1.oppressive a. 难以忍受的
A: The oppressive day is almost killing me.
甲:我快被闷热死了。
B: Yeah, it's quite different from the forecast.
乙:瞧，这和天气预报说的一点也不一样。
2.boiling a. 极热的，沸腾的
A: It's boiling out?
甲:外面闷热得厉害!
B: Is it always as hot as this?
乙:总是这么热吗?
3.furnace n. 炉子，熔炉
A:By the way, where is your hometown?
甲:顺便问一下，你的家乡在哪儿?
B: Wuhan，one of the famous furnaces, you know.
乙:武汉，有名的火炉之一。
4.heat wage 热浪
A: The air is too close. I' m hoping for a change.
甲:太闷热了，希望天气能有所变化。
B: I' m afraid we'll have another heat wave.
乙:恐怕又有一股热浪要袭来了。
5.roast v. 烤，炙
A: I felt like I was roasting.
甲:我觉得像火烤似的。
B: How shout going out to the beach to cool off?
乙:到海边去凉快凉快怎么样?
6.muggy a. 闷热的，湿热的
A: It's awfully hot and muggy.
甲:真是又闷又热。
B: Yeah. I wonder what it's going to be Pike tomorrow.
乙:是啊，不知明天天气会怎么样。
7.sticky a. 粘性的，湿热的
A: It's rather hot and sticky.
甲:真是又热又湿。
8: I wonder when it will be nice.
乙:不知道什么时候天气才能变好些。
8.sultry a. 闷热的，酷热的
A: It has been sultry for a fortnight.
甲:这样闷热的天气已持续两周了。
B: But the forecast says it will last another week.
乙:但预报说这种天气还要延续一周。
9.sweltering a. 酷热的，使热得发昏的
A: It's swelteringly hot today. What's the temperature?
甲:今天又闷又热，温度多高?
B: It has climbed to 95℉.
乙:升到华氏95度了。
