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

• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• The trickle had become a flood and now a torrent.
  涓涓细流变成洪水，现在成急流了。
• Torrents of water gushed into the reservoir
  急流涌入了水库。
• The river became a raging torrent when the rains came.
  大雨一来，河水就成了狂奔的急流。
• 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。
• They were swept away be the raging torrent.
  他们被奔腾的急流卷走了。
• 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。
• 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。