The fire in the oven had died but the room was stifling hot.

那儿炉子里的火已经灭了，但还是闷热得很。

It was stifling hot inside. Even though it was such a warm day, there was a blazing fire in the grate.

小屋里热得令人窒息。尽管是这样一个温暖的晴天，壁炉里还燃着熊熊的旺火。