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BNC: 13822 COCA: 15156

lukewarm

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luke·warm /ˌluːkˈwɔːm◂ $ -ˈwɔːrm◂/ adjectiveadj  
1  DFHOTfood, liquid etc that is lukewarm is slightly warm and often not as hot or cold as it should be 〔食物、液体等〕微温的，温热的 SYN tepid
 She sipped some lukewarm coffee from her mug.
她抿了几口杯子里温热的咖啡。
► see thesaurus at hot
2  ENTHUSIASTICnot showing much interest or excitement 不热心的，冷淡的
 His idea got only a lukewarm response from the committee.
他的想法只得到了委员会冷淡的反应。
Examples from the Corpus
lukewarm• The water also should be cold, not room temperature or lukewarm.• The coffee was only lukewarm.• Their response to my idea was only lukewarm.• For a long time, as you know, he was lukewarm about it.• Investment fund managers are a little lukewarm about the prospects of these bonds.• The air of the hospital is lukewarm, and it hums, and tastes of human organs obscurely neutralized or mistakenly preserved.• Lester finished speaking, and there was a ripple of rather lukewarm applause.• a lukewarm bath• The bartender handed me a mug of lukewarm beer.• Republicans will point to the failure as proof of the administration's lukewarm commitment to missile defense during the past seven years.• Sikes' new movie received a lukewarm reaction from critics.• As for Smith, he received a lukewarm reception from his teammates Wednesday.• Its brevity, awkward composition and lukewarm style of its writing stemmed from the Committee's revisions.• This is the more remarkable in view of the lukewarm support some of the policies have had in the Cabinet and party.• Higher education for the deaf receives the same lukewarm support.• Research chief, Michael Greenall, said "I'm lukewarm toward the whole deal."
lukewarm response• Delays in implementation deadlines have, however, produced a lukewarm response from campaigners.
From Longman Business Dictionary
lukewarmluke·warm /ˌluːkˈwɔːm◂-ˈwɔːrm◂/ adjectiveadj
not showing much interest or excitement
The market reaction to its flotation was lukewarm.
The proposal is expected to get a lukewarm reception from small businesses.
Origin lukewarm
(1300-1400) luke “lukewarm” ((13-19 centuries)) (perhaps from Old English hleow “warm”) + warm
luke·warm adjectiveadj
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BNC: 13822 COCA: 15156
lukewarm

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, feel, seem冷淡；感覺冷淡；好像冷淡ADVERB➤rather相當冷淡➤only只有冷淡◇His reaction was only lukewarm.他的反應只有冷淡。➤decidedly, distinctly (both especially BrE) 明顯冷淡PREPOSITION➤about對⋯冷淡◇She was distinctly lukewarm about my idea.很明顯她對我的主意不感興趣。
BNC: 13822 COCA: 15156
lukewarm adj.
⇨ cold 1 (lukewarm water) ⇨ indifferent (lukewarm support)
BNC: 13822 COCA: 15156

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