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lukewarm adj.
⇨ cold 1 (lukewarm water) ⇨ indifferent (lukewarm support)cold1 adjective cold water/weather/hands 冷水；冷天；冰冷的手a cold look of disapproval 不满的冷漠表情cold ♦︎ cool ♦︎ chilly ♦︎ chill ♦︎ lukewarm ♦︎ tepid ♦︎ crispThese words all describe sb/sth that has a low temperature. 这些词均表示温度低。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达寒冷的程度| lukewarm | ➔ | cool | ➔ | chilly | ➔ | cold | | tepid | | | | chill | | | | | | | crisp | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a cold / cool / chilly / chill / crisp day / morning◆a cold / cool / chilly night / afternoon / evening◆cold / cool / chilly / chill / crisp air◆a cold / cool / chilly / chill wind◆cold / cool / chilly weather◆cold / cool / lukewarm / tepid water◆a cold / cool / lukewarm / tepid shower◆a cold / lukewarm / tepid bath◆a cold / cool temperature◆cold / lukewarm / tepid tea / coffee / food◆a cold / cool climate / drink◆to feel cold / cool / chilly◆to get cold / cool / chilly◆It's cold / chilly outside.■ cold having a temperature that is lower than usual or lower than the human body; (of food or drink) not heated; cooled after being cooked 寒冷的；冷的；（食物或饮料）未加热的，凉的；放凉了的◆I'm cold. Turn the heating up.我觉得冷，把暖气调高一点儿。◆It's freezing cold!冷得要命！◆The stream was icy cold.溪水冰冷彻骨。◆A cold wind blew.一阵冷风吹了过来。◆It was the coldest winter on record.这是有记录以来最冷的冬天。◆Every room has hot and cold water.每个房间都有冷热水。◆It's cold chicken for lunch.午餐吃鸡肉冷盘。OPP hot , warm ⇨ hot , mild ⇨ sunny ▸ cold noun [uncountable] ◆He shivered with cold.他冷得直哆嗦。◆Don't stand outside in the cold.别站在外面冻着。◆She doesn't seem to feel the cold.她好像并不觉得冷。▸ coldness noun [uncountable] ◆the icy coldness of the water水冰冷刺骨■ cool (usually approving) fairly cold, especially in a pleasant way 凉爽的；凉快的◆a long cool drink一大杯冷饮◆Store medicines in a cool dry place.将药品存放在凉爽干燥的地方。◆A cool breeze played in the trees.林间凉风习习。◆Cooler weather is forecast for the weekend.天气预报说周末天气较凉。◆The water was blissfully cool.水沁心凉。◆Let's sit in the shade and keep cool.咱们坐在背阴处乘凉吧。OPP warm ⇨ hot see also cool ⇨ cool verb ■ chilly (rather informal) too cold to be comfortable 寒冷的；阴冷的◆Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later.带件外套，晚点可能会转冷。◆She was beginning to feel chilly.她开始感到寒意。◆The room was uncomfortably chilly.房间里很阴冷。■ chill (rather formal) (especially of the weather, wind or air) unpleasantly cold （天气）寒冷的；（风或空气）冷飕飕的◆the chill grey dawn阴冷的拂晓◆Their breath steamed in the chill air.大冷天他们呵气都起雾了。◆It was a chill day in February.那是2月里的一个冷天。▸ chill noun [singular] ◆There's a chill in the air this morning.今天早上寒气袭人。NOTE 辨析 Chilly or chill? Chilly is more informal than chill. People can feel chilly but they do not usually 'feel chill'. It is more usual to say: It's quite chilly outside. but: A chill wind was blowing. * chilly不如chill正式。可以说feel chilly，通常不说feel chill。一般说It's quite chilly outside，但也说A chill wind was blowing。■ lukewarm / /ˌluːkˈwɔːm; NAmE ˌluːkˈwɔːrm/ (not used in comparative forms 不用于比较级形式) (often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way 微温的；温吞的◆The food was barely lukewarm.食物温吞而已。◆Add half a cup of lukewarm water to the mixture.往混合物中加半杯温水。■ tepid /ˈtepɪd/ / (not used in comparative forms 不用于比较级形式) (often disapproving) lukewarm 微温的；温吞的◆The tea was weak and tepid.茶寡淡而温吞。◆She stood under the tepid shower.她站着淋温水浴。NOTE 辨析 Lukewarm or tepid?There is really no difference in meaning or use between these words. 这两个词的含义和用法实际上没有差别。■ crisp (approving) (of the air or weather) pleasantly dry and cold （空气或天气）干冷舒适的，凉爽的◆It was a crisp winter morning.那是一个清冷干爽的冬日早晨。◆The air was crisp and clear and the sky was blue.空气清新凉爽，天空一片湛蓝。 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。 |