英语词汇“sultry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of hot

Definition

having a temperature higher than desirable

It was too hot even for a gentle stroll.

Synonyms

warm,

close,

stifling,

humid,

torrid,

sultry,

sweltering,

balmy,

muggy

in the sense of muggy

Definition

(of weather or air) unpleasantly warm and humid

It was muggy and overcast.

Synonyms

humid,

close,

damp,

sticky,

moist,

oppressive,

stuffy,

sultry,

clammy

in the sense of oppressive

Definition

(of weather) hot and humid

The oppressive afternoon heat had quite tired me out.

Synonyms

stifling,

close,

heavy,

sticky,

overpowering,

suffocating,

stuffy,

humid,

torrid,

sultry,

airless,

muggy

in the sense of passionate

Definition

showing intense sexual desire

a passionate embrace

Synonyms

loving,

erotic,

hot,

sexy (informal),

aroused,

sensual,

ardent,

steamy (informal),

wanton,

amorous,

lustful,

desirous

in the sense of provocative

Definition

provoking or inciting, esp. to anger or sexual desire

sexually provocative behaviour

Synonyms

suggestive,

tempting,

stimulating,

exciting,

inviting,

sexy (informal),

arousing,

erotic,

seductive,

alluring,

tantalizing

in the sense of sensual

Definition

having a strong liking for physical, esp. sexual, pleasures

He was a very sensual person.

Synonyms

sexual,

sexy (informal),

erotic,

randy (informal, British),

steamy (informal),

raunchy (informal),

lewd,

voluptuous,

lascivious,

lustful,

lecherous,

libidinous,

licentious,

unchaste

in the sense of sexy

Definition

sexually exciting or attractive

Synonyms

erotic,

sensual,

seductive,

inviting,

bedroom,

provoking,

arousing,

naughty,

provocative,

sensuous,

suggestive,

voluptuous,

slinky,

titillating,

flirtatious,

come-hither (informal),

kissable,

beddable,

hot (informal)

in the sense of sticky

Definition

(of weather) unpleasantly warm and humid

sticky days in the middle of August

Synonyms

humid,

close,

sultry,

oppressive,

sweltering,

clammy,

muggy

in the sense of stifling

Definition

uncomfortably hot and stuffy

The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous.

Synonyms

suffocating,

close,

oppressive,

airless,

sticky,

muggy

in the sense of stuffy

Definition

lacking fresh air

It was hot and stuffy in the classroom.

Synonyms

airless,

stifling,

oppressive,

close,

heavy,

stale,

suffocating,

sultry,

fetid,

muggy,

unventilated,

fuggy,

frowsty

单词	sultry
释义	Trends of sultry View usage for: sultry (sʌltri) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Sultry weather is hot and damp. [written] The climax came one sultry August evening. Synonyms: humid, close, hot, sticky More Synonyms of sultry 2. adjective Someone who is sultry is attractive in a way that suggests hidden passion. [written] ...a dark-haired sultry woman. Synonyms: seductive, sexy [informal], sensual, voluptuous More Synonyms of sultry sultry in British English (ˈsʌltrɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -trier or -triest 1. (of weather or climate) oppressively hot and humid 2. characterized by or emitting oppressive heat 3. displaying or suggesting passion; sensual sultry eyes Derived forms sultrily (ˈsultrily) adverb sultriness (ˈsultriness) noun Word origin C16: from obsolete sulter to swelter + -y1 sultry in American English (ˈsʌltri) adjectiveWord forms: ˈsultrier or ˈsultriest 1. oppressively hot and moist; close; sweltering 2. extremely hot; fiery 3. a. hot or inflamed, as with passion or lust b. suggesting or expressing smoldering passion Derived forms sultrily (ˈsultrily) adverb sultriness (ˈsultriness) noun Word origin var. of sweltering Examples of 'sultry' in a sentence sultry The air became sultry with candle heat and the perfume of flowers. Katie Hickman COURTESANS (2003) The summers in the region are hot and sultry and the winters mild. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It was a hot and sultry day and she took a shine to me. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Fans of her earlier work will be pleased to learn that her new songs retain her distinctive sultry vocal delivery. Times, Sunday Times (2010) More of this sultry heat is expected over the weekend as hot air over the near continent forces its way north. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Youngsters in jeans roam the lawns in the sultry November heat. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Feeling a bit bedraggled by the sultry heat, she began to tidy her appearance. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE It was a long way home on a hot and sultry night in Singapore. Times, Sunday Times (2013) THE best clue to a new album comes from the sultry singer herself. The Sun (2014) This starkly produced single combines a sultry female vocal with hypnotic electronics and shows Tricky at his subtle best. The Sun (2011) But for now producers of the 007 series are looking to have her sultry vocals sweep over the soundtrack to the next instalment. The Sun (2014) A long, sultry heat descends on the hills. Jack Turner SPICE: The History of a Temptation (2004) THE Roman night was hot and sultry. The Sun (2009) One sultry afternoon in Acapulco, a teacher returned home to find armed men waiting for her. Times, Sunday Times (2012) On a sultry afternoon this dreamy concoction goes down a treat with the Pimm's. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It is like'a sultry summer afternoon '. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In some performances, the work's machinery knocks out any chance for sultry heat. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It was such a hot, sultry May night. The Sun (2011) Word lists with sultry Weather descriptions In other languages sultry British English: sultry ADJECTIVE Sultry weather is hot and damp. The climax came one sultry August evening. American English: sultry Brazilian Portuguese: abafado Chinese: 闷热潮湿的 European Spanish: bochornoso French: lourd German: schwül Italian: afoso Japanese: 蒸し暑い Korean: 후텁지근한 European Portuguese: abafado Latin American Spanish: bochornoso 1 (adjective) in the sense of humid Definition (of weather or climate) very hot and humid on a sultry, summer evening Synonyms humid Visitors can expect hot and humid conditions. close They sat in that hot, close room for two hours. hot It was too hot even for a gentle stroll. sticky sticky days in the middle of August stifling The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous. oppressive The oppressive afternoon heat had quite tired me out. stuffy It was hot and stuffy in the classroom. sweltering It was an unimpressive contest in sweltering heat. muggy It was muggy and overcast. Opposites fresh , cool , refreshing , invigorating 2 (adjective) in the sense of seductive Definition suggesting hidden passion a role normally reserved for sultry models and actors Synonyms seductive His voice is seductive. sexy (informal) sensual He was a very sensual person. voluptuous a voluptuous, well-rounded woman with glossy red hair passionate a passionate embrace erotic passionate and erotic love poetry provocative sexually provocative behaviour amorous the object of his amorous intentions come-hither (informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of amorous Definition feeling, displaying, or relating to sexual love or desire the object of his amorous intentions Synonyms loving, in love, tender, passionate, fond, erotic, affectionate, ardent, impassioned, doting, enamoured, lustful, attached, lovesick, amatory in the sense of close Definition oppressive, heavy, or airless They sat in that hot, close room for two hours. Synonyms stifling, confined, oppressive, stale, suffocating, stuffy, humid, sweltering, airless, muggy, unventilated, fuggy, frowsty, heavy, thick in the sense of erotic Definition of, concerning, or arousing sexual desire or giving sexual pleasure passionate and erotic love poetry Synonyms sexual, sexy (informal), crude, explicit, rousing, sensual, seductive, vulgar, stimulating, steamy (informal), suggestive, aphrodisiac, voluptuous, carnal, titillating, bawdy, lustful, sexually arousing, erogenous, amatory Nearby words of sultry sullenness sully sulphur sultry sum sum something or someone up sum something up Synonyms of 'sultry' sultry Explore 'sultry' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of hot Definition having a temperature higher than desirable It was too hot even for a gentle stroll. Synonyms warm, close, stifling, humid, torrid, sultry, sweltering, balmy, muggy in the sense of muggy Definition (of weather or air) unpleasantly warm and humid It was muggy and overcast. Synonyms humid, close, damp, sticky, moist, oppressive, stuffy, sultry, clammy in the sense of oppressive Definition (of weather) hot and humid The oppressive afternoon heat had quite tired me out. Synonyms stifling, close, heavy, sticky, overpowering, suffocating, stuffy, humid, torrid, sultry, airless, muggy in the sense of passionate Definition showing intense sexual desire a passionate embrace Synonyms loving, erotic, hot, sexy (informal), aroused, sensual, ardent, steamy (informal), wanton, amorous, lustful, desirous in the sense of provocative Definition provoking or inciting, esp. to anger or sexual desire sexually provocative behaviour Synonyms suggestive, tempting, stimulating, exciting, inviting, sexy (informal), arousing, erotic, seductive, alluring, tantalizing in the sense of sensual Definition having a strong liking for physical, esp. sexual, pleasures He was a very sensual person. Synonyms sexual, sexy (informal), erotic, randy (informal, British), steamy (informal), raunchy (informal), lewd, voluptuous, lascivious, lustful, lecherous, libidinous, licentious, unchaste in the sense of sexy Definition sexually exciting or attractive Synonyms erotic, sensual, seductive, inviting, bedroom, provoking, arousing, naughty, provocative, sensuous, suggestive, voluptuous, slinky, titillating, flirtatious, come-hither (informal), kissable, beddable, hot (informal) in the sense of sticky Definition (of weather) unpleasantly warm and humid sticky days in the middle of August Synonyms humid, close, sultry, oppressive, sweltering, clammy, muggy in the sense of stifling Definition uncomfortably hot and stuffy The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous. Synonyms suffocating, close, oppressive, airless, sticky, muggy in the sense of stuffy Definition lacking fresh air It was hot and stuffy in the classroom. Synonyms airless, stifling, oppressive, close, heavy, stale, suffocating, sultry, fetid, muggy, unventilated, fuggy, frowsty Additional synonyms in the sense of sweltering Definition uncomfortably hot It was an unimpressive contest in sweltering heat. Synonyms hot, burning, boiling, steaming, baking, roasting, stifling, scorching, oppressive, humid, torrid, sultry, airless in the sense of voluptuous Definition (of a woman) sexually alluring because of the fullness of her figure a voluptuous, well-rounded woman with glossy red hair Synonyms buxom, shapely, curvaceous (informal), erotic, ample, enticing, provocative, seductive (informal), well-stacked (British, derogatory, slang), full-bosomed
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