Sultry



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.闷热的; ( 人) 风骚的
• ［英］ adj.闷热的 ( very hot and humid; sweltering) ; ( 人) 风骚的 ( capable of exciting strong sexual desires)
• ［例］ sultry weather ( 闷热的天气) / a sultry-voiced singer ( 撩拨春心的歌手)

Webster Collegiate

adjective (sultrier; -est)

• Etymology: obsolete English sulter to swelter, alteration of English swelter
• Date: 1594
• 1.
  • a. very hot and humid ; sweltering <a sultry day>
  • b. burning hot ; torrid <a sultry sun>
• 2.
  • a. hot with passion or anger
  • b. exciting or capable of exciting strong sexual desire <sultry glances>
• ? sultrily adverb
• ? sultriness noun

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