently
She patted him lightly on the shoulder. 她轻轻地拍了拍他的肩膀。
C1 稍微（烹调）一下;嫩（炒）地
If food is lightly cooked, it is cooked for only a short time.
lightly cooked vegetables 烧得很嫩的蔬菜
- More examples
- 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.
(NOT SERIOUSLY)
轻松地，随便地;不严肃地
If you say something lightly, you are not serious when you say it.
"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 something lightly#p#分页标题#e#C2 不可草率对待，不能忽视
If something is not said or treated lightly, it is said or treated in a serious way, after great thought.
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。
(NOT SEVERELY)
get off lightly; let someone off lightly 得到从轻判罚;对（某人）从轻判罚
to be punished or to punish someone less severely than might have been expected
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。
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