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Highly superior autobiographical memory' ( ' , or HSAM for short), first came to light in the early 2000s, with a young woman named Jill Price.
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The findings shed light on normal age-related changes in mental function, which could aid in understanding the process of dementia ( ' , 痴呆), according to the researchers.
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Ancient philosophers saw life in a different light from people of today.
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They're also only a single layer in what should ideally be a many-sided approach to securing your home, one that includes common sense things like sound locks and proper exterior lighting at night.
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It may shed light on people's desire to crack a secret.
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And, perhaps, similar to sails, they make a useful back-up for when the lights go out.
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The lighter rules that typically govern bed-and-breakfasts are more than adequate.
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On the other hand,there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public property, which usually involves breaking windows or lights or writing on walls.
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It's still light in the midnight.
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Most people believe that reading in dim light causes poor eyesight, but that is untrue.
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Too little light makes the eyes work harder, so they do get tired and strained
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I remember he was wearing a light shirt under the sweater.
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A thirty-year-old guy wearing a light sweater
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"highly superior autobiographical memory" or HSAM for short, first came to light in the early 2000s, with a young woman named jill Price.
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In that light, aging itself might be seen as something treatable, the way you would treat high blood pressure or a vitamin deficiency.
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The findings shed light on normal age-related changes in mental function, which could aid in understanding the process of dementia, according to the researchers.
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When it does rain, it tends to be a very light rain that isn't troublesome.
2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
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with the exception of South Africa, the only light rail metro system in sub-Saharan Africa is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Interest in elite high school math competitions has grown in recent years, and in light of last summer's U.S. win at the International Math Olympiad ( ' , IMO)—the first for an American team in more than two decades— the trend is likely to continue.
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It sheds new light on how unhealthy behaviors trigger mental health problems.
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When you hear people speaking of making a rapid transition toward any type of energy, whether it is a switch from coal to nuclear power, or a switch from gasoline-powered cars to electric cars, or even a switch from an incandescent to a fluorescent light, understanding energy system inertia and momentum can help you decide whether their plans are feasible.
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Today, a visit to a lighting store reveals a stunning array of choices.
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To change the light source is costly because you have to change the whole fixture.
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There are some very commendable characteristics of the CFL [compact fluorescent ( ' , 荧光的 ) light bulb], yet the selection of any light source remains inseparable from the luminaire ( ' , 照明装置 ) that houses it, along with the space in which both arc installed, and lighting requirements that need to be satisfied.
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The study's most striking findings shed light on the racial biases permeating the professional world.
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The problem with lighting, if it arises, often doesn't lie in light sources but in their applications.
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The incandescent light bulb, invented by Thomas Edison, which came to be the symbol of inspiration, has been developed into hundreds, if not thousands, of forms.
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It is quite easy, with all that choice, to change a light bulb.
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It is easy to change a light bulb, sure, but it is harder to change the bulb and its fixture.
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If the CFL should be used for lighting a particular space, or an object within that space, the fixture must be designed to work with that lamp, and that fixture with the room.
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Changing a light bulb is easier than changing the fixture housing it.
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But the momentum of incandescent lighting does not stop there.
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As lighting expert Howard Brandston points out, Generally, there are no bad light sources, only bad applications.
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And there is more to the story, because not only are the devices that house incandescent bulbs shaped to their underlying characteristics, but rooms and entire buildings have been designed in accordance with how incandescent lighting reflects off walls and windows.
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And Brandston knows a thing or two about lighting, being the man who illuminated the Statue of Liberty.
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All of those specialized bulbs led to the building of specialized light fixtures, from the desk lamp you study by, to the ugly but beloved hand-painted Chinese lamp you inherited from your grandmother, to the ceiling fixture in your closet, to the light in your oven or refrigerator, and to the light that the dentist points at you.
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When it came to light last year that mothers, far more than fathers,chose to stay home from work to care for their sick kids.
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We think this is the way the future is going to work," said Kyle Dickson, co-director of research and the mobile learning initiative at Abilene Christian University in Texas, which has bought more than 600 iPhones and 300 iPods for students Although plenty of students take their laptops to class, they don't take them everywhere and would prefer something lighter
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Studying goal-setting can throw more light on successful business practices.
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Just before people began entering the hall, Larry dimmed the lights and turned up the sound system, which was playing soft music, hoping to create a warm personal atmosphere for the speech.
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Why did Larry dim the lights and turn up the sound system before people entered the hall
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If you tell an acquaintance you are a grandfather who recently lost his wife and who does volunteer work on weekends, several elements of your self-image are bought to light — the roles of grandparent, widower and conscientious citizen.
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When you reach your top height, do light activities rather than sleep too much.
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Well, first of all, he kept the two dolphins together in the same tank and taught them to press levers whenever they saw a light.
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If the light flashed on and off several times, the dolphins were supposed to press the left-hand lever followed by the right-hand one
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If the light was kept steady, the dolphins were supposed to press the levers in reverse order.
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The levers and light were set up in exactly the same way except that this time it was only Doris who could see the light indicating which lever to press first.
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This meant of course that Doris had to tell Bass whether it was a flashing light or whether it was a steady light.
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What were the dolphins supposed to do when they saw a steady light
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Only one dolphin was able to see the light.
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It's still light in the midnight.
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Oh, yes, go down this aisle, pass the garden tools, you'll find them on the shelf next to the light bulbs.
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People tend to work longer hours with artificial lighting.
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Well, you know, spending too much time indoors with all that artificial lighting can do that to you
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A nice video published online last month sheds light on expertise and the conscious mind.
2019年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
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All of those specialized bulbs led to the building of specialized light fixtures, from the desk lamp you study by, to the ugly but beloved hand-painted Chinese lamp you inherited from your grandmother, to the ceiling fixture in your closet, to the light i
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As lighting expert Howard Brandston points out, " Generally, there are no bad light sources, only bad applications. "
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Because they're so small and light, it costs much less to get a Cube Sat into Earth's orbit than a traditional communications or GPS satellite.
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Demography also includes the study of non-living objects like light bulbs and taxi cabs, and buildings because these are also populations.
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In other words, rewards are more intense for teens when they are with peers, which motivates them to pursue higher-risk experiences that might bring a big payoff such as the thrill of just making the light before it turns re.
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The strike comes in light of an unsuccessful 19 months of negotiations after the existing labor contract known as the Interactive Media Agreement expired in late 2014.
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The whole fixture must be replaced — light source and luminaire — and this is never an inexpensive proposition.
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There are some very commendable characteristics of the CFL (compact fluorescent light bulb), yet the selection of any light source remains inseparable from the luminaire that houses it, along with the space in which both arc installed, and lighting requir
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They scanned the brains of teens and adults who were playing a virtual driving game designed to test whether players would brake at a yellow light or speed on through the crossroad.
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When you hear people speaking of making a rapid transition toward any type of energy, whether it is a switch from coal to nuclear power, or a switch from gasoline -powered cars to electric cars, or even a switch from an incandescent to a fluorescent light
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N-UNCOUNT
光;光线;光亮
Light is the brightness that lets you see things. Light comes from sources such as the sun, moon, lamps, and fire.
例句
Cracks of light filtered through the shutters...
斑驳的光线透过百叶窗照射进来。
Light and water in embassy buildings were cut off...
大使馆内的水电都被切断了。
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发光体;光源;(电)灯
A light is something such as an electric lamp which produces light.
例句
The janitor comes round to turn the lights out...
看门人巡视一圈,把灯熄灭。
You get into the music, the lights and the people around you.
你融入到音乐、灯光以及身边的人群中。
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N-PLURAL
交通信号灯;红绿灯
You can use lights to refer to a set of traffic lights.
例句
...the heavy city traffic with its endless delays at lights and crossings.
在交通灯和十字路口前长久等待的拥堵的城市车流
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VERB
照亮;照耀
If a place or object is lit by something, it has light shining on it.
例句
It was dark and a giant moon lit the road so brightly you could see the landscape clearly...
天黑了,一轮巨大的月亮把道路照得通明,周围的景物可以看得一清二楚。
The room was lit by only the one light...
房间里仅靠这一盏灯照明。
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ADJ-GRADED
(清晨或黄昏)天色亮的
If it is light, the sun is providing light at the beginning or end of the day.
例句
It was still light when we arrived at Lalong Creek...
我们到达拉隆溪时天还没黑。
He would often rise as soon as it was light and go into the garden.
他经常天一亮就起床去花园。
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ADJ-GRADED
(自然)光线充足的
If a room or building is light, it has a lot of natural light in it, for example because it has large windows.
例句
It is a light room with tall windows...
这间房有高大的窗子,光线充足。
Her house is light and airy, crisp and clean.
她的房子光线充足,空气流通,清新整洁。
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V-ERG
点燃;点着
If you light something such as a cigarette or fire, or if it lights, it starts burning.
例句
Stephen hunched down to light a cigarette...
斯蒂芬弓着身子点燃一支烟。
If the charcoal does fail to light, use a special liquid spray and light it with a long taper.
要是木炭确实着不了的话,使用一种特殊的液体喷剂,再用长木片将其点燃。
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(火柴、打火机等)点火物
If someone asks you for a light, they want a match or cigarette lighter so they can start smoking.
例句
Have you got a light anybody?
你们谁有火吗?
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角度;(事物呈现的)状态
If something is presented in a particular light, it is presented so that you think about it in a particular way or so that it appears to be of a particular nature.
例句
He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light.
最近几个月里他努力从更积极的角度来描绘纽约。
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影响
You can refer to the type of influence that something has on situations, people, or things as the light of that situation, person, or thing.
例句
...the harsh light of reality.
现实严酷的一面
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眼光;(个人的)观点,标准
You say that something is done or is acceptable according to someone's lights when you mean that it is done or is acceptable according to their own ideas and standards.
例句
They can get on with running the school system according to their own lights and in their own interests.
他们可以继续按照自己的想法,依据自己的利益来管理学校系统。
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眼神;目光
If there is a light in someone's eyes, there is an expression in their eyes that shows you the mood they are in or what they are thinking about.
例句
I remembered the curious expectant light in his eyes.
我记得他眼里那好奇而期待的目光。
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PHRASE
显露;揭露;为人所知
If something comes to light or is brought to light, it becomes obvious or is made known to a lot of people.
例句
Nothing about this sum has come to light...
关于这笔钱人们一无所知。
The truth is unlikely to be brought to light by the promised enquiry.
承诺要进行的调查不太可能揭露真相。
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开始明白
If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it.
例句
At last the light dawned. He was going to marry Phylis!
终于明白过来了——他要和菲莉丝结婚了!
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PHRASE
黎明;破晓
First light is the time in the early morning when light first appears and before the sun rises.
例句
Three hours before first light Fuentes gave orders for the evacuation of the camp.
黎明前3个小时富恩特斯下达了撤离营地的命令。
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PHRASE
准许;许可
If someone in authority gives you a green light, they give you permission to do something.
例句
The food industry was given a green light to extend the use of these chemicals...
食品业获准继续使用这些化学品。
Other countries are eagerly awaiting an American green light to lift the sanctions altogether.
其他国家正在急切等待美国同意完全撤销制裁。
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PREP-PHRASE
鉴于;由于;根据
If something is possible in the light of particular information, it is only possible because you have this information.
例句
In the light of this information it is now possible to identify a number of key issues.
根据这一信息,现在有可能弄清楚几个关键问题了。
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PHRASE
很快入睡;立即失去知觉
If someone goes out like a light, they fall asleep or become unconscious very quickly or immediately.
例句
'Why didn't somebody come and tell me?' — 'Because you were out like a light.'
“为什么没有人来告诉我?”——“因为你一下就睡过去了。”
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PHRASE
重见天日
If you say that an object sees the light of day or sees the light, you mean that it is taken out of the place where it is stored.
例句
Museum basements are stacked full of objects which never see the light of day.
博物馆的地下室里堆满了永远不会重见天日的物件。
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PHRASE
问世;为公众所知
If something sees the light of day at a particular time, it comes into existence or is made known to the public at that time.
例句
This extraordinary document first saw the light of day in 1966.
这份非同寻常的文件第一次公开是在1966年。
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PHRASE
明白过来;领悟
If someone sees the light, they finally realize something or change their attitude or way of behaving to a better one.
例句
I saw the light and ditched him.
我终于醒悟,甩掉了他。
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PHRASE
点燃;点着
If you set light to something, you make it start burning.
例句
They had poured fuel through the door of the flat and had then set light to it.
他们隔着公寓门往里边倒汽油,然后点着了火。
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PHRASE
使(某事)显得非常清楚;使人了解(某事)
To shed light on ,throw light on, or cast light on something means to make it easier to understand, because more information is known about it.
例句
A new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question.
新的方法提供了一个答案,并且可能让人们对一个更大的问题有进一步的了解。
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隧道尽头的曙光;黑暗尽头的希望
When you talk about the light at the end of the tunnel, you are referring to the end of the difficult or unpleasant situation that you are in at the moment.
例句
All I can do is tell her to hold on, that there's light at the end of the tunnel.
我只能告诉她要坚持,让她知道总会柳暗花明的。
Noun
1. (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation;
"the light was filtered through a soft glass window"2. any device serving as a source of illumination;
"he stopped the car and turned off the lights"3. a particular perspective or aspect of a situation;
"although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"4. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light;
"its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"5. an illuminated area;
"he stepped into the light"6. a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination;
"follow God's light"7. the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures;
"he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"8. a person regarded very fondly;
"the light of my life"9. mental understanding as an enlightening experience;
"he finally saw the light""can you shed light on this problem?"10. having abundant light or illumination;
"they played as long as it was light""as long as the lighting was good"11. public awareness;
"it brought the scandal to light"12. brightness and animation of countenance;
"he had a sparkle in his eye"13. a visual warning signal;
"they saw the light of the beacon""there was a light at every corner"14. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires;
"do you have a light?"Verb
1. make lighter or brighter;
"This lamp lightens the room a bit"2. begin to smoke;
"After the meal, some of the diners lit up"3. to come to rest, settle;
"Misfortune lighted upon him"4. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat;
"Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter""Light a cigarette"5. fall to somebody by assignment or lot;
"The task fell to me""It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"6. get off (a horse)
Adjective
1. of comparatively little physical weight or density;
"a light load""magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"2. (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent;
"light blue""light colors such as pastels""a light-colored powder"3. of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment;
"light infantry""light cavalry""light industry""light weapons"4. not great in degree or quantity or number;
"a light sentence""a light accent""casualties were light""light snow was falling""light misty rain""light smoke from the chimney"5. psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles;
"a light heart"6. characterized by or emitting light;
"a room that is light when the shutters are open""the inside of the house was airy and light"7. used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress;
"a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable""a weak stress on the second syllable"8. easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned;
"a light diet"9. (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency;
"light sandy soil"10. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims;
"efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings""clear laughter like a waterfall""clear reds and blues""a light lilting voice like a silver bell"11. moving easily and quickly; nimble;
"the dancer was light and graceful""a lightsome buoyant step""walked with a light tripping step"12. demanding little effort; not burdensome;
"light housework""light exercise"13. of little intensity or power or force;
"the light touch of her fingers""a light breeze"14. (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average;
"light water is ordinary water"15. weak and likely to lose consciousness;
"suddenly felt faint from the pain""was sick and faint from hunger""felt light in the head""a swooning fit""light-headed with wine""light-headed from lack of sleep"16. very thin and insubstantial;
"thin paper""flimsy voile""light summer dresses"17. marked by temperance in indulgence;
"abstemious meals""a light eater""a light smoker""ate a light supper"18. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so;
"a light pound""a scant cup of sugar""regularly gives short weight"19. having little importance;
"losing his job was no light matter"20. intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound;
"light verse""a light comedy"21. silly or trivial;
"idle pleasure""light banter""light idle chatter"22. having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened;
"light pastries"23. designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight;
"light aircraft""a light truck"24. having relatively few calories;
"diet cola""light (or lite) beer""lite (or light) mayonnaise""a low-cal diet"25. (of sleep) easily disturbed;
"in a light doze""a light sleeper""a restless wakeful night"26. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;
"her easy virtue""he was told to avoid loose (or light) women""wanton behavior"Adverb
1. with few burdens;
"experienced travellers travel light"