humid• Temperatures were in the high seventies and with the absence of any wind it felt sticky and humid.• The air was hot and still and humid.• Summers in Tokyo are hot and humid.• The forecast is for another hot and humidafternoontoday.• Her clothes were sticking to her, but the humid air didn't seem to bother Ralph.• Overall, arid areas have increased by around 54 million hectares, and humid areas reduced by 26 million hectares.• The climate through much of the year would be as hot and humid as today's Miami.• For a number of years after 1865, a long humidcycle brought uninterrupted above-average rainfall to the plains.• It was a hot, humid day, and the only sound was the buzzing of insects.• In other parts of the country, coaches have little choice because the weather is hot and humid everywhere.• Tokyo is very humid in summer.• The entireisland is covered by thickhumidjungle.• We drove through the humid night and things flew into the beam of the headlights.
➡ See also the entry for hot另见hot条humid ♦︎ sultry ♦︎ stuffy ♦︎ steamy ♦︎ stifling ♦︎ airlessThese words all describe a place which is hot and/or without fresh air.这些词均表示闷热的、空气不流通的。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(空气或气候)温暖潮湿的,湿热的◆These ferns will grow best in a humid atmosphere.这些蕨类植物在湿热的环境中长得最好。◆The island is hot and humid in the summer.这个岛在夏季闷热潮湿。 see also humidity ⇨ moisture■sultry ˈsʌltri (of the weather or air) very hot, often in a way that is uncomfortable(天气或空气)闷热的◆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。■stuffy(of a room or building) warm in an unpleasant way and without enough fresh air(房间或建筑物)闷热的,不透气的◆It gets really stuffy in here in summer.夏天这里很热很闷。■steamyfull of steam; covered with steam充满蒸汽的;蒙着水汽的◆It was cold in London compared with the steamy heat of Tokyo.与潮湿闷热的东京相比,伦敦很冷。■stifling ˈstaɪflɪŋ too hot and/or without fresh air, so that it is difficult to breathe闷热的;使人窒息的◆'It's stifling in here-can we open a window?'这里闷得难受-我们能不能开一扇窗?■airless (written) not having any fresh or moving air or wind, and therefore unpleasant没有新鲜空气的;没有一丝风的;闷沉沉的◆The night was hot and airless.夜里很热,没有一丝风。