torrent
/ˈtɒrənt/noun
1- a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid（水等的）激流, 急流, 湍流：
rain poured down in torrents
大雨如注
after the winter rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent.
几场冬雨过后, 溪水湍急。
1.1
a torrent of/torrents of
a sudden, violent, and copious outpouring of (something, typically words or feelings)（尤指话语、情感的）迸发, 爆发：she was subjected to a torrent of abuse.
她被痛骂一顿。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrent- 'boiling, roaring', from torrere 'parch, scorch'.