其他
小词详解 | tepid
tepid 英 [ˈtepɪd] 美 [ˈtepɪd]
Less well appreciated is that such tepid conditions have a potential silver lining for the billions of people living in financially exposed emerging economies.
较不为人知的是,美国这种不温不火的状态可能对生活在具有高财政风险的新兴经济体内的数十亿人有利。
——《经济学人》Since late last year, Mr. Abe has taken the bank to task, singling out its tepid monetary policies as the root of Japan’s economic woes.
自去年年底以来,安倍晋三一直严厉责备该行,特别指出其不温不火的货币政策是日本经济困境的根源。
——《纽约时报》
[形容词] (尤指液体)只稍微温热的;微温的
他口渴难熬,想喝杯温吞的茶。
He is gasping for a cup of tepid tea.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.
零落的掌声。
tepid applause寥寥无几的支持
tepid support平淡的反应
tepid response淡薄的兴趣
a tepid interest
Enjoy a bath now: clean trough of water, cool enamel, the gentle tepid stream.
舒舒服服地洗个澡吧:一大浴缸清水,沁凉的陶瓷,徐缓地温流着。
apathetic: showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern lukewarm: (of liquid or food that should be hot) only moderately warm; tepid desultory: lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm