not great in amount or degree 少量的;程度低的◆Trading was light as many offices were closed. 因为许多地方不办公,交易量很少。◆The job losses were lighter than at other banks. 这儿的裁员比其他银行少。
[] used to describe smaller vehicles, machines, etc. that are not of the most powerful type (小型车辆、机器等)轻型的◆The plant will build light vehicles. 这家工厂将制造轻型车辆。◆Light truck sales were up 6 per cent. 轻型卡车销量上升了 6%。◆light manufacturing companies 轻型制造公司
() light on sth not having a large amount or enough of sth 不多;不足;缺乏◆It's a service company, very light on assets. 这是一家资产非常缺乏的服务公司。
[] not involving a lot of work or activity; not very busy 没有太多工作或活动的;轻松的◆My schedule is much lighter this week. 我本周的日程排得松多了。
not needing a lot of physical strength 轻松的;不需要太多体力的◆After his accident he was moved to lighter work. 事故後,他改做轻活儿了。
➡heavy ●make light ˈwork of sthto do sth quickly and with little effort 轻而易举地做(某事)◆The big six-cylinder engines made light work of the load. 大 6 缸发动机使装货轻而易举。