➡ See also the entry for hot另見hot條humid ♦︎ sultry ♦︎ stuffy ♦︎ steamy ♦︎ stifling ♦︎ airlessThese words all describe a place which is hot and/or without fresh air.這些詞均表示悶熱的、空氣不流通的。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(空氣或氣候)溫暖潮濕的,濕熱的◆These ferns will grow best in a humid atmosphere.這些蕨類植物在濕熱的環境中長得最好。◆The island is hot and humid in the summer.這個島在夏季悶熱潮濕。 see also humidity ⇨ moisture■sultry ˈsʌltri (of the weather or air) very hot, often in a way that is uncomfortable(天氣或空氣)悶熱的◆We went out into the still, sultry heat of the afternoon.我們走出外面,頓時感到午後的天氣悶熱無風。■stuffy(of a room or building) warm in an unpleasant way and without enough fresh air(房間或建築物)悶熱的,不透氣的◆It gets really stuffy in here in summer.夏天這裏很熱很悶。■steamyfull of steam; covered with steam充滿蒸汽的;蒙着水汽的◆It was cold in London compared with the steamy heat of Tokyo.與潮濕悶熱的東京相比,倫敦很冷。■stifling ˈstaɪflɪŋ too hot and/or without fresh air, so that it is difficult to breathe悶熱的;使人窒息的◆'It's stifling in here-can we open a window?'這裏悶得難受-我們能不能開一扇窗?■airless (written) not having any fresh or moving air or wind, and therefore unpleasant沒有新鮮空氣的;沒有一絲風的;悶沉沉的◆The night was hot and airless.夜裏很熱,沒有一絲風。