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stifling adj.
⇨ humid humid adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ hot 另见hot条humid ♦︎ sultry ♦︎ stuffy ♦︎ steamy ♦︎ stifling ♦︎ airlessThese words all describe a place which is hot and/or without fresh air. 这些词均表示闷热的、空气不流通的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a humid / sultry / stuffy / steamy / stifling atmosphere◆humid / sultry / steamy / stifling heat◆humid / sultry / stuffy air◆a stuffy / an airless room◆humid weather / the weather is sultry◆hot and humid / sultry / stuffy / steamy◆It's stuffy / stifling in here!■ humid / /ˈhjuːmɪd/ / (of the air or climate) warm and damp （空气或气候）温暖潮湿的，湿热的◆These ferns will grow best in a humid atmosphere.这些蕨类植物在湿热的环境中长得最好。◆The island is hot and humid in the summer.这个岛在夏季闷热潮湿。 see also humidity ⇨ moisture ■ sultry / /ˈsʌltri/ / (of the weather or air) very hot, often in a way that is uncomfortable （天气或空气）闷热的◆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。■ stuffy (of a room or building) warm in an unpleasant way and without enough fresh air （房间或建筑物）闷热的，不透气的◆It gets really stuffy in here in summer.夏天这里很热很闷。■ steamy full of steam; covered with steam 充满蒸汽的；蒙着水汽的◆It was cold in London compared with the steamy heat of Tokyo.与潮湿闷热的东京相比，伦敦很冷。■ stifling / /ˈstaɪflɪŋ/ / too hot and/or without fresh air, so that it is difficult to breathe 闷热的；使人窒息的◆'It's stifling in here－can we open a window?'这里闷得难受－我们能不能开一扇窗？■ airless (written) not having any fresh or moving air or wind, and therefore unpleasant 没有新鲜空气的；没有一丝风的；闷沉沉的◆The night was hot and airless.夜里很热，没有一丝风。 |