| 单词 | indifferent |
| 释义 | indifferent (ɪndɪfərənt ) 1. adjective If you accuse someone of being indifferent to something, you mean that they have a complete lack of interest in it. People have become indifferent to the suffering of others. [+ to] Synonyms: unconcerned, distant, detached, cold indifferently adverb [ADVERB after verb] 'Not that it matters,' said Tench indifferently. 2. adjective If you describe something or someone as indifferent, you mean that their standard or quality is not very good, and often quite bad. She had starred in several very indifferent movies. Much of the food we eat is of very poor or indifferent quality. Synonyms: mediocre, middling, average, fair indifferently adverb [ADVERB with verb] ...an eight-year-old girl who reads tolerably and writes indifferently. Collocations: largely indifferent to He has recently broken up with his girlfriend - though he appears largely indifferent to this. Times, Sunday Times Local residents appeared largely indifferent to her presence, however. Times, Sunday Times By sticking religiously to horsey bootcut jeans and padded jackets, she has left the world largely indifferent to her wardrobe. Times, Sunday Times He sits beside a window, utterly indifferent to the planes taking off and landing outside. Times, Sunday Times The receptionist, utterly indifferent, looked at the computer. Times, Sunday Times Both said they were utterly indifferent to the bonobos. Times, Sunday Times Prayers, ceremonies, rites, and rituals had nothing to do with true religion, and about these he was utterly indifferent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I imagined the owl, utterly indifferent, watching the balloon float by as it slowly collapsed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 漠不关心的 Japanese: 無関心な |
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