(lighter, lightest) not great in amount or degree少量的；程度低的◆Trading was light as many offices were closed.因为许多地方不办公，交易量很少。◆The job losses were lighter than at other banks.这儿的裁员比其他银行少。 [] used to describe smaller vehicles, machines, etc. that are not of the most powerful type（小型车辆、机器等）轻型的◆The plant will build light vehicles.这家工厂将制造轻型车辆。◆Light truck sales were up 6 per cent.轻型卡车销量上升了 6%。◆light manufacturing companies轻型制造公司 () light on sth not having a large amount or enough of sth不多；不足；缺乏◆It's a service company, very light on assets.这是一家资产非常缺乏的服务公司。 [] not involving a lot of work or activity; not very busy没有太多工作或活动的；轻松的◆My schedule is much lighter this week.我本周的日程排得松多了。not needing a lot of physical strength轻松的；不需要太多体力的◆After his accident he was moved to lighter work.事故后，他改做轻活儿了。➡heavy ●make light ˈwork of sthto do sth quickly and with little effort轻而易举地做（某事）◆The big six-cylinder engines made light work of the load.大 6 缸发动机使装货轻而易举。