tepid
adjective /ˈtepɪd/
/ˈtepɪd/
- slightly warm, sometimes in a way that is not pleasant
不冷不热的；微温的；温吞的 - tepid tea
温吞的茶 - a tepid bath
温水浴 - She stood under the tepid shower.
她站着淋温水浴。
Synonyms coldcold- cool
- freezing
- chilly
- lukewarm
- tepid
- 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:
- I’m cold. Turn the heating up.
我觉得冷，把暖气温度调高一点。 - Outside it was bitterly cold.
外面非常寒冷。 - a cold wind
寒风 - hot and cold water
热水和凉水 - It’s cold chicken for lunch.
午餐有鸡肉冷盘。
- I’m cold. Turn the heating up.
- cool (often approving) fairly cold, especially in a pleasant way:
指凉爽的、凉快的： - a long cool drink
一大口冷饮 - We found a cool place to sit.
我们找了一个凉快的地方坐下来。
- a long cool drink
- freezing extremely cold; having a temperature below 0° Celsius:
- It’s absolutely freezing outside.
外面冷得不得了。 - I’m freezing!
我要冻僵了！
- It’s absolutely freezing outside.
- chilly (rather informal) too cold to be comfortable:
指寒冷的、阴冷的： - Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later.
带件大衣，过一会儿天气可能会变冷。
- Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later.
- lukewarm (often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way:
指微温的、不冷不热的、温吞的： - Her coffee was now lukewarm.
她的咖啡变得微温。
- Her coffee was now lukewarm.
- tepid (often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way:
指微温的、不冷不热的、温吞的： - a jug of tepid water
一壶温水
- a jug of tepid water
用 lukewarm 还是 tepid？ - to feel/get cold/cool/chilly
- cold/cool/freezing/chilly air/weather
- a cold/cool/freezing/chilly wind
- cold/cool/freezing/lukewarm/tepid water
- a cold/cool/lukewarm/tepid shower/bath
- cold/lukewarm/tepid tea/coffee/food
- a cold/cool drink
- It’s cold/chilly/freezing outside.
- tepid tea
- 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。
- The play was greeted with tepid applause.
词源late Middle English: from Latin tepidus, from tepere ‘be warm’.