| 词汇 | sultry |
| 释义 | sultryWord family adverbsultrilyadjectivesultrynounsultriness Nature sul·try /ˈsʌltri/ adjectiveadj 1 DNHOTweather that is sultry is hot with air that feels wet 〔天气〕闷热的 SYN humid a hot and sultry day 又热又闷的一天 Since the rain, the air had become heavy and still and sultry. 下雨后，空气变得凝重而闷热。 2 SEXYa woman who is sultry makes other people feel strong sexual attraction to her 〔女子〕风骚的，性感迷人的 She threw Carlo a sultry glance. 她向卡洛抛了个媚眼。 a sultry film star 性感迷人的电影明星 —sultriness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus sultry• At first it feels cooler and then it begins to feel like a greenhouse: sultry.• The day which since the rain had gradually become hot was now heavy and still and sultry.• Forecasters said the weather was set to remain sultry and oppressive today, with temperatures in the 70s but little sun.• This talented five-piece pours a sweet and sultry mix of original torch melodies with a twist of crisp and snappy swing sounds.• It reminded us of our sultry Sunday afternoons in El Salvador.• The weather was still heavy and sultry, the promised storm still not having broken.• a sultry voice (1500-1600) sulter “to be uncomfortably hot” ((16-17 centuries)), from swelter |
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