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

I met her in a sultry summer afternoon.
我在夏天一个闷热的下午遇见了她。
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。
Colleagues in the music business praise the distinctive sultry voice which earned Amy Winehouse a worldwide audience.
音乐节的同行赞誉了她独特动人的嗓音，她的歌声为她赢得了全世界的听众。
The outside air was heavy and moist and sultry.
外面的空气沉滞、潮湿而闷热。
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。
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。
She threw Carlo a sultry glance.
她色迷迷地瞟了卡罗一眼。
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。
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。
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。