- Adjective
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1. sexually exciting or gratifying;
- "sensual excesses"
- "a sultry look"
- "a sultry dance"
- synonym: sensual
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2. characterized by oppressive heat and humidity;
- "the summer was sultry and oppressive"
- "the stifling atmosphere"
- "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
- synonym: stifling,sulfurous,sulphurous
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3. burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot;
- "the torrid noonday sun"
- "sultry sands of the dessert"
- synonym: torrid
- 1. My mind travelled back to a hot sultry day in the little town.
- 我的思绪回到从前在这个小镇上度过的闷热的一天。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The sultry weather in the tropics encourages tourists to lead an indolent life.
- 热带闷热的气候使得游客只能过懒散的生活。
来自《简明英汉词典》


