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sultry

美音:[´sʌltrı ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.闷热的,粗暴的,激烈的,放荡的

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sultry为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:sultriness 副词:sultrily 形容词比较级:sultrier 最高级:sultriest

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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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