"sweatbox" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 高温狭小牢房
• 闷热的地方

Definition

汗箱可以指一个又小又热且令人不适的房间，常用于监狱惩罚，也可以指任何让人汗流浃背的极热地方。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Sweatbox”最初指监狱惩罚用的高温狭小房间，现在也可指任何极热的地方。这个词较为特殊，多用于特定历史或影视语境。

Examples

The prisoners were put in the sweatbox as punishment.

囚犯们因惩罚被关进了**高温狭小牢房**。

The little room felt like a sweatbox in the summer heat.

小房间在夏天的酷热下像个**闷热的地方**。

He left the gym because it was a sweatbox today.

他离开了健身房，因为今天那里像个**闷热的地方**。

At work, the storage closet turns into a sweatbox every afternoon.

公司里的储藏室每天下午都变成了个**闷热的地方**。

Nobody wants to sit in the back of that old van—it's a total sweatbox.

没人想坐那辆旧面包车的后面——简直就是个**闷热的地方**。

After five minutes in that sweatbox, I needed a cold shower.

在那个**闷热的地方**呆了五分钟后，我需要冲个冷水澡。