1DON'T CAREnot at all interested in someone or something 不关心的,不在乎的
indifferent to
Sarah was absolutely indifferent to him, and it hurt.
萨拉对他漠不关心,这令他伤心。
2BADnot particularly good 不太好的,一般的,平庸的SYN mediocre
an indifferent cook
手艺平平的厨师
—indifferentlyadverbadv
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indifferent• Her father was quite friendly, but her mother seemed somewhat cold and indifferent.• It seemed to me he was not so much indifferent as hostile towards these poor men.• The service at the restaurant was indifferent at best.• Is he more than just a basher of indifferentbowling, of which there is currently plenty?• It is a fatalerror to assume that lowering the price makes an indifferent product saleable to a general market.• She emanated worldliness and the self-confidence of one who is indifferent to everything but her own needs and caprices.• It is tough to reform something that is shapeless and indifferent to improvement, like Jell-O in the hands of a carpenter.• The ruralscene was so peaceful and indifferent to my predicament.• His opponents have tried to characterize him as indifferent to the concerns of the working class.• In doing so they are indifferent to the macroeconomic effects of their decision.
1not interested不感興趣VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤appear, be, feel, seem, sound顯得不感興趣;不在乎;不感興趣;似乎不感興趣;聽起來不在乎◇He appeared indifferent to her suffering.他對她的痛苦顯得毫不在意。➤act (especially NAmE) 表現得漠不關心◇Alice tried to act indifferent about the incident.艾麗斯努力做出一副對這一事件毫不在意的樣子。➤become變得不感興趣▸➤remain依然不感興趣ADVERB➤completely, quite, supremely, totally, utterly完全不關心;十分不感興趣;極不感興趣▸➤almost幾乎不感興趣◇Pat sounded almost indifferent.帕特聽起來幾乎毫無興趣。➤largely, relatively基本上漠不關心;比較冷淡▸➤apparently, seemingly看上去不感興趣;貌似漠不關心PREPOSITION➤about對⋯不感興趣◇Most staff were indifferent about the plans.大多數員工對這些計劃漠不關心。➤to對⋯不關心◇He was coldly indifferent to other people.他對別人冷若冰霜。indifferent
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2of low quality質量低VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be平庸ADVERB➤very (especially BrE) 非常一般◇We enjoyed the day, in spite of very indifferent weather.雖然天氣很不怎麼樣,但那天我們還是玩得很高興。➤rather相當普通◇a rather indifferent performance相當平庸的表演PHRASES➤good, bad and/or indifferent好的、差的和/或一般的◇The festival has the usual mix of movies-good, bad and indifferent.電影節的參展影片跟往常一樣良莠不齊,優秀的、低劣的和平庸的都有。
indifferent adj. ⇨indifferent (indifferent to the issue)⇨mediocre (good, bad and indifferent)indifferent
adjective
➡ See also the entry for casual另见casual条indifferent ♦︎ lukewarm ♦︎ unimpressed ♦︎ half-hearted ♦︎ uninterested ♦︎ detached ♦︎ apathetic ♦︎ tepidThese words all describe a person or their behaviour when they show no interest or enthusiasm.这些词均表示不感兴趣的、反应冷淡的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆indifferent / lukewarm / half-hearted / apathetic about sth◆indifferent / lukewarm / apathetic towards sb / sth◆lukewarm / half-hearted / uninterested in sth◆an indifferent / a lukewarm / a detached / an apathetic attitude■indifferent ɪnˈdɪfrənt [not usually before noun] having or showing no interest in sb/sth漠不关心;不感兴趣◆Public opinion remained largely indifferent to the issue.舆论对这个问题大体上还是很冷漠。▸indifference
noun
[uncountable, singular] ◆What she said is a matter of complete indifference to me.她的话对我来说完全无关紧要。■lukewarm ˌluːkˈwɔːm; NAmEˌluːkˈwɔːrmnot interested or enthusiastic无兴趣的;不热情的◆Union leaders were at best lukewarm in their response.工会领导人的反应充其量只能说是漠然的。◆He was disappointed by the lukewarm support from Washington.华盛顿方面的支持并不热心,令他失望。OPPenthusiastic ⇨ eager■unimpressed [not usually before noun] not thinking that sb/sth is particularly good or interesting印象平平◆The city remained unimpressed by the chancellor's speech.总理的讲话依然未能打动市民。◆Voters are unimpressed with his performance so far.迄今为止选民对他的表现印象平平。◆She looked distinctly unimpressed.她显然没被打动。OPPimpressedⓘ If you are impressed you feel admiration for sb/sth because you think they are particularly good or interesting. * be impressed表示感到钦佩、敬仰◆I must admit I am impressed.我得承认我很佩服。 see also impress ⇨ impress■ˌhalf-ˈhearteddone without enthusiasm or effort不热心的;不尽力的;冷淡的◆He made a half-hearted attempt to justify the decision.他没有尽力证明这个决定是正确的。■uninterested [not usually before noun] not interested; not wanting to know about sb/sth不感兴趣;冷淡;漠不关心◆They were totally uninterested in politics.他们对政治毫无兴趣。OPPinterested ⇨ interested see also uninteresting ⇨ boring■detacheddɪˈtætʃt (especiallywritten) showing a lack of feeling不带感情的;超然的;冷漠的◆He was able to talk about it in a cold, detached manner.他能以一种冷漠、超然的态度谈论这件事。◆She spoke in a normal, detached tone.她说话时语调正常,不带感情。▸detachment
noun
[uncountable] ◆He answered with an air of detachment.他神情冷漠地回答了问题。■apathetic ˌæpəˈθetɪk (ratherformal, especiallywritten) showing no interest or enthusiasm冷漠;冷淡;无动于衷◆She became apathetic and withdrawn.她变得冷漠而孤僻。▸apathy ˈæpəθi
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[uncountable] ◆There is widespread apathy among the electorate.选民普遍态度冷淡。■tepid ˈtepɪd (especially business尤用于商业) 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。