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

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 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 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。
Dolce& Gabbana sent out a sultry ensemble of suits and lace dresses.
而杜嘉班纳产品主打性感套装和蕾丝裙。
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。
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。
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。
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。
The sultry weather caused us much discomfort.
闷热的天气导致我们很多的不舒服。
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。