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单词 humid
释义
humidhu‧mid /ˈhjuːmɪd/ ●●○ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINhumid
Origin:
1300-1400 Latin humidus, from humere ‘to be slightly wet’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Her clothes were sticking to her, but the humid air didn't seem to bother Ralph.
  • It was a hot, humid day, and the only sound was the buzzing of insects.
  • Summers in Tokyo are hot and humid.
  • The entire island is covered by thick humid jungle.
  • The forecast is for another hot and humid afternoon today.
  • Tokyo is very humid in summer.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • For a number of years after 1865, a long humid cycle brought uninterrupted above-average rainfall to the plains.
  • In other parts of the country, coaches have little choice because the weather is hot and humid everywhere.
  • Overall, arid areas have increased by around 54 million hectares, and humid areas reduced by 26 million hectares.
  • Temperatures were in the high seventies and with the absence of any wind it felt sticky and humid.
  • The air was hot and still and humid.
  • The climate through much of the year would be as hot and humid as today's Miami.
  • We drove through the humid night and things flew into the beam of the headlights.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSair/weather
slightly wet, especially in a cold unpleasant way: · It was a cold damp morning.
hot and damp in an unpleasant way: · Florida can be very humid in the summer.
warm and damp and making you feel uncomfortable: · This muggy weather gives me a headache.
dank air is cold and damp and smells unpleasant – used especially about the air inside a room: · The dank air smelled of stale sweat.
weather
used especially when you feel uncomfortable: · a hot day· It’s too hot to do any work.
a little hot, especially in a way that seems pleasant: · a warm summer’s evening· It’s supposed to be a bit warmer tomorrow.
spoken very hot: · The weather was boiling hot.· a boiling hot day· It was absolutely boiling this lunchtime.
British English very hot and dry: · a baking hot afternoon· The weather was baking hot and conditions at the camp became unbearable.· It’s baking out there in the garden – I need a drink.
very hot: · It was another scorching hot July day.· When we got there, the weather was scorching.· Arizona is scorching hot every day.
hot and damp: · This week sees a return to more humid conditions.· Hong Kong gets very humid at this time of year.· In June the weather was often muggy in the evenings.· It was a warm muggy afternoon, and it looked like it would rain.
covered in water or another liquid: · I’ve just washed my hair and it’s still wet.· You’d better change out of those wet clothes.
slightly wet: · Wipe the surfaces with a damp cloth.· The sheets are still a little damp.· The grass was still too damp to sit on.
slightly wet, especially in a pleasant way – used about soil, food, or about someone’s skin or eyes: · It’s important to keep the soil moist.· a delicious moist chocolate cake· Her eyes became moist (=she was almost crying).
feeling slightly wet, cold, and sticky – used about someone’s skin, especially when they are nervous or ill: · He had clammy hands.· Ruby was feverish and clammy with sweat.
unpleasantly wet and soft – used especially about food or the ground: · a bowl of soggy rice· It had been raining hard and the ground was soggy underfoot.
used when the weather is hot but the air feels wet in a way that makes you uncomfortable: · Summers in Tokyo are hot and humid.· a hot muggy day· the humid heat of a tropical forest
Longman Language Activatorroom/place/weather
· The weather's been very hot lately.· I make a lot of salads during hot weather.· a hot summer's day· The Gobi desert is one of the hottest places on earth.it's hot · It's hot in here. Isn't the air conditioner working?· It was much too hot in his office to do any work.· It's going to be a hot, sunny day.
high temperatures caused by hot weather, especially when this makes you feel uncomfortable in a room or outdoors: · Don't leave food sitting out in the heat.· the heat and dryness of an Arizona summer the heat of the day: · Avoid running or other vigorous exercise during the heat of the day.
spoken very hot: · It was a boiling hot day in August.it's boiling/boiling hot: · Leave the door open, it's boiling in here.
American, especially spoken very hot and uncomfortable: · a broiling summer daybroiling heat: · the incredible broiling heat of a Mississippi summerbroiling sun: · Troops stood at attention under a broiling noon sun.
weather that is baking or baking hot is very hot and dry: · The weather was baking hot and conditions at the camp became unbearable.it's baking/baking hot: · It's baking in here -- I need a drink.
especially written weather that is sweltering is very hot and makes you feel wet and uncomfortable: · Everyone headed for the beach on that sweltering summer afternoon.sweltering heat: · The soldiers marched on in the sweltering heat.
a room or enclosed space that is stifling or stifling hot is very hot and is difficult to breathe in: · The room was stifling hot, and full of flies.· The subway stations are stifling, and reek of urine.stifling heat: · Helen sat uncomfortably in the stifling heat of the railway carriage.
weather that is muggy or humid makes you feel uncomfortable because the air feels wet, warm, and heavy: · In June the weather was often muggy in the evenings and it was difficult to get to sleep.· The climate stays hot and humid all summer long.it's muggy/humid: · It's been really muggy the last few days, so we haven't done much.
weather or heat that is oppressive is very hot and unpleasant, especially because it feels as if there is not enough air to breathe: · As the sun climbed higher in the sky, the heat grew gradually more oppressive.oppressive heat: · Despite the oppressive heat, more than 1,000 people came to the celebration.
a room or enclosed space that is like an oven is extremely hot and uncomfortable: · The heat of the day made the gymnasium feel like an oven.it's like an oven: · It's like an oven in here. Let's open some windows.
a period of unusually hot weather: · There was a heatwave during the first part of July.· A long summer heatwave had turned the river into a weak trickle of water.
hot weather
· We had three weeks of very hot weather.· It was the hottest summer this century.it is hot · Isn't it hot today?
especially spoken extremely hot: it is boiling/scorching: · It's boiling out here! Let's go inside and get a cool drink.boiling hot/scorching hot: · It was a boiling hot day, and the kids were out playing in the pool.
pleasantly hot, but not too hot: · I'm looking forward to some warmer weather.nice and warm: · It was nice and warm in the sunshine.
mild winter weather is pleasant because it is not as cold as it usually is: · It seems quite mild for February.· Some plants will survive outside during a mild winter.
if the weather is humid , the air is hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable: · Tokyo is very humid in summer.· It was a hot, humid day, and the only sound was the buzzing of insects.
when the air feels wet
humid air or weather is hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable: · Summers in Tokyo are hot and humid.· Her clothes were sticking to her, but the humid air didn't seem to bother Ralph.· The entire island is covered by thick humid jungle.
: damp air or weather is slightly wet in an unpleasant way, and makes you feel cold: · It's cold and damp outside - make sure you wear a warm coat.· At first I hated the damp weather in Britain.
: muggy weather is very warm and wet, and there is no wind, so that you feel very uncomfortable: · When it's hot and muggy, no one feels like working.· It was a warm muggy afternoon, and it looked like it would rain.
very hot and wet, making you feel uncomfortable and dirty: · We left Rome on a hot sticky day in August.· Something about the sticky humid weather made people feel a little angry.
air that is dank , especially the air in an enclosed room or space, is unpleasantly wet and cold and smells bad: · The air in the room was heavy and dank, and I couldn't sleep.· I'm not surprised he's miserable, living in that dank old house.· The bag had been sitting in a dank tent for three days and smelled like an old laundry hamper.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· Damp air causes condensation.
(=with hot and wet air)· Tropical vegetation flourishes in this humid climate.
(=when the weather is hot and damp)· the humid heat of a tropical forest
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Going out on to Des Voeux, she breathed in the hot, humid air.· Wyatt breathed in the hot humid air.· The base can also be used to hold capillary matting or moist grit for plants that require humid air.· Others squat on the branches of forest trees with their roots dangling beneath them in the humid air.· As they left the building, waves of moist humid air wrapped around her skin.
· Drinks were essential in the humid atmosphere.· Endeavour to maintain a humid atmosphere.· Stand plants on saucers filled with pebbles which you can keep wet, to maintain a more humid atmosphere around them.
· This could represent a humid climate during the glacial-interglacial transition between stages 8 and 7 of the marine 18 O record.· In humid climates, triticale seed had the annoying propensity of sprouting prematurely; often, while still on the parent.· A very humid climate fostering tropical vegetation in a swampy and lagoonal surrounding is characteristic of this period.
 if the weather is humid, you feel uncomfortable because the air is very wet and usually hot → humidity:  Tokyo is extremely humid in midsummer.humid air/climate etc► see thesaurus at damp, hot, wet
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