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lite /laɪt/ adjective  1  [usually before noun] especially American EnglishDFD used in the names of some food or drink products to mean that they have fewer calories or less fat than other similar products 低热量的；低脂的；清淡的〔用于某些食品或饮料名称中〕 lite beer 淡啤酒n2  [only after noun] informal not as serious as the real thing, or less extreme Some people see cohabiting as marriage lite. Socialism is communism lite.

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lite• lite sour creamFrom Longman Business DictionaryLiteLite /laɪt/ (also lite) adjective used in the name of some food and drink products that have less fat or fewer calories than similar productsa pot of Lite YogurtOrigin lite (1900-2000) → LIGHT2

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lite /laɪt/ adjective [usually before noun]especially American English used in the names of some food or drink products to mean that they have fewer calories or less fat than other similar products:
    lite beer

liteBrE /laɪt/ 🔊NAmE /laɪt/ 🔊 adjective (informal) (of food or drink 食物或饮料) containing fewer calories than other types of food, and therefore less likely to make you fat (a way of spelling 'light') 低热量的，清淡的（light 的一种拼写方法）◆lite ice cream低热量冰淇淋 (used after a noun 用于名词后) (disapproving) used to say that a thing is similar to sth else but lacks many of its serious or important qualities 类似…的劣质品◆I would describe this movie as 'Hitchcock lite'. 我把这部电影称为 “模仿希区柯克导演手法的平庸之作”。🔊🔊