torrid

adj.

1. （尤指情爱）热烈的，狂热的，热情洋溢的
   full of strong emotions, especially connected with sex and love
   1. a torrid love affair
      狂热的恋情
2. 炎热而干燥的；酷热的；灼热的
   very hot or dry
   1. a torrid summer
      酷热的夏季
3. 艰难的
   very difficult
   1. They face a torrid time in tonight's game.
      他们在今晚的比赛中面临一场恶战。

1. ADJ-GRADED 炎热的;酷热的;灼热的
   Torrid weather is extremely hot and dry.
   1. ...the torrid heat of a Spanish summer.
      西班牙夏天灼热的高温
2. ADJ-GRADED 狂热的;火热的;(情欲)不能自已的
   A torrid relationship or incident involves very strong emotions connected with love and sex.
   1. She began a torrid love affair with a theatrical designer.
      她和一位舞台设计师开始了一场狂热的恋情。
   2. …torrid bedroom scenes.
      火热的床戏
3. ADJ-GRADED 艰难的;难熬的
   If someone or something has a torrid time, they experience a lot of difficulties.
   1. Seles, the victim of a death threat earlier this week, has had a torrid time during the Championships...
      塞勒斯在本周早些时候受到了死亡威胁，因此在锦标赛期间备受煎熬。
   2. The minister suffered yet another torrid day of criticism.
      在不绝于耳的批评声中，这位部长又挨过了难熬的一天。

1. She began a torrid love affair with a theatrical designer.
   她和一位舞台设计师开始了一场狂热的恋情。
2. torrid bedroom scenes.
   火热的床戏
3. Seles, the victim of a death threat earlier this week, has had a torrid time during the Championships
   塞勒斯在本周早些时候受到了死亡威胁，因此在锦标赛期间备受煎熬。
4. The minister suffered yet another torrid day of criticism.
   在不绝于耳的批评声中，这位部长又挨过了难熬的一天。
5. The ashes under the grate were lit by the fire vertically, like a torrid waste.
   炉桥下的灰烬由炉火垂直地照亮了，就像一片炎热干燥的荒野。
6. A jump in mortgage rates along with the torrid increases in home prices have hurt transaction volume some.
   抵押贷款利率的攀升以及住房价格的飙升已在一定程度上影响了成交量。
7. She had a torrid affair with a Hollywood movie star.
   她与一位好莱坞明星发生过骇人听闻的风流韵事。
8. This, he hopes, will help counteract a torrid year for the equity markets run by SGX.
   他希望，此举将有助于新交所运行的股票市场摆脱一年来的窘境。
9. The forest was in the torrid zone and was a danger zone because there were many wild animals.
   那片森林在热带，因为有很多野生动物，所以是个危险地带。
10. A torrid dance; torrid jazz bands; hot trumpets and torrid rhythms.
    热烈的舞蹈；热烈的爵士乐队；热烈的喇叭声和节奏。
11. China's economy is starting to slow, after two years of torrid growth achieved following the global downturn.
    长沙讯&在全球经济衰退的情况下连续两年保持火热增长之后，中国经济终于开始放慢步伐。
12. The deal marked a rare piece of good news for Nokia after a torrid period of declining market share and strategic upheaval.
    对于经历了市场份额不断下降和战略动荡的难熬时期诺基亚来说，上述协议是一个难得的好消息。
13. Inevitably, the torrid growth of bank credit and money is spilling over into asset prices, particularly equities.
    银行信贷和流动性的激增正不可避免地影响到资产价格，特别是股价。
14. This might explain the torrid decline in exports for Korea and Taiwan.
    这或许可以解释韩国和台湾出口的快速下滑。
15. Of course, some of the torrid growth just before the crisis was caused by overheating.
    当然，就在那次危机前出现的疾速增长是源于经济过热。
16. He spent the torrid summer in Changchun, northeast China.
    他在中国东北的长春度过炎夏。
17. Finally, investment demand has been torrid, as seen with the surge of capital into gold-backed ETFs.
    最后，投资需求一直非常狂热，正如我们在市场上所看到的那样：流入黄金ETF的资金出现激增。
18. Mr Novak acknowledged that Yum had overestimated its ability to maintain its torrid pace of growth in China, where 2011 same-store sales rose nearly 20 per cent from the prior year.
    诺瓦克承认，百胜高估了自己保持在华业务高速增长的能力，2011年其在中国市场的同店销售额较上一年增长了近20%。
19. The torrid expansion of the early 1970s led to a period of inflationary turmoil.
    70年代初的经济飞速扩张，导致了一段通胀肆虐的混乱时期。
20. The Phoenix Suns: The natural environment of Phoenix is a torrid desert.
    菲尼克斯太阳队：菲尼克斯所处的自然环境是热带沙漠气候。
21. Later, in the torrid Hainan, I had relative accurately foretold the date of my northward return.
    后来，在炎热的海南，我相对准确地预言了自己向北的归期。
22. He wrote a torrid love letter.
    他写了一封热情洋溢的情书。
23. The fauna is a first discovery in the Dongjiang River Valley, indicating a natural grassland environment on the northern margin of the torrid zone at that time.
    此动物群为广东东江流域历年首现，代表了当时的热带北缘森林草原的自然环境。
24. The torrid rays of the sun parched the soil.
    太阳的热辐射使土壤干裂了。
25. And of course, many investors fear that torrid growth in emerging market countries is slowing quickly.
    当然，还有许多投资者担心新兴市场国家的强劲增长正迅速降温。
26. ThePhoenixSuns: The natural environment of Phoenix is a torrid desert.
    凤凰城太阳队凤凰城所处的自然环境是热带沙漠。
27. The London Stock Exchange confounded sceptics as it reported an 8 per cent rise in revenues for its first quarter, saying the result proved the resilience of its business model amid torrid trading conditions.
    伦敦证交所（LSE）报告称，其第一季度的收入增长了8%，并称该业绩证明其商业模式在严酷交易环境下的弹性。这一报告对怀疑论者进行了有力的回击。
28. We will ultimately run out of natural resources if we keep up this torrid pace of use.
    我们将最终耗尽自然资源，如果我们保持这样的热带速度使用。
29. It was a torrid summer day.
    那是一个炎热的夏日。
30. Fall under the influence of this torrid tropical tempo.
    受到热带的热情气候影响。

adj

1. extremely hot
   1. the torrid noonday sun
   2. sultry sands of the dessert

2. emotionally charged and vigorously energetic
   1. a torrid dance
   2. torrid jazz bands
   3. hot trumpets and torrid rhythms

3. characterized by intense emotion
   1. ardent love
   2. an ardent lover
   3. a fervent desire to change society
   4. a fervent admirer
   5. fiery oratory
   6. an impassioned appeal
   7. a torrid love affair

   Synonym:    ardentferventfervidfieryimpassionedperfervid