sweltering
🇬🇧 UK/'sweltәriŋ/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Oppressively hot and humid; uncomfortably warm.
闷热难耐的,酷热的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishswelteringother
=sweltering
Common Collocations
- 1.sweltering heat酷热
- 2.sweltering summer炎热的夏天
- 3.sweltering temperatures高温天气
- 4.sweltering conditions闷热难耐的环境
Example Sentences
- 1.
It was a sweltering afternoon, and everyone sought shade under the trees.
- 2.
The athletes trained in sweltering conditions to prepare for the summer games.
- 3.
The sweltering heat of the city made her long for a cool mountain breeze.