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torrent

美音:[´tɔ:rənt ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.急流,洪流,连发,迸发

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torrent


/'tɒrənt; [US] 'tɔ:r-; `tɔrənt/
n
1 violently rushing stream of water, lava, etc (水、熔岩等的)急流, 湍流
*mountain torrents 山洪
* torrents of rain 瓢泼大雨
* rainfalling in torrents 大雨滂沱.
2 (fig 比喻) violent outburst爆发; 迸发
*a torrent of abuse, insults, questions, etc 滔滔不绝的谩骂、凌辱、问题等.

torrent


n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin:Latin torrens 'burning, going very fast', from torrere; TORRID]
a large amount of water moving very quickly and strongly in a particular direction
flood
 After five days of heavy rain the Telle river was a raging torrent (=a very violent torrent) .
in torrents
 The rain came down in torrents.
a torrent of sth
a lot of words spoken quickly, especially in order to insult or criticize someone
 When I asked him to move, he unleashed a torrent of abuse .
a torrent of Greek/Italian etc
 The woman poured out a torrent of Italian.
1. The trickle become a stream; the stream has now become a torrent.
    涓涓细流汇成了小溪, 小溪现在已变成了奔腾的江河.

2. The trickle became a stream; the stream has now become a torrent.
    涓涓细流汇成小溪,小溪现已变成了奔腾的江河。

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