lukewarm
/ˌluːkˈwɔːm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌluːkˈwɔːrm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlük-ˈwȯrm/ (ame, mw)
lukewarm — 形容詞
- lukewarmpositive
- more lukewarmcomparative
- most lukewarmsuperlative
1. describing a liquid, especially water, tea, or coffee, that is between cold and
微溫；溫吞
形容液體不冷不熱，介於兩者之間
describing a liquid, especially water, tea, or coffee, that is between cold and hot — warm enough to drink without burning your mouth but not pleasant if you wanted it hot.
Mauricio took a sip of his lukewarm coffee and pushed the mug away.
Mauricio 啜了一口微溫的咖啡，便把杯子推到一邊。
predicative-style: lukewarm + drink noun
The bath water had gone lukewarm by the time Yara stepped in.
Yara 踏進浴缸時，水已經變得溫吞了。
collocation: water goes/turns lukewarm
Rinse the wound gently with lukewarm water and clean gauze.
用微溫的水和乾淨的紗布輕輕清洗傷口。
Yan complained that the soup at the restaurant was only lukewarm.
Yan 抱怨餐廳的湯只有微溫，不夠熱。
Add the dry yeast to a bowl of lukewarm milk and stir until it dissolves.
把乾酵母加進一碗微溫的牛奶裡，攪拌直到完全溶解。
- piping hot
very hot, freshly heated; the opposite extreme.
用法筆記
Frequently modifies drinkable liquids (water, tea, coffee, milk, soup) and bath water; rarely used of solid objects or air temperature.
常見錯誤
2. showing very little excitement, support, or interest in something — polite enoug
不熱衷；冷淡
對某事興趣不高、反應平淡
showing very little excitement, support, or interest in something — polite enough not to reject it, but clearly not eager either.
The new policy got a lukewarm response from teachers across the district.
新政策在學區的老師之間反應冷淡。
collocation: lukewarm response / reception
Niran was lukewarm about joining the weekend hiking trip.
Niran 對週末的健行活動興致不高。
pattern: lukewarm about + -ing
Critics gave the film lukewarm reviews, praising the acting but not the story.
影評人對這部電影評價平平，稱讚演技卻不滿意劇情。
Zola's parents were lukewarm about her plan to study art in Paris.
Zola 的父母對她去巴黎學藝術的計畫反應冷淡。
The audience clapped, but the applause was lukewarm at best.
觀眾雖然鼓了掌，但掌聲頂多只能說是稀稀落落。
- half-hearted
slightly stronger; implies the effort or feeling lacks commitment.
- tepid
very close in meaning; common in 'tepid response/reviews'.
- indifferent
fully neutral — neither for nor against; lukewarm leans slightly negative.
- enthusiastic
showing strong excitement and support.
- rapturous
extremely enthusiastic; usually of applause or praise.
文法句型
lukewarm about + noun/-ing
lukewarm response/reception
用法筆記
Often used with abstract reaction nouns (response, reception, support, reviews, applause), or with the pattern 'be lukewarm about + noun/-ing'. Distinct from sense 1: this is figurative — temperature has nothing to do with it.