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

  1. 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。
  2. 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

  1. N-COUNT 急流;激流;洪流
    A torrent is 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。
  2. N-COUNT (谩骂、问题等的)连发,迸发
    A torrent of abuse 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

双语例句

  1. Hill let loose a torrent of abuse against those who prosecuted his case.
    希尔对控告他的人破口大骂起来。
  2. The field trip involved crossing a raging torrent.
    实地考察时要穿过一条水流湍急的河。
  3. Torrents of water gushed into the reservoir
    急流涌入了水库。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. They were jostled and subjected to a torrent of verbal abuse
    他们被推来搡去,受到大肆的谩骂攻击。
  7. An angry torrent rolls thunderously on for a thousand li.
    怒涛滚滚,奔泻千里。
  8. Streams rushed down the mountain and converged into a torrent.
    山水倾泻而下,汇成洪流。
  9. The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside.
    急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
  10. They were swept away be the raging torrent.
    他们被奔腾的急流卷走了。
  11. 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。
  12. The trickle had become a flood and now a torrent.
    涓涓细流变成洪水,现在成急流了。
  13. The river became a raging torrent when the rains came.
    大雨一来,河水就成了狂奔的急流。
  14. The rain now becomes a torrent, flung capriciously by a rising wind.
    暴风雨变成一股洪流,在越来越强烈的狂风下,反复无常地猛冲着大地。
  15. It also comes with standard torrent features like queues, bandwidth limits, and proxies.
    它具有标准的种子特征,如队列、带宽限制和代理。
  16. Why did an active torrent suddenly disappear?
    为什么种子突然消失了?
  17. Relating to or resulting from the action of a torrent.
    与急流有关,或由急流产生。
  18. The river was a torrent after the storm.
    暴风雨过后,河水成了激流。
  19. 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。
  20. 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;
  21. 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。
  22. This torrent is always surging ahead; it has never stopped for a single moment and will never stop.
    这激流永远动荡着,并不曾有一个时候停止过,而且它也不能够停止;
  23. 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。
  24. The rains had turned the stream into a raging torrent.
    雨水将小溪变成了湍湍急流。
  25. But tonight I was by myself and felt inadequate to face the torrent of vehicles.
    可是到了晚上就我一个人了,面对急流般的车流,我感到很不适应。
  26. The river Tiber was no longer a foaming torrent overflowing the plains.
    台伯河已不再是漫溢平原的泛起泡沫的急流。
  27. Thinking in this way, he pushed his sworn brother into a mountain torrent.
    这麽样子,于是乎他就把这个结拜的兄弟,推到山涧里头去了。
  28. The torrent of water turned our little boat over and we had to swim to the shore.
    急流把我们的小船掀翻,我们只能游回岸上。

英英释义

noun

  1. a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
    1. the houses were swept away in the torrent

    Synonym:    violent stream

  2. a heavy rain

      Synonym:    downpourcloudburstdelugewaterspoutpeltersoaker

    1. an overwhelming number or amount
      1. a flood of requests
      2. a torrent of abuse

      Synonym:    floodinundationdeluge