torrent

英 [ˈtɒrənt]

美 [ˈtɔːrənt]

n.  急流; 激流; 湍流; 洪流; 迸发; 连发; 狂潮

复数：torrents　

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牛津词典

noun

• 急流；激流；湍流；洪流
  a large amount of water moving very quickly
  1. After the winter rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent .
     冬雨过后，溪流湍急。
  2. The rain was coming down in torrents .
     大雨如注。
• 迸发；连发；狂潮
  a large amount of sth that comes suddenly and violently
  1. a torrent of abuse/criticism
     连珠炮似的谩骂 / 批评
  2. a torrent of words
     滔滔不绝的话语

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 急流;激流;洪流
  Atorrentis a lot of water falling or flowing rapidly or violently.
  1. Torrents of water gushed into the reservoir...
     急流涌入了水库。
  2. The rain came down in torrents, and we could see nothing…
     大雨倾盆而下，我们看不见任何东西。
  3. The trip involved crossing a raging torrent.
     旅途中要穿过一条水势凶猛的急流。
• N-COUNT (谩骂、问题等的)连发，迸发
  Atorrent ofabuse or questions is a lot of abuse or questions directed continuously at someone.
  1. He turned round and directed a torrent of abuse at me.
     他转过身来冲我劈头盖脸地骂了一通。
  2. …a £45,000 offer which prompted a torrent of criticism in the media.
     激起媒体一片指责的 4.5 万英镑的出价

英英释义

noun

• a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
  1. the houses were swept away in the torrent
  Synonym:violent stream
• a heavy rain
  Synonym:downpourcloudburstdelugewaterspoutpeltersoaker
• an overwhelming number or amount
  1. a flood of requests
  2. a torrent of abuse
  Synonym:floodinundationdeluge

双语例句

• The river became a raging torrent when the rains came.
  大雨一来，河水就成了狂奔的急流。
• The rains had turned the stream into a raging torrent.
  雨水将小溪变成了湍湍急流。
• The river Tiber was no longer a foaming torrent overflowing the plains.
  台伯河已不再是漫溢平原的泛起泡沫的急流。
• The trickle had become a flood and now a torrent.
  涓涓细流变成洪水，现在成急流了。
• Streams rushed down the mountain and converged into a torrent.
  山水倾泻而下，汇成洪流。
• The rain came down in torrents, and we could see nothing
  大雨倾盆而下，我们看不见任何东西。
• They were swept away be the raging torrent.
  他们被奔腾的急流卷走了。
• The torrent of water turned our little boat over and we had to swim to the shore.
  急流把我们的小船掀翻，我们只能游回岸上。
• Torrents of water gushed into the reservoir
  急流涌入了水库。
• An angry torrent rolls thunderously on for a thousand li.
  怒涛滚滚，奔泻千里。