熏蒸 (xūn zhēng) — (of weather) to be stifling, oppressive; (TCM) to treat with medicinal fumes or steam; to fumigate
Definition
A verb for treating things with smoke or steam — fumigating with herbs (e.g. for pests or TCM therapy), or describing suffocating, smoky heat. As a noun (e.g. 熏蒸剂), it names the fumigation method itself.
(of weather) to be stiflingoppressive(TCM) to treat with medicinal fumes or steamto fumigate
Examples
- ，熏蒸，。Xià tiān de wǔ hòu, tiān qì xūn zhēng, ràng rén chuǎn bú guò qì lái.On summer afternoons, the weather is stifling, making it hard to breathe.
- 熏蒸。Zhōng yī yòng cǎo yào xūn zhēng de fāng fǎ zhì liáo fēng shī bìng.Chinese medicine treats rheumatism by fumigating with medicinal herbs.
- 熏蒸。Cāng kù lǐ de liáng shi xū yào xūn zhēng shā chóng.The grain in the warehouse needs to be fumigated to kill insects.
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