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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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

• The trickle had become a flood and now a torrent.
  涓涓细流变成洪水，现在成急流了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Torrents of water gushed into the reservoir
  急流涌入了水库。
• The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside.
  急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
• An angry torrent rolls thunderously on for a thousand li.
  怒涛滚滚，奔泻千里。
• 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？
• 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；
• The river was a torrent after the storm.
  暴风雨过后，河水成了激流。