单词 | lite |
释义 | lite (līt) adj. Slang 1. a. Having fewer calories or less of an ingredient than a food or beverage of the same kind: lite beer; lite salt. b. Having less weight than others of the same kind: lite trucks. c. Less serious, severe, difficult, or extensive than others of the same kind: "lite music, shimmering on the surface and squishy soft at the core" (Mother Jones). 2. Used after a common noun or especially a proper noun to indicate that something, such as a work or action, is less serious, severe, difficult, or extensive than what is considered typical of the specified noun: "Compared with 'Gravity's Rainbow' or 'V.' ... this novel is Pynchon Lite" (Michiko Kakutani). [Alteration of LIGHT2.] |
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