"barge," late 15c., agent noun from light (adj.1), with a sense of lightening a load, or else from Dutch lichter, from lichten "to lighten, unload," on the same notion. They are used in loading or unloading ships that cannot approach a wharf.
lighter (n.2)
"person who lights," 1550s, agent noun from light (v.2).
实用例句
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。
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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%。
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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。
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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。
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5. The heavy dark table is inlaid with lighter wood.
