a small room used as a hot-air or steam bath for cleaning and refreshing the body
桑拿浴室。
a session in such a room
桑拿浴,蒸汽浴。
used in comparisons to refer to a very hot, humid place
闷热潮湿的地方
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the restaurant is like a sauna despite open windows. 尽管开了窗子,餐馆还是热得像个桑拿浴室。
" late 19th cent.: from Finnish. "