"sweltering" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 酷热的
• 闷热的

Definition

极其炎热和令人不适，通常指天气或密闭空间中没有空气流通时的状态。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Sweltering' 常用于形容极热、令人难受的天气或房间，不用于温暖。常见搭配：'sweltering heat'（酷热），'sweltering afternoon'（闷热的下午）。略带书面语。

Examples

It was sweltering yesterday afternoon.

昨天下午天气**酷热**。

The classroom was sweltering with no fans or air conditioning.

教室里没有风扇或空调，变得**闷热**。

Everyone was sweating in the sweltering sun.

大家在**酷热**的太阳下都在流汗。

It's so sweltering out here, I feel like I'm melting.

外面**酷热**得让我觉得要融化了。

We canceled the picnic because it was just too sweltering to be outside.

我们取消了野餐，因为外面实在太**闷热**了。

Nothing beats some ice cream on a sweltering summer day.

在一个**酷热**的夏日，没有什么比冰淇淋更棒了。