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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

闷热 [mēnrè]
  1. 1. adjective muggy

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

闷热 [mēnrè]
  1. 1. hot and suffocating; sultry; muggy; stuffy; close
    我看快下雨了,天这么闷热
    I think it's going to rain—it's so sultry.
    闷热的空气让我感觉很烦躁。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

闷热 [mēnrè]
  1. 1. 又闷又热
    天气闷热

Examples

我看快下雨了,天这么闷热
I think it's going to rain—it's so sultry. 闷热
天气闷热难堪。
It was terribly hot and sultry. 难堪
他一边扇着扇子,一边埋怨闷热的天气:“这个可恶的老天爷,就是不下雨。”
天气闷热,我们昏昏欲睡。 昏昏欲睡
他挤在闷热的车厢里。
闷热的空气让我感觉很烦躁。 闷热
在潮湿闷热而且没有空调的环境里, 人人都是一身黏湿。
In the damp and muggy environment without an air-conditioner, everyone feels sticky and wet. 黏湿
八月未央, 天气依然闷热, 我们去游泳吧!
The month of August has not ended yet. It is still muggy, let's go out to swim. 未央
我住在顶楼,夏天十分闷热 顶楼
闷热的夏天能在海里游泳,确实是件快事。 快事

Collocations

天气闷热
sweltering
闷热
a stuffy hot day
非常闷热
very sultry

Word Decomposition


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