tepid
UK/'tepid/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Lukewarm; neither hot nor cold; showing little enthusiasm or interest
微温的；不热情的，冷淡的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedteproot
+
idhaving the quality of
=tepid
Common Collocations
- 1.tepid response反应冷淡
- 2.tepid reception冷淡的接待
- 3.tepid water温水
- 4.[tepid support]不温不火的支持
Example Sentences
- 1.
The soup had gone tepid by the time we sat down to eat.
- 2.
Her proposal received only a tepid response from the board of directors.
- 3.
Critics gave the film a tepid reception, calling it predictable and uninspired.