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

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 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。
It was terribly hot and sultry.
天气闷热难堪。
The climax came one sultry August evening.
在8月一个闷热的夜晚，高潮到来了。
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 scorching summer it's very sultry.
酷夏时天气非常闷热。
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。
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。
Sometimes Albertine's face looks dull and sullen, sometimes glowing and sultry;
有时艾伯丁的脸看起来沉闷不快，有时又容光焕发风骚迷人；
I hate sultry weather.
我讨厌闷热的天气。