| 单词 | tepid |
| 释义 | tepid (tepɪd ) 1. adjective Water or another liquid that is tepid is slightly warm. She bent her mouth to the tap and drank the tepid water. Synonyms: lukewarm, warmish, slightly warm 2. adjective If you describe something such as a feeling or reaction as tepid, you mean that it lacks enthusiasm. His nomination, while strongly backed by the President, has received tepid support in the Senate. Synonyms: unenthusiastic, half-hearted, indifferent, cool Collocations: tepid response The initiative has received a tepid response, however, with just one kilogram of gold raised in the first month. Times, Sunday Times The prime minister has been criticised for his tepid response to the crisis and faced protests during his visit. Times, Sunday Times Last year a call to strike by the opposition had a tepid response, amid government threats to seize closed businesses. Times, Sunday Times After a tepid response to the album, the band parted ways with the record label and the members attended college. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had a tepid response and barely lasted a few weeks playing to largely empty halls. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The plants can then be started back into growth by standing them on the staging and misting with tepid water. Times, Sunday Times I suggest that you use lukewarm or tepid water, rather than exposing your skin to extreme temperatures, hot or cold. Times, Sunday Times Dissolve the yeast and honey (or sugar) in 150ml tepid water to activate the yeast. The Sun At the age of five, his legs were washed for the first time, in tepid water. Times, Sunday Times A brief inspection of the room revealed a threadbare green carpet and rotting bathtub - with no plug and barely tepid water. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 微温的 Japanese: 生ぬるい |
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