torrid
/ˈtɒrɪd/adjective
1
- very hot and dry灼热的, 酷热的：
the torrid heat of the afternoon.
下午的炎热。
1.1
- full of passionate or highly charged emotions arising from sexual love（性爱引起的）激情的, 狂热的：
a torrid love affair.
狂热的风流韵事。
2
- full of difficulty or tribulation充满困难（或艰辛）的：
Wall Street is in for a torrid time in the next few weeks.
随后几周, 华尔街免不了困难重重。
3
- N. Amer. (especially in financial contexts) characterized by intense activity; hard to contain or stop〈北美〉（尤作为财经用语）活动剧烈的; 势不可挡的：
the Asian side of the Pacific Rim contains the world's most torrid economies.
亚洲太平洋沿岸地区拥有世界上发展势头最为强劲的经济。
派生词
torridity
nountorridly
adverb词源
late 16th cent.: from French torride or Latin torridus, from torrere 'parch, scorch'.