lukecold

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Between warm and cool temperatures, but cooler than lukewarm. rare
    — A hot, more strictly speaking, a luke-cold, bath was welcome at this point, and in the dry clothes brought by the poste and a new pair of slippers, purchased on the spot for two and a half francs, I was perfectly comfortable, and, as usual, in that happy frame of mind that a hard day's tramp always brings.
  2. Not very enthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea) and less enthusiastic than lukewarm would imply. rare
    — In Texas, Conservative Price Daniel gave lukecold support to the Kennedy-Johnson ticket but had blazing hot support from the voters, who gave him a runaway third-term victory over Dallas Republican William Steger.

词形变化

more lukecold comparative most lukecold superlative

词源

Blend of lukewarm + cold, equivalent to luke (“lukewarm”) + cold.
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