sultry

英 [ˈsʌltri]

美 [ˈsʌltri]

adj.  闷热的; 姿色迷人的; 风情万种的; 性感的

最高级：sultriest　

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BNC.19566 / COCA.15667

牛津词典

adj.

• 闷热的
  very hot and uncomfortable
  1. a sultry summer afternoon
     夏天一个闷热的下午
• 姿色迷人的；风情万种的；性感的
  sexually attractive; seeming to have strong sexual feelings
  1. a sultry smile
     迷人的微笑
  2. a sultry singer
     嗓音撩人的歌手

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 湿热的;闷热的
  Sultryweather is hot and damp.
  1. The climax came one sultry August evening.
     在 8 月一个闷热的夜晚，高潮到来了。
• ADJ-GRADED 迷人的;撩人的;风情万种的
  Someone who issultryis attractive in a way that suggests hidden passion.
  1. ...a dark-haired sultry woman.
     性感迷人的黑发女郎

英英释义

adj

• characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
  1. the summer was sultry and oppressive
  2. the stifling atmosphere
  3. the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
  Synonym:stiflingsulfuroussulphurous
• sexually exciting or gratifying
  1. sensual excesses
  2. a sultry look
  3. a sultry dance
  Synonym:sensual

双语例句

• It is the torrential rain after the sultry summer heat in the house is blown away by mountain wind, or the heavy downpour violently roaring over the sky, driven by flash and thunder.
  这是在，满楼暑气与闷热，被山风吹淡，随之而来的滂沱暴雨，被闪电和雷声驱赶过来，狂啸天际的倾盆大雨。
• In the sultry weather of that week I longed for a real storm to break and clear the air.
  那个星期，天气闷热，我一直希望好好下一场大雨，使空气清新一下。
• Her smoky voice and sultry guitar playing has us all hooked.
  她沙哑的声音和弹吉他时那性感的方式令人着迷。
• It is sultry rather than warm. It's stifling! I can hardly breathe.
  这天气与其说暖和不如说闷热。天气太闷热了！我都没法呼吸了。
• Summer is sultry. That's the reason why I don't like it.
  夏天太热，这就是为什么我不喜欢夏天。
• The outside air was heavy and moist and sultry.
  外面的空气沉滞、潮湿而闷热。
• It might sound rich but is a good match for sultry weather.
  这听起来可能比较腻，但其实非常适合在闷热的天气里品尝。
• The night was so very sultry, that although they sat with doors and windows open, they were overpowered by heat.
  夜很闷热，他们虽然门窗大开地坐着，仍然热得受不了。
• The night was humid and sultry, there was no breeze to stir the coconut trees.
  那天晚上，天气湿热而憋闷，没有一丝微风，椰树一动不动。
• Samoa's climate is sultry, alternately sunny and rainy, but always hot and humid.
  萨摩亚气候闷热，阳光和雨交替，但始终炎热潮湿。