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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
lightweight
lightweight UK US [ˈlaɪt.weɪt] adjective
NOT HEAVY
1. weighing only a little or less than average
• I need a lightweight jacket for the summer evenings.
Thesaurus+: ↑Light and weightless
NOT SERIOUS
2. disapproving not showing deep understanding or knowledge of any subject
• She's the author of some fairly lightweight historical novels.
Thesaurus+: ↑Not showing careful thought
noun countable
SPORTS PERSON
1. in some sports, including boxing, a person whose weight is between featherweight and welterweight
Compare heavyweight
Thesaurus+: ↑Boxing
NOT SERIOUS
2. disapproving a person whose work in a particular area of activity does not show a deep understanding or knowledge of that subject
• In certain circles he has been dismissed as a literary lightweight.
Thesaurus+: ↑Inexperienced people and lack of experience ↑People of little importance
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