sultriness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈsʌl.tri.nəs/ us/ˈsʌl.tri.nəs/
(WEATHER)
（天气）闷热，湿热
(of weather) the quality of being uncomfortably warm and with air that is slightly wet
No sounds break the heavy sultriness of the afternoon. 没有声音打破下午的沉重闷热。
The day's earlier sultriness had passed without a storm. 这一天早些时候的闷热已经过去，没有暴风雨。
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- The rain brought relief from the heavy sultriness.
- I'll never forget the overpowering sultriness of the afternoon.
- There is a damp and oppressive sultriness under the thick, leafy canopy.
(SEXY)
（尤指女子的脸庞或声音）性感，迷人，风情万种
(especially of a woman's face or voice) the quality of being attractive in a way that suggests sexual desire
I love the sultriness of her voice when she sings. 我喜欢她唱歌时声音的性感。
She uses her long eyelashes and come-hither smile to create a smouldering sultriness. 她用长长的睫毛和勾人的微笑来造就一种暗暗涌动的迷人性感。
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- She exudes an approachable yet exotic sultriness.
- She locks eyes with the lens and in her best sultriness introduces herself.
- Unlike the overly-breathy sultriness of recent efforts, her singing style here is strong and effortless.
See: sultry