tepid
英 [ˈtepɪd]
美 [ˈtepɪd]
adj. 不冷不热的; 微温的; 温吞的; 不热情的; 不热烈的
Collins.1 / BNC.20336 / COCA.15927
牛津词典
adj.
- 不冷不热的;微温的;温吞的
slightly warm, sometimes in a way that is not pleasant- tepid tea
温吞茶水 - a tepid bath
温水浴
- tepid tea
- 不热情的;不热烈的
not enthusiastic- The play was greeted with tepid applause.
这台戏只得到了零落的掌声。
- The play was greeted with tepid applause.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ (水等液体)微温的,微热的
Water or another liquid that istepidis slightly warm.- She bent her mouth to the tap and drank the tepid water.
她把嘴伸到水龙头底下去喝那微温的水。
- She bent her mouth to the tap and drank the tepid water.
- ADJ-GRADED (感情、反应等)冷淡的,不够热情的
If you describe something such as a feeling or reaction astepid, you mean that it lacks enthusiasm.- His nomination, while strongly backed by the President, has received tepid support in the Senate.
尽管他的提名得到总统的大力支持,但支持他的参议员却寥寥无几。
- His nomination, while strongly backed by the President, has received tepid support in the Senate.
英英释义
adj
- feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
- a halfhearted effort
- gave only lukewarm support to the candidate
- moderately warm
- he hates lukewarm coffee
- tepid bath water
双语例句
- I got a tepid response.
反应不冷不热的。 - Forecasters have recently downgraded their expectations for next year, seeing tepid growth in overall oil demand.
预测人士不久前已下调了对明年石油需求的预期,认为全球石油需求只会温和增长。 - So why are prices so high if demand is tepid?
那么,如果需求不旺盛,为什么油价会这么高呢? - Even before the stock connect launched, demand for QFII appeared tepid.
即使在沪港通启动之前,对QFII的需求似乎就不温不火。 - Rinse with tepid water, and pat dry.
用温水冲洗轻拍干。 - First, the US recovery remains tepid.
首先,美国经济复苏势头仍然不温不火。 - I got a tepid response to my suggestion that we should start work earlier.
我提议早点开始工作,大家的反应平淡。 - The first is that, even with near-zero interest rates, most developed economies have only managed tepid recoveries.
第一,即使是在近零利率的环境下,多数发达经济体也只是实现了温和复苏。 - Chinese steel demand has been tepid since January as slowing economic growth has curbed demand for the material.
中国对钢材的需求自今年1月以来持续低迷,因为经济增长放缓抑制了对这种材料的需求。 - Yes, output growth is likely to remain tepid compared with a normal post-recession recovery.
诚然,与正常的衰退后复苏相比,目前的产出增长可能仍偏于温和。
