swelter

/ˈswɛl.tə/· verb

环境/气候/能源B2

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Chinese meaning

酷kù热rè难nán耐nài

热rè到dào难nán受shòu、汗hàn流liú浃jiā背bèi

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地dì球qiú刚gāng经jīng历lì史shǐ上shàng最zuì热rè八bā月yuè

Example

The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August.

欧ōu洲zhōu气qì候hòu机jī构gòu哥gē白bái尼ní气qì候hòu变biàn化huà服fú务wù局jú表biǎo示shì,地dì球qiú刚gāng刚gāng经jīng历lì了le有yǒu记jì录lù以yǐ来lái最zuì热rè的de八bā月yuè。

Source: NPR · 10 Sep 2026

Background ✎

欧ōu洲zhōu哥gē白bái尼ní气qì候hòu变biàn化huà服fú务wù局jú宣xuān布bù,地dì球qiú刚gāng经jīng历lì有yǒu记jì录lù以yǐ来lái最zuì热rè的de八bā月yuè。科kē学xué家jiā指zhǐ出chū,这zhè波bō酷kù暑shǔ主zhǔ要yào源yuán于yú人rén为wéi气qì候hòu变biàn化huà,而ér正zhèng在zài逼bī近jìn的de厄è尔ěr尼ní诺nuò条tiáo件jiàn也yě进jìn一yí步bù推tuī高gāo了le气qì温wēn,今jīn年nián8月yuè因yīn此cǐ并bìng列liè史shǐ上shàng最zuì热rè月yuè份fèn。

Roots · etymology

源自古英语 sweltan,本意闷死、昏厥

  • swelt(闷热、将熄未熄)+ -er(反复动作后缀)

Collocations

  • swelter through / swelter in the heat / sweltering heat

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