sultry
美音:
[´sʌltrı
]英音:
[´sʌltrı
]adj.闷热的,粗暴的,激烈的,放荡的
难易程度:
sultry为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:sultriness 副词:sultrily 形容词比较级:sultrier 最高级:sultriest
近义词, 同义词
sultry
/'sʌltrɪ; `sʌltrɪ/
adj (-ier, -iest)
1 (of the weather, air, etc) oppressively hot and humid (指天气、空气等)湿热难耐的, 闷热的
*a sultry summer afternoon 夏天的一个闷热的下午.
2 (of a woman or her looks) darkly and sensually beautiful (指女子或其神态)隐现肉体美的
*a sultry smile 迷人的微笑
* a sultry Mexican beauty 标致的墨西哥美人.
sultry
adj[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: sulter
'to be uncomfortably hot' (16-17 centuries), from swelter]
weather that is sultry is hot with air that feels wet
=
humid a hot and sultry day Since the rain, the air had become heavy and still and sultry.a woman who is sultry makes other people feel strong sexual attraction to her
She threw Carlo a sultry glance. a sultry film star>sultrinessn[U]
1. I hate sultry weather. 我讨厌闷热的天气。
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