torrid
adjective /ˈtɒrɪd/
/ˈtɔːrɪd/
[usually before noun]- full of strong emotions, especially connected with sex and love
（尤指情爱）热烈的，狂热的，热情洋溢的 - a torrid love affair
狂热的恋情
- a torrid love affair
- (formal) (of a climate or country
气候或国家 炎热而干燥的；酷热的；灼热的 - a torrid summer
酷热的夏季
- a torrid summer
- (British English) very difficult
艰难的 - They face a torrid time in tonight's game.
他们在今晚的比赛中面临一场恶战。
- They face a torrid time in tonight's game.
词源late 16th cent.: from French torride or Latin torridus, from torrere ‘parch, scorch’.