| 词汇 | slighting |
| 释义 | slighting present participle ofslight slight verb[ T ] uk /slaɪt/ us /slaɪt/ to insult someone by ignoring them or treating them as if they are not important: 轻视，冷落;怠慢 I felt slighted when my boss thanked everyone but me for their hard work.我的老板感谢了每个人所付出的艰辛劳动，唯独没有感谢我，这让我感到自己受到了轻视。 Synonyms affrontformal cold-shoulder dissUSslang insult to intentionally not give someone or something any attention ignoreThe buzzing is irritating, but try to ignore it. disregardHe disregarded the advice of his doctor and went back to work. turn a blind eye toUntil now, the mayor has turned a blind eye to the city's homelessness problem. close your eyes toThe administration closed its eyes to human-rights abuses by its soldiers. Insults & abuse abusive abusively backhanded compliment brickbat catcall catcaller catcalling contumely dis mouth mouth off (to/at someone) name neg negging point-scoring revile slap sledging slight verbal abuse You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Neglecting and ignoring Examples of slightingslighting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Among this piece's many lapses from academic standards, it cites an alleged conversation with me of more than a decade ago, and makes other slighting personal references. Soane, who had what might benignly be styled a personality disorder, was easily slighted; slighting him was made easier still because he evidently liked it. Those remarks were not meant to be slighting; they were meant to be complimentary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, they cannot take exception to it on the ground that it is derogatory or in some way slighting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even worse to my mind has been the slighting reference to the work of the officials who prepare employment statistics. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Will he now agree to explain, or perhaps, even better, to withdraw, his own slighting reference to those who use money to make money? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These measures have been described as a "dribble of cosmetics"; certain slighting terms have been used about them this afternoon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I regret very much that he used terms this afternoon to characterise it which can only be described as slighting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A rather slighting remark was made to the observations on asbestos. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their authority has been undermined not only by lack of support but by slighting and unwarranted statements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In time the criticisms and slighting comments will be forgotten, but the benefits will remain for many years to come. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to say, quite definitely, that there is no intention of slighting any one particular town. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is therefore remarkable that he should now refer to it in those slighting terms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He made a slighting reference to dockers restricting membership of their union to the family, the son of the father. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I found his term "lame ducks" slighting, and even offensive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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