sul·try
adjective/ˈsʌltri/
/ˈsʌltri/
(comparative sultrier, superlative sultriest)
- (of the weather or air) very hot and uncomfortable
闷热的 - a sultry summer afternoon
夏天一个闷热的下午 - The weather was still very heavy and sultry.
天气仍然很闷热。 - We went out into the still, sultry heat of the afternoon.
我们走出外面，顿时感到午后的天气闷热无风。
- a sultry summer afternoon
- (especially of a woman) sexually attractive; seeming to have strong sexual feelings
姿色迷人的；风情万种的；性感的 - a sultry smile
迷人的微笑 - a sultry singer
嗓音撩人的歌手
- a sultry smile
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete sulter ‘swelter’.