英语口语情景词汇学习Unit 3: 天气（2）闷热

　　1.oppressive a. 难以忍受的

　　A: The oppressive day is almost killing me.

　　甲:我快被闷热死了。

　　B: Yeah, it's quite different from the forecast.

　　乙:瞧，这和天气预报说的一点也不一样。

　　2.boiling a. 极热的，沸腾的

　　A: It's boiling out?

　　甲:外面闷热得厉害!

　　B: Is it always as hot as this?

　　乙:总是这么热吗?

　　3.furnace n. 炉子，熔炉

　　A:By the way, where is your hometown?

　　甲:顺便问一下，你的家乡在哪儿?

　　B: Wuhan，one of the famous furnaces, you know.

　　乙:武汉，有名的火炉之一。

　　4.heat wage 热浪

　　A: The air is too close. I' m hoping for a change.

　　甲:太闷热了，希望天气能有所变化。

　　B: I' m afraid we'll have another heat wave.

　　乙:恐怕又有一股热浪要袭来了。

　　5.roast v. 烤，炙

　　A: I felt like I was roasting.

　　甲:我觉得像火烤似的。

　　B: How shout going out to the beach to cool off?

　　乙:到海边去凉快凉快怎么样?

　　6.muggy a. 闷热的，湿热的

　　A: It's awfully hot and muggy.

　　甲:真是又闷又热。

　　B: Yeah. I wonder what it's going to be Pike tomorrow.

　　乙:是啊，不知明天天气会怎么样。

　　7.sticky a. 粘性的，湿热的

　　A: It's rather hot and sticky.

　　甲:真是又热又湿。

　　8: I wonder when it will be nice.

　　乙:不知道什么时候天气才能变好些。

　　8.sultry a. 闷热的，酷热的

　　A: It has been sultry for a fortnight.

　　甲:这样闷热的天气已持续两周了。

　　B: But the forecast says it will last another week.

　　乙:但预报说这种天气还要延续一周。

　　9.sweltering a. 酷热的，使热得发昏的

　　A: It's swelteringly hot today. What's the temperature?

　　甲:今天又闷又热，温度多高?

　　B: It has climbed to 95℉.

　　乙:升到华氏95度了。