lighter

英['laɪtə(r)] 美['laɪtər]
  • n. 打火机,点火器;点火者,点灯者;驳船
  • v. 用驳船运,驳运
  • adj. light的形容词/副词比较级
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Noun:
  1. a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire

  2. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires;

    "do you have a light?"

  3. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

Verb:
  1. transport in a flatbottom boat

1. A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy.
制造商们遇到的一个问题是,重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。

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2. Modern tennis rackets are now apparently 20 per cent lighter.
现代的网球拍据说比以前的轻20%。

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3. Giving an arsonist a lighter is beyond a joke.
把打火机交给纵火犯简直是不可理喻。

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4. It is one of his finest works in a lighter vein.
这是他行文风格轻松活泼的作品中最出色的作品之一。

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5. The heavy dark table is inlaid with lighter wood.
笨重的深色桌子上嵌有颜色较浅的木头。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. I'd like to buy a lighter.
      我想买个打火机。
    2. He asked me if I had a cigarette lighter with me.
      他问我身上是否带着打火机。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Lighter wines often travel badly.
      低度葡萄酒往往经不起长途运输。
    2. He's lost a lot of weight: he's three kilos lighter than he used to be.
      他体重减了很多,比以前轻了三公斤。