Word · Frequency #19566
sultry
性感的；撩人的
sexually exciting or gratifying
- 1.
Hot and humid; sweltering.
炎热潮湿的；闷热的
- 2.
sexually exciting or gratifying
具有性吸引力或令人满足的
- 3.
Emitting great heat.
散发巨大热量的
- 4.
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
以闷热和潮湿为特征的
- 5.
Sexually enthralling.
性感迷人的
炎热潮湿的；闷热的；具有性吸引力或令人满足的；散发巨大热量的；以闷热和潮湿为特征的；性感迷人的
In use
The singer gave the audience a sultry look.
She spoke in a low, sultry voice that made everyone listen.
He couldn't take his eyes off her sultry dance moves.
a sultry look
a sultry dance
the summer was sultry and oppressive
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。
be + sultry
用于描述人或事物的状态。
Connections
Collocations
- sultry weather
- 闷热天气
- The sultry weather made it hard to sleep.闷热的天气让人难以入睡。
- sultry summer
- 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。
- sultry heat
- 闷热
- The sultry heat of the afternoon was unbearable.午后闷热难耐。
- sultry voice
- 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。
- sultry look
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.