Word · Frequency #35400
swelter
/ˈsweltə/
verb
热得难受；暑热难熬
核心释义
to suffer terribly from the heat
- 1.
因酷热而痛苦不堪。
To suffer terribly from intense heat.
- 2.
因炎热而大量出汗。
To perspire greatly from heat.
- 3.
使昏倒,使难以承受,如因酷热。
To cause to faint, to overpower, as with heat.
热得大汗淋漓；热得直流汗；使热得晕倒；使中暑；因酷热而痛苦不堪。；因炎热而大量出汗。；使昏倒,使难以承受,如因酷热。
用法In use
The farmers sweltered in the fields at midday.
用法提示：sweltered 是动词过去式，表示因高温而热得难受。
We were sweltering in the crowded train, hoping for a breeze.
用法提示：were sweltering 是动词过去进行时，强调当时热得难受。
Many people swelter in their apartments every summer when the heat is unbearable.
用法提示：swelter 是动词原形，表示因炎热而难受。
Verb forms
base swelter · third person swelters · -ing sweltering · past sweltered · past participle sweltered
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- swelters
- plural, third person singular
- sweltered
- past, past participle
- sweltering
- present participle
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