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lukewarm
adjective
uk /ˌluːkˈwɔːm//ˈluːk.wɔːm/ us /ˈluːk.wɔːrm/
lukewarmadjective (TEMPERATURE)
mainly disapproving
(especially of a liquid) only slightly warm: （尤指液体）温吞的，微热的
This coffee's lukewarm.这杯咖啡不热。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Warm
balmily
balmy
chill
rewarm
snug
snugly
take the chill off somethingidiom
tepid
thaw
thaw out
toast
toasty
uncooled
warm
warm (someone/something) up
warmly
warmth
lukewarmadjective (REACTION)
disapproving
not enthusiastic or interested: 冷淡的，不热情的
Her proposals got a lukewarm response.大家对她的建议反应冷淡。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lacking interest and enthusiasm
apathetic
apathy
aridity
blah
blankly
half-hearted
half-heartedly
hell
incurious
nonchalance
nonchalant
nonchalantly
nonconcern
passionless
unimpressed
unmotivated
unromantically
unserious
unseriousness
your heart isn't in itidiom
lukewarm | American Dictionary
lukewarm
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈluˈkwɔrm/
(esp. of a liquid) only slightly warm:
How can you drink lukewarm coffee?
A reaction that is lukewarm is not enthusiastic:
His support for the voting measures was lukewarm.
lukewarm | Business English
lukewarm
adjective
uk /ˌluːkˈwɔːm/us
not enthusiastic or interested:
Her proposals got a lukewarm response.
The budget received a lukewarm reception from business leaders.
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