gently

She patted him lightly on the shoulder. 她轻轻地拍了拍他的肩膀。

He touched me lightly on the cheek.

Dab the paint on lightly.

If food is lightly cooked, it is cooked for only a short time.

lightly cooked vegetables 烧得很嫩的蔬菜

I like eggs lightly cooked so that the yolk is still runny.

If you say something lightly, you are not serious when you say it.

"Anyway, it won't affect me because I'm leaving," she said lightly. “不管怎么说，这对我都没什么影响，因为我就要走了，”她很轻松地说。

If something is not said or treated lightly, it is said or treated in a serious way, after great thought.

Accusations like these from a top minister are not made lightly. 高级部长提出这样的指控不可等闲视之。

She is a psychopath, and I don't use the term lightly.

That risks putting people out of work, which you certainly shouldn't do lightly.

Having a child wasn't a decision we took lightly.

I have complete confidence in this guy. And I don't say that lightly.