释义 |
torrent/ˈtɒr(ə)nt/n. 1 a rushing stream of water, lava, etc. (水、熔岩等的)奔流,激流 2 (in pl. 用复数) a great downpour of rain (雨的)倾注 came down in torrents 大雨如注 3 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 of) a violent or copious flow 迸发,连发 uttered a torrent of abuse 连珠炮似地辱骂一通 □ torrential /təˈrenʃ(ə)l/ adj.□ torrentially /təˈrenʃ(ə)li/ adv.[French from Italian torrente, via Latin torrens -entis ‘scorching, boiling, roaring’ from torrēre ‘scorch’] |