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。
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 night was as sultry as the day.
晚上还是和白天一样地闷热。
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；
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。
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。
In scorching summer it's very sultry.
酷夏时天气非常闷热。
The climax came one sultry August evening.
在8月一个闷热的夜晚，高潮到来了。
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。
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。