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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Collins.1 / BNC.11348 / COCA.11727

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

• Shanxi Province is one of serious provinces in torrent disasters.
  陕西省是我国山洪灾害比较严重的省份之一。
• The paper introduces sorts and causes of torrent gutter disease, and brings forward some preventive measures.
  介绍了急流槽病害的分类和成因，提出了急流槽病害的预防措施。
• 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。
• The dam break and an impetuous torrent of water sweep away the town.
  堤坝崩塌了，奔腾的急流冲垮了镇子。
• We want to be a torrent of this red building in front of the iron and steel unbeaten fighters.
  我们要成为这股建设洪流中冲在最前头的不败的钢铁战士。
• The rains had turned the stream into a raging torrent.
  雨水将小溪变成了湍湍急流。
• Why did an active torrent suddenly disappear?
  为什么种子突然消失了？
• The river became a raging torrent when the rains came.
  大雨一来，河水就成了狂奔的急流。
• With a stone torrent run, it is not tired of living in a place away vagrants;
  一块石头随洪流跑了，是不是厌倦了一个地方的生活而去流浪；
• Streams rushed down the mountain and converged into a torrent.
  山水倾泻而下，汇成洪流。