sweaty
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sweat·y /ˈsweti/ adjective (comparative sweatier, superlative sweatiest) 1 SWEATcovered or wet with sweat 满是汗的；被汗水湿透的 We came home hot and sweaty after the day’s work. 一天工作之后，我们回到家时热得满身是汗。 sweaty palms 汗津津的掌心2 HOTSWEAT[usually before noun] unpleasantly hot or difficult, so that you sweat 闷热得[困难得]使人出汗的 a sweaty August day 一个热得让人汗流浃背的8月天 a sweaty job 吃力的工作
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sweaty• With eel in her hand, the baby at her feet, Sethe dozed, dry-mouthed and sweaty.• Domroes furrowed his sweaty brows, closed his eyes and began praying harder.• a sweaty can of beer• sweaty clothes• There was wine on the sleeve, and it was a mass of sweaty creases.• They had been handed over counters, crumpled, made greasy by hundreds of sweaty hands.• He was a short fat guy with big sweaty hands.• I'm all hot and sweaty. I think I'll take a shower.• So return with us to that steamy, sweaty shanty in Old Boston Town.• A man in a sweaty shirt was having a beer while keeping an eye on a dolly of furniture outside.• The equipment manager collected the sweaty uniforms and took them down to the hotel laundry.sweat·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
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sweat‧y /ˈsweti/
adjective (comparative sweatier, superlative sweatiest)
1. covered or wet with sweat:
We came home hot and sweaty after the day’s work.
sweaty palms
2. [usually before noun] unpleasantly hot or difficult, so that you sweat:
a sweaty August day
a sweaty job
sweat‧y /ˈsweti/
adjective (comparative sweatier, superlative sweatiest)1. covered or wet with sweat:
2. [usually before noun] unpleasantly hot or difficult, so that you sweat: