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lightweight

🇬🇧 UK/'laɪtweɪt/🇺🇸 US/'laitweit/
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Definitions

n.

A boxer or wrestler in a weight class between featherweight and welterweight; a person of little importance or ability.

轻量级选手;无足轻重的人

adj.

Below average in weight; lacking depth, seriousness, or strength.

轻量的;不重要的;缺乏深度的

v.

To reduce the weight or amount of something.

减轻重量

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
lightlight, brightness; not heavy
+
weightstem
=lightweight

Common Collocations

  • 1.lightweight champion轻量级冠军
  • 2.lightweight class轻量级

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    This laptop is popular because of its lightweight design.

  • 2.

    As a lightweight boxer, he competed in matches against other fighters in his weight class.

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