lightweight

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light·weight1 /ˈlaɪt-weɪt/ noun [countableC]

1 UNIMPORTANTsomeone who has no importance or influence, or who does not have the ability to think deeply – used to show disapproval 微不足道的人，无足轻重的人；思想浅薄的人〔含贬义〕 OPP heavyweight

an intellectual lightweight

智力平庸的人

2. DSOa boxer who weighs less than 61.24 kilograms, and who is heavier than a featherweight but lighter than a welterweight 轻量级拳击手〔体重在61.24公斤以下，级别在羽量级和次中量级之间〕

3. LIGHT/NOT HEAVYsomeone or something of less than average weight 比通常重量轻的人[物]

Examples from the Corpus

lightweight• His books are tremendously popular, but most of the critics regard him as a lightweight.• Call me a lightweight, but I like movies with happy endings.• But Clinton was already dismissed in London media circles as a poll-driven lightweight.• This was a more rewarding point for the visitors, who have a far easier run-in against group lightweights.• And therefore no slackers allowed! no deadwood! no lightweights! no loafers!• Still, at 3,900 pounds, the A8 Quattro is no lightweight.• It would be dangerous to dismiss her as a political lightweight.• Ellen said he was a political lightweight whose stagecraft was better than his statecraft.• a political lightweight• But too many in the industry consider the band talentless lightweights for it to earn this kind of endorsement.• This is the third lightweight I have owned, but the first 24 volt one.

lightweight2 adjectiveadj

1 LIGHT/NOT HEAVYweighing less than average 比通常重量轻的 SYN light

a torch made from lightweight plastic

用轻质塑料制成的手电筒

2 lightweight clothing or material is thin, so you can wear it in warm weather 〔服装或布料〕轻量的，薄的

a lightweight jacket

一件轻便的夹克衫

3 UNIMPORTANTshowing a lack of serious thought – used to show disapproval 思想肤浅的，浅薄的〔含贬义〕

a lightweight novel

一本肤浅的小说

Examples from the Corpus

lightweight• Pushchairs should be lightweight and compact, easy to fold and capable of withstanding rough treatment.• Today's baby buggies are lightweight, compact, and easy to fold.• a lightweight computer• Carl Smith won the lightweight division for a record eighth time.• Across the country, amateurs are using their lightweight, inexpensive camcorders to broaden news coverage.• The exercise is designed to test techniques for deploying large but lightweight inflatable structures.• a strong, lightweight material such as titanium• At King Saud Mosque, Jeddah, we covered a large courtyard with an opening lightweight metal roof.• lightweight novels• Onion skin a translucent lightweight paper used in air mail stationery.• First there is a vibrating belt, which bounces the lightweight shells away from the heavier nuts.• a lightweight summer suit• But the engine has been thoroughly updated by electronic management, aluminum block and heads, and lightweight valve train.

From Longman Business Dictionary

lightweightlight·weight1 /ˈlaɪt-weɪt/ noun [countableC]

someone or something that has very little influence or importance

The furniture division had long been an industry lightweight.

lightweightlightweight2 adjectiveadj

1weighing less than similar products

a lightweight sports car

a lightweight computer

2lightweight books, television programmes etc are not serious and are made mainly to entertain people

The magazines contain a mix of information andlightweight entertainment.

light·weight1 nounlightweight2 adjectiveadj

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