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indifferent adj.
⇨ indifferent (indifferent to the issue) ⇨ mediocre (good, bad and indifferent) indifferent adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ casual 另见casual条indifferent ♦︎ lukewarm ♦︎ unimpressed ♦︎ half-hearted ♦︎ uninterested ♦︎ detached ♦︎ apathetic ♦︎ tepidThese words all describe a person or their behaviour when they show no interest or enthusiasm. 这些词均表示不感兴趣的、反应冷淡的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆indifferent / lukewarm / half-hearted / apathetic about sth◆indifferent / lukewarm / apathetic towards sb / sth◆lukewarm / half-hearted / uninterested in sth◆an indifferent / a lukewarm / a detached / an apathetic attitude■ indifferent / /ɪnˈdɪfrənt/ / [not usually before noun] having or showing no interest in sb/sth 漠不关心；不感兴趣◆Public opinion remained largely indifferent to the issue.舆论对这个问题大体上还是很冷漠。▸ indifference noun [uncountable, singular] ◆What she said is a matter of complete indifference to me.她的话对我来说完全无关紧要。■ lukewarm / /ˌluːkˈwɔːm; NAmE ˌluːkˈwɔːrm/ not interested or enthusiastic 无兴趣的；不热情的◆Union leaders were at best lukewarm in their response.工会领导人的反应充其量只能说是漠然的。◆He was disappointed by the lukewarm support from Washington.华盛顿方面的支持并不热心，令他失望。OPP enthusiastic ⇨ eager ■ unimpressed [not usually before noun] not thinking that sb/sth is particularly good or interesting 印象平平◆The city remained unimpressed by the chancellor's speech.总理的讲话依然未能打动市民。◆Voters are unimpressed with his performance so far.迄今为止选民对他的表现印象平平。◆She looked distinctly unimpressed.她显然没被打动。 OPP impressed ⓘ If you are impressed you feel admiration for sb/sth because you think they are particularly good or interesting. * be impressed表示感到钦佩、敬仰◆I must admit I am impressed.我得承认我很佩服。 see also impress ⇨ impress ■ ˌhalf-ˈhearted done without enthusiasm or effort 不热心的；不尽力的；冷淡的◆He made a half-hearted attempt to justify the decision.他没有尽力证明这个决定是正确的。■ uninterested [not usually before noun] not interested; not wanting to know about sb/sth 不感兴趣；冷淡；漠不关心◆They were totally uninterested in politics.他们对政治毫无兴趣。OPP interested ⇨ interested see also uninteresting ⇨ boring ■ detached /dɪˈtætʃt/ / (especially written) showing a lack of feeling 不带感情的；超然的；冷漠的◆He was able to talk about it in a cold, detached manner.他能以一种冷漠、超然的态度谈论这件事。◆She spoke in a normal, detached tone.她说话时语调正常，不带感情。▸ detachment noun [uncountable] ◆He answered with an air of detachment.他神情冷漠地回答了问题。■ apathetic / /ˌæpəˈθetɪk/ / (rather formal, especially written) showing no interest or enthusiasm 冷漠；冷淡；无动于衷◆She became apathetic and withdrawn.她变得冷漠而孤僻。▸ apathy / /ˈæpəθi/ / noun [uncountable] ◆There is widespread apathy among the electorate.选民普遍态度冷淡。■ tepid / /ˈtepɪd/ / (especially business 尤用于商业) not enthusiastic 不热情的；不热烈的◆The play was greeted with tepid applause.这台戏只得到了零落的掌声。◆The deal drew a tepid response from shareholders.股东对这笔交易反应冷淡。 mediocre adjective mediocre ♦︎ not much of a... ♦︎ indifferent ♦︎ undistinguished ♦︎ middling ♦︎ so-soThese words all describe things or people that are not better than average. 这些词均表示普通的、一般的、中等的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a mediocre / an indifferent / a so-so performance / result / start◆a mediocre / not much of a / a so-so player◆a mediocre / not much of a writer◆mediocre / indifferent / middling / so-so quality◆mediocre / middling talent■ mediocre / /ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə(r); NAmE ˌmiːdiˈoʊkər/ (disapproving) not very good; of only average standard 平庸的；普通的；不出色的◆The player was under some pressure after some mediocre performances.那名演奏者在几次平庸的表演后面临着一些压力。OPP excellent ⇨ excellent ■ ˈnot much of a... idiom (often disapproving) not a good... 不是很好；不怎么样◆I'm not much of a cook.我厨艺平平。◆It wasn't much of a party.那次聚会不怎么好玩。◆He's not much of a drinker (= He doesn't often drink alcohol).他不常喝酒。■ indifferent /ɪnˈdɪfrənt/ / (often disapproving) not very good 不很好的；一般的◆He suffered from indifferent health.他健康欠佳。◆The festival has the usual mixture of films－good, bad and indifferent.电影节的影片一如既往，良莠不齐－有优秀的、低劣的和一般的。▸ indifferently adverb ◆The team played indifferently but they still won.该队表现平平，但还是赢了。■ undistinguished / /ˌʌndɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt/ / (often disapproving) not very interesting, successful or attractive 乏味的；平凡的；不吸引人的◆A few interesting buildings have been replaced by typically undistinguished modern blocks.几座有趣的建筑已被典型的乏味的现代楼房所取代。◆She had an undistinguished career as a university lecturer.她在大学做讲师，职业生涯平淡无奇。OPP distinguished ⇨ great 2 ■ middling [usually before noun] of average size, quality or status （大小、品质或地位）中间的，中等的，普通的◆The tax affects 40 million people on middling incomes.这项税收将影响4 000万的中等收入者。◆The interviewer was a former golfer of middling talent.采访者是个能力一般的前高尔夫球手。■ ˌso-ˈso (informal) not particularly good or bad 一般的；普通的；不好也不差的◆I've had a so-so sort of week.我这一周过得马马虎虎。◆'She's really pretty, isn't she?' 'So-so,' he replied.“她真的很漂亮，对不对？”“一般吧。”他答道。 |