| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_not-weighing-much |
| 释义 | not weighing muchThese words describe things that do not weigh a lot. The most common word for this is light. Light is used when something weighs less than other things of its kind, or when it weighs less than you expect. This is one of the lightest vacuum cleaners on the market. Oh, this bag is quite light, actually. The opposite of light is heavy. He was carrying two heavy suitcases. When people or animals do not weigh very much, we say they are thin. He's lost weight and is thinner now. For more synonyms of thin, see the article at thin. Lightweight describes things that weigh only a little, or less than other things of the same type. I'm looking to buy a lightweight suitcase for my trip. If something is extremely light, you can also say that it is superlight or ultra-lightweight. These words are often used to describe technical things. My new racing bike has a superlight frame. Surgical instruments can now be made of superlight composite metals. They've just released the latest in ultra-lightweight laptops. The spacecraft was ultra-lightweight, allowing it to be launched from a remote satellite. You can also say that something that is extremely light is weightless. This is more common in figurative speech, and is used in less technical language. This daypack is so light it's practically weightless. If something is very light, you can also say it is as light as a feather. This idiom is more common in speech than it is in writing. These trainers look rather clunky, but they're as light as a feather. Related articlesbrightness that allows you to see full of light so you can see made of thin material |
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