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sultry + noun
修饰名词时，常搭配天气、表情等。
The sultry weather made everyone lethargic.
闷热的天气让每个人都无精打采。
性感的；撩人的
sultriest — superlative of sultry
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性感的；撩人的
sexually exciting or gratifying
The sultry weather made everyone lethargic.
闷热的天气让每个人都无精打采。
炎热潮湿的；闷热的
Hot and humid; sweltering.
具有性吸引力或令人满足的
sexually exciting or gratifying
散发巨大热量的
Emitting great heat.
以闷热和潮湿为特征的
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
The singer gave the audience a sultry look.
歌手向观众投去了一个撩人的眼神。
AI contextual example
She spoke in a low, sultry voice that made everyone listen.
她用低沉而性感的声音说话，让每个人都侧耳倾听。
AI contextual example
He couldn't take his eyes off her sultry dance moves.
他无法把目光从她性感撩人的舞姿上移开。
AI contextual example
a sultry look
一种性感撩人的眼神
WordNet
修饰名词时，常搭配天气、表情等。
The sultry weather made everyone lethargic.
闷热的天气让每个人都无精打采。
用于描述人或事物的状态。
Her gaze was sultry and inviting.
她的目光撩人而充满诱惑。
最高级形式，已知仅此一种比较变化。
That was the sultriest performance I've ever seen.
那是我见过的最撩人的表演。
Not this
The weather is sultry today, with no humidity.
Use this
The weather is scorching today, with no humidity.
“sultry” 表示闷热潮湿，而这里强调干燥炎热，应用 “scorching” 或 “blazing”。
Not this
He gave me a sultry look, furious.
Use this
He gave me a furious look.
“sultry” 意为性感或闷热，不表示愤怒；表达愤怒应用 “furious” 或 “angry”。
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闷热天气
The sultry weather made it hard to sleep.
闷热的天气让人难以入睡。
闷热的夏天
They spent a sultry summer in the city.
他们在城里度过了一个闷热的夏天。
闷热
The sultry heat of the afternoon was unbearable.
午后闷热难耐。
性感沙哑的嗓音
She spoke in a sultry voice.
她用一种性感沙哑的声音说话。
撩人的神情
He gave her a sultry look across the room.
他隔着房间给了她一个撩人的眼神。
哦，性感又圆滑的情场高手。
From Sade's 1984 hit 'Smooth Operator'. The song portrays a charming, seductive womanizer, and 'sultry' emphasizes his sensual, magnetic appeal.
出自 Sade 1984 年的金曲《Smooth Operator》。这首歌描绘了一个迷人、善于诱惑的风流男子，这里的“sultry”强调他性感而富有魅力的吸引力。
Use sultriest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
sultry 以 try 结尾：湿热天气让人想尝试清凉，而性感模样让人想尝试靠近。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary/romantic prose、music and film reviews、descriptions of performers or photos 表示“性感迷人的”时，通常用于文学作品或媒体评论中，多出现在正式、文艺的书面表达里；日常口语中较少这样用。
本组词没有一个能与 sultry (/ˈsʌltri/) 完全押韵。country 与 sultry 的重读元音同为 /ʌ/ 且都以 /tri/ 结尾，但中间的辅音不同（/n/ 对 /l/），属近韵。sultan、sully 与 sultry 开头都是 /sʌl/，但词尾不同。insult、result 含 /sʌlt/ 或 /zʌlt/，注意重音位置。poultry 拼写极像 -ultry，但发音为 /ˈpoʊltri/，元音完全不同，不是同韵词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.