sweltering

/ˈswɛltərɪŋ/· adj.

气候B2

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Chinese meaning

酷热难耐的；闷热的

闷mēn热rè到dào令lìng人rén透tòu不bù过guò气qì的de

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西xī欧ōu各gè国guó正zhèng经jīng历lì的de历lì史shǐ性xìng高gāo温wēn酷kù暑shǔ

Example

Western Europe is sweltering under record heat this week, with red alerts in place in the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and France.

本周西欧正遭受创纪录的高温炙烤，英国、德国、奥地利、瑞士、意大利、西班牙和法国均已发布红色预警。

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Background ✎

欧ōu洲zhōu多duō国guó遭zāo遇yù历lì史shǐ性xìng高gāo温wēn热rè浪làng，英yīng德dé等děng多duō国guó发fā布bù红hóng色sè预yù警jǐng，法fǎ国guó当dāng周zhōu国guó家jiā平píng均jūn气qì温wēn打dǎ破pò历lì史shǐ纪jì录lù。

Roots · etymology

由 swelter（在酷热中煎熬）加 -ing 后缀构成

swelter（在酷热中苦熬）+ -ing（形容词后缀）

Collocations

sweltering heat / sweltering summer / sweltering temperatures

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法国高温破纪录欧洲多国拉响红色预警西欧各国正经历的历史性高温酷暑