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

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。
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。
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。
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 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。
She threw Carlo a sultry glance.
她色迷迷地瞟了卡罗一眼。
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。
The sultry weather caused us much discomfort.
闷热的天气导致我们很多的不舒服。
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。