torrent
noun /ˈtɒrənt/
/ˈtɔːrənt/
- a large amount of water moving very quickly
急流；激流；湍流；洪流 - After the winter rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent.
冬雨过后，溪流湍急。 - in torrents The rain was coming down in torrents.
大雨如注。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- raging
- rushing
- in torrents
- a torrent of rain
- a torrent of water
- After the winter rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent.
- a large amount of something that comes suddenly and violently
迸发；连发；狂潮 - a torrent of abuse/criticism
连珠炮似的谩骂／批评 - His torrent of words finally slowed as he calmed down.
冷静下来后，他滔滔不绝的话语终于慢了下来。 - The sight of her father unleashed a torrent of emotions.
她看到父亲时情感便像决堤的洪水倾泻而出。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + torrent- let loose
- release
- unleash
- …
- in a torrent
- torrent of
- a torrent of abuse/criticism
词源late 16th cent.: from French, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrent- ‘boiling, roaring’, from torrere ‘parch, scorch’.