(of the weather or air 天气或空气 very hot and uncomfortable 闷热的 a sultry summer afternoon 夏天一个闷热的下午 The weather was still very heavy and sultry. 天气仍然很闷热。 We went out into the still, sultry heat of the afternoon. 我们走出外面，顿时感到午后的天气闷热无风。
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(of a woman or her appearance 女子或其外表 sexually attractive; seeming to have strong sexual feelings 姿色迷人的；风情万种的；性感的 a sultry smile 迷人的微笑 a sultry singer 嗓音撩人的歌手
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete sulter ‘swelter’.