slightly
'slaitliadverb
A11,064th most heard wordIn 138 of 2278 videos (6%)heard 219 timeslast on Oct 17, 2026
- adv. to a small degree or extent
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- 5:05We're looking for the noodles to be slightly puffy, so they're starting to get tender, but they're not blown out or falling apart.我们要找的是那种稍微膨胀、开始变软，但又没有煮烂或散掉的面条。For the Best Scallion Oil Noodles, Use These Two Sauces | America's Test Kitchen
- 18:58So I'm going to ask questions, go slightly further than small talk, okay?所以我要问一些问题，稍微深入一点，不仅仅是闲聊，好吗？How to Talk with Anyone: Master English Small Talk Conversation
- 15:23She looks like she's having a slightly better time than you in the drummer, to be honest.老实说，她看起来比你在鼓手那里玩得更开心。Saoirse Ronan's Best Bits 🥇 | The Graham Norton Show
- 4:14I would say our accents are perhaps slightly more Americanised, as as little as I want to admit it.我想说我们的口音可能稍微更美式化一些，尽管我不太愿意承认。Learn Real British English With This Podcast - British Accents! | English Comprehensible Input B2
- 20:20Take a slightly different approach to that, but here you go.换个角度来看，给你参考一下。How Tech Will (and Won’t) Replace Your Doctor | TED Intersections
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- slightly different26×be slightly20×slightly more17×it's slightly8×slightly good6×
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likelaikn. a similar kindnoodle'nu:dln. a ribbonlike strip of pastasaucesɒ:sn. flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to foodoilɒiln. a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with watercookkukn. someone who cooks foodaddædv. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
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