sweaty
sweaty — adjective
- sweatypositive
- sweatiercomparative
- sweatiestsuperlative
1. with sweat on your skin or clothing, especially after exercise, in hot weather,
with sweat on your skin or clothing, especially after exercise, in hot weather, or when you feel nervous
After a long run in the park, Hiro's T-shirt was completely sweaty.
T-shirt was completely sweaty
Diego wiped his sweaty forehead with a towel before walking into the meeting.
Pedro's sweaty hands made it hard to grip the climbing rope properly.
After playing basketball for two hours, Vikram had to change his sweaty shirt.
Amihan took off her sweaty socks and left them by the front door.
- clammy
unpleasantly damp and cool, not necessarily from sweat but often from nervousness or humidity
- moist
slightly wet; a broader, more neutral term that can even be positive (e.g. moist cake)
- perspiring
a more formal and polite way to describe someone who is sweating
用法筆記
Describes both body parts (hands, face, forehead) and items that have absorbed sweat (shirt, towel, socks). Use from to indicate the cause of the sweat.
常見錯誤
2. making you feel hot and uncomfortable because your body produces sweat — used es
making you feel hot and uncomfortable because your body produces sweat — used especially about weather, rooms, or other conditions
Eve wore a light cotton dress during the sweaty summer weather.
sweaty summer weather
The small conference room was so sweaty that Asher opened all the windows.
Heather complained about the sweaty conditions on the crowded subway train.
Chiara refused to go for a walk in the sweaty afternoon heat.
Obi turned on the fan to escape the sweaty air in the kitchen.
- stifling
extremely hot and stuffy, making it hard to breathe
- muggy
warm and humid, used mainly for weather in the summer
- oppressive
hot in a way that feels heavy and uncomfortable, often with no breeze
- cool
pleasantly low in temperature
- refreshing
making you feel fresh and cool again
用法筆記
Describes environments (weather, room, climate, air) rather than people or activities. Typically used with nouns like weather, room, conditions, heat, air.