They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted.是什么意思？

They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted.

没有充分征求他们的意见，这让他们感到被冷落了。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

felt

n. 毛毡；v. 摸索( feel的过去式和过去分词 )，触，深感，以为；

例句
She felt as if his words had granted her absolution.
她感觉他的那番话好似给她下了道赦令。

slighted

v. 轻蔑，忽视，怠慢( slight的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted.
没有充分征求他们的意见，这让他们感到被冷落了。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

being

n. 存在，生物，人，要素，本质；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

adequately

adv. 足够地，适当地；

例句
Public transport has not been able to cope adequately with the travel boom.
公共交通系统还不能充分满足迅速发展的旅游业的需求。

consulted

v. 商议，商量( consult的过去式和过去分词 )，请教，翻阅，求教于；

例句
MPs were indignant that the government had not consulted them...
政府没有事先征求他们的意见,下院议员们感到很愤怒。