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tepid + noun
She served tepid soup for dinner.
她晚餐端上了微温的汤。
微温的；不冷不热的；温吞的
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微温的；不冷不热的；温吞的
slightly warm; lukewarm
She served tepid soup for dinner.
她晚餐端上了微温的汤。
指温度适中，常含“不够热”之意
Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
微温的,不冷不热的
moderately warm
Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm.
不热情的；冷淡的
feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
The tea had gone tepid after I left it on the desk for an hour.
茶在桌上放了一小时后变得不冷不热了。
AI contextual example
She prefers a tepid shower in summer rather than a cold one.
夏天她喜欢洗温水澡，而不是冷水澡。
AI contextual example
The soup was served tepid, so we asked the waiter to heat it up.
汤端上来时是温吞的，所以我们请服务员加热。
AI contextual example
tepid bath water
温吞的洗澡水。
WordNet
She served tepid soup for dinner.
她晚餐端上了微温的汤。
The water was tepid, not hot enough for a bath.
水是温的，不够热不能洗澡。
比喻用法，表示不热情或缺乏激情。
The audience was tepid about the new play.
观众对这部新剧反应冷淡。
Not this
Please tepid the milk before adding yeast.
Use this
Please warm the milk to tepid before adding yeast.
tepid 是形容词，不能用作动词，应用 warm to tepid 或 make tepid。
Not this
The tepid of the room is comfortable.
Use this
The tepid temperature of the room is comfortable.
tepid 是形容词，不能用作名词，应加上 temperature 或改用其他表达。
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温水；微温的水
She washed the dishes in tepid water.
她用温水洗了碗。
冷淡的回应
The proposal received a tepid response from the board.
该提议遭到了董事会的冷淡回应。
冷淡的接待；冷淡的反应
The new policy got a tepid reception from employees.
新政策在员工中反应冷淡。
稀稀拉拉的掌声；不热情的鼓掌
The performance ended to tepid applause.
演出在稀稀拉拉的掌声中结束。
不高的热情；缺乏热情
There was only tepid enthusiasm for the idea.
人们对这个想法热情不高。
冷淡的回应；不热烈的反响
The proposal got a tepid reception from the board.
这项提议得到了董事会冷淡的回应。
不冷不热的回应；缺乏热情的答复
Her suggestion met with a tepid response from the manager.
她的建议遭到了经理不冷不热的回应。
勉强的支持；不热情的支持
The reform plan has received only tepid support from voters.
改革计划只得到了选民们勉强的支持。
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tepid 里的 'i' 像小火苗：火太小，水不冷不热；人也像这样没热情。
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing water or a drink at a lukewarm temperature、describing a reaction, response, or review that shows little enthusiasm tepid 字面义指液体微温、不冷不热，较中性；比喻义表示缺乏热情，多用于正式或书面评论中。
常用以描述温度或态度，如 tepid water, tepid reaction。
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