muggy

IPA/ˈmʌɡi/
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muggy — 形容詞

  • muggypositive
  • muggiercomparative
  • muggiestsuperlative

1. describing weather or air that feels hot, damp, and heavy, so being in it quickl

1.形容詞B2
釋義

悶熱的

又熱又潮濕，讓人發悶

describing weather or air that feels hot, damp, and heavy, so being in it quickly becomes uncomfortable

例句

By noon, the muggy air in Bangkok made Jack's shirt cling to his back.

到了中午，曼谷悶熱的空氣讓 Jack 的襯衫黏在背上。

collocation: muggy air

It was a muggy evening, so Mayumi opened every window before dinner.

那是一個悶熱的傍晚，所以 Mayumi 晚餐前把每扇窗都打開了。

muggy + time noun

常見搭配
  • muggy air
  • muggy weather
  • muggy afternoon
  • muggy evening
  • muggy room
同義詞
  • humid

    more neutral and technical; it does not always imply discomfort

  • sticky

    more informal and often emphasizes how your skin or clothes feel

  • sultry

    hot and humid with a more literary or dramatic tone

反義詞
  • cool

    pleasantly lower in temperature

  • dry

    without much moisture in the air

  • breezy

    moved by fresh air, which reduces the heavy feeling

文法句型

muggy + noun (air, weather, afternoon, room)

be + muggy

用法筆記

Usually used for weather, air, or indoor spaces rather than for people. Compared with 'humid', it more strongly suggests that the heat and moisture feel oppressive.

常見錯誤

The sky is muggy because it will rain soon.
The air is muggy, and it may rain later.
'muggy' describes the hot, damp feel of the air, not the appearance of clouds.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • muggy air
  • muggy weather
  • muggy afternoon
  • muggy evening
  • muggy room

副詞搭配

  • extremely muggy
  • uncomfortably muggy
  • oppressively muggy

常用片語

  • feel muggy after rain
  • grow muggy by noon