swelter
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++swel·ter /ˈsweltə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive] HOTto feel extremely hot and uncomfortable 热得难受，热得发昏 Crowds of shoppers sweltered in the summer heat. 在夏日的高温下，成群的购物者都感到酷热难当。→ See Verb table
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swelter• Monica was sweltering despite the fan revolving on her desk.• Or sweltering in taxis waiting to take the pilgrims to a restaurant.• Farm workers sweltered in the fields.• Despite sweltering in the luxury of a fire blazing full on, she received a series of credits on her budget account.• The hut was sweltering with smoke and steam and everybody scratched as vermin crept and bit under their clothes.Origin swelter (1400-1500) swelt “to die, become unconscious because of heat” ((11-20 centuries)), from Old English sweltan “to die”swel·ter verbChineseSyllable
feel Corpus to hot uncomfortable and extremely
swelter
swel‧ter /ˈsweltə $ -ər/
verb [intransitive]
Crowds of shoppers sweltered in the summer heat.
swel‧ter /ˈsweltə $ -ər/
verb [intransitive] Date: 1400-1500
Origin: swelt __to die, become unconscious because of heat__ (11-20 centuries), from Old English sweltan __to die__
to feel extremely hot and uncomfortable:Origin: swelt __to die, become unconscious because of heat__ (11-20 centuries), from Old English sweltan __to die__