英语词汇“lukewarm”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lukewarm

/ˈluːkwɔːm

/ /luːkˈwɔːm

adjective

1(Of liquid or food that should be hot) only moderately warm; tepid: they drank bitter lukewarm coffee...

I noted the name, booked a table and was surprised to find lukewarm food and chilly service.
I was eating scrambled eggs for breakfast, accustomed to the lukewarm food by now.
School lunches are a slice of ham or turkey with lukewarm potatoes or corn.

Synonyms

tepid, slightly warm, warmish, blood-hot, blood-warm, at room temperature, at skin temperature;

French chambré

1.1(Of a person, attitude, or action) unenthusiastic: Britain is lukewarm about the proposal...

These lukewarm attitudes open up the possibility that some may ultimately decide to sit out this election.
But it is not right for the government to take such a lukewarm attitude.
The polling has indicated only lukewarm support, and that at a time when emotions about child murder are running exceptionally high.

Synonyms

indifferent, cool, half-hearted, apathetic, unenthusiastic, tepid, uninterested, unconcerned, offhand, lackadaisical, perfunctory, phlegmatic, impassive, dispassionate, emotionless, passionless, limp, non-committal, unresponsive, unmoved

informal laid-back, unenthused, couldn't-care-less

British vulgar slang half-arsed

rare Laodicean

Derivatives

lukewarmly

adverb ...

This led the Alliance to lukewarmly advocate airpower and little else.
Overall, voters reacted only lukewarmly to negative ads and somewhat more warmly to positive ads.
Theirs is a sequel film received lukewarmly by media snobs though quite popular based on box-office numbers.

lukewarmness

noun ...

Madeline was a lush and a wine snob, a vegetarian, and a dreadful cook (once she had poached a thick hunk of cod to just that degree of lukewarmness that had reanimated the little white worms inside).
Jesus' invitation spoken from outside their doors is a request for fellowship with any individual, who will repent of and overcome the spiritual lukewarmness of their lives.
It is an urgent call to remain steadfast despite suffering, to repent of complacency and compromise, to move from lukewarmness and the middle of the road to heated commitment, and from disillusionment and despair to confidence and hope.

Origin

Late Middle English: from dialect luke (probably from dialect lew 'lukewarm' and related to lee) + warm.

单词	lukewarm
释义	lukewarm /ˈluːkwɔːm / /luːkˈwɔːm / adjective 1(Of liquid or food that should be hot) only moderately warm; tepid: they drank bitter lukewarm coffee... I noted the name, booked a table and was surprised to find lukewarm food and chilly service. I was eating scrambled eggs for breakfast, accustomed to the lukewarm food by now. School lunches are a slice of ham or turkey with lukewarm potatoes or corn. Synonyms tepid, slightly warm, warmish, blood-hot, blood-warm, at room temperature, at skin temperature; French chambré 1.1(Of a person, attitude, or action) unenthusiastic: Britain is lukewarm about the proposal... These lukewarm attitudes open up the possibility that some may ultimately decide to sit out this election. But it is not right for the government to take such a lukewarm attitude. The polling has indicated only lukewarm support, and that at a time when emotions about child murder are running exceptionally high. Synonyms indifferent, cool, half-hearted, apathetic, unenthusiastic, tepid, uninterested, unconcerned, offhand, lackadaisical, perfunctory, phlegmatic, impassive, dispassionate, emotionless, passionless, limp, non-committal, unresponsive, unmoved informal laid-back, unenthused, couldn't-care-less British vulgar slang half-arsed rare Laodicean Derivatives lukewarmly adverb ... This led the Alliance to lukewarmly advocate airpower and little else. Overall, voters reacted only lukewarmly to negative ads and somewhat more warmly to positive ads. Theirs is a sequel film received lukewarmly by media snobs though quite popular based on box-office numbers. lukewarmness noun ... Madeline was a lush and a wine snob, a vegetarian, and a dreadful cook (once she had poached a thick hunk of cod to just that degree of lukewarmness that had reanimated the little white worms inside). Jesus' invitation spoken from outside their doors is a request for fellowship with any individual, who will repent of and overcome the spiritual lukewarmness of their lives. It is an urgent call to remain steadfast despite suffering, to repent of complacency and compromise, to move from lukewarmness and the middle of the road to heated commitment, and from disillusionment and despair to confidence and hope. Origin Late Middle English: from dialect luke (probably from dialect lew 'lukewarm' and related to lee) + warm. Rhymes conform, corm, dorm, form, forme, haulm, Maugham, misinform, norm, outperform, perform, shawm, storm, swarm, transform, underperform, warm
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lukewarm

Derivatives

lukewarmly

lukewarmness

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