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steamy

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++steam·y /ˈstiːmi/ adjective  1 HOTWETfull of steam or covered in steam 充满蒸汽的;水汽覆盖的 steamy windows 蒙着水汽的窗户2 SEX/HAVE SEX WITHsexually exciting and slightly shocking 狂热色情的 a steamy love scene 火爆的性爱镜头3. a steamy day or steamy weather feels hot and humid 闷热潮湿的
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steamyWe drank a warm, steamy ale that Anders had brewed in the kitchen.In contrast to steamy hearings on the waterfront plan over the past seven years, only two critics showed up Thursday.Would they make love all day at some hot, steamy house somewhere in this glittering cosmopolitan city?a steamy locker roomsteamy love scenesThe three scents clashed deliciously and fought for supremacy in the hot steamy room.The movie contains some pretty steamy scenes!So return with us to that steamy, sweaty shanty in Old Boston Town.But he has written a steamy thriller, much to the surprise of his conservative minions.His latest production is a steamy thriller set in Hong Kong.The steamy yellow gruel in the bucket splashed out on to the kitchen floor.
steam·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
steam covered Corpus of in steam or full


steamy
steamy /ˈstiːmi/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: steam, steamer; verb: steam; adverb: steaming; adjective: steamy
1. full of steam or covered in steam:
    steamy windows
2. sexually exciting and slightly shocking:
    a steamy love scene
3. a steamy day or steamy weather feels hot and humid


steamyBrE /ˈstiːmi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstiːmi/ 🔊 adjective (steam·ier, steami·est) full of steam; covered with steam 充满蒸汽的;蒙着水汽的a steamy bathroom水汽弥漫的浴室steamy windows蒙着一层水汽的窗户the steamy heat of Tokyo东京的潮湿闷热(informal) sexually exciting 色情的 SYN erotic