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

• The summer was sultry and oppressive; the stifling atmosphere; the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm.
  夏天闷热、压抑；闷热的空气；雷雨前闷热的空气。
• 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。
• In the sultry weather people take rest and enjoy chatting under the shadow of podul willow.
  在闷热的天气下，人们都喜爱在杨柳树荫下乘凉及闲谈。
• The night was as sultry as the day.
  晚上还是和白天一样地闷热。
• 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。
• 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。
• I hate sultry weather.
  我讨厌闷热的天气。
• Colleagues in the music business praise the distinctive sultry voice which earned Amy Winehouse a worldwide audience.
  音乐节的同行赞誉了她独特动人的嗓音，她的歌声为她赢得了全世界的听众。
• 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。
• In scorching summer it's very sultry.
  酷夏时天气非常闷热。