来自light,发光，光线。

1. A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy.

制造商们遇到的一个问题是，重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。

2. Modern tennis rackets are now apparently 20 per cent lighter.

现代的网球拍据说比以前的轻20%。

3. Giving an arsonist a lighter is beyond a joke.

把打火机交给纵火犯简直是不可理喻。

4. It is one of his finest works in a lighter vein.

这是他行文风格轻松活泼的作品中最出色的作品之一。

5. The heavy dark table is inlaid with lighter wood.

笨重的深色桌子上嵌有颜色较浅的木头。