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　

TOEFL GRE TEM8

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 sultry weather caused us much discomfort.
闷热的天气导致我们很多的不舒服。
One sultry summer day recently, I joined members of the Philippine Overseas Photographers ( POP), a group of professional and amateur camera buffs, and embarked to realize my wish.
今年这个闷热的夏天，我加入了菲律宾海外摄影师团队（一批职业和业余组成的团队），从而实现了我的愿望。
There is a sultry Bond girl, too, playing the mermaid queen.
有一个闷热的邦德女郎，也扮演人鱼女王。
In one vignette, a dancer performs a sultry striptease atop a red couch that is shaped like a pair of lips.
在光线的晕映中，一名舞者会在一个红色的沙发上表演一段具有挑逗性的脱衣舞，这个红色的沙发的形状看起来像一对嘴唇。
It was terribly hot and sultry.
天气闷热难堪。
In scorching summer it's very sultry.
酷夏时天气非常闷热。
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。
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 as sultry as the day.
晚上还是和白天一样地闷热。
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。