torrents

英 [ˈtɒrənts]

美 [ˈtɔrənts]

n.  急流; 激流; 湍流; 洪流; 迸发; 连发; 狂潮
torrent的复数

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

双语例句

• Torrents of water gushed into the reservoir
  急流涌入了水库。
• Sometimes mountain torrents swept down, flooding the fields.
  有时山洪暴发，淹没农田。
• For those having been built in places threatened by mountain torrents, precautions should be taken.
  已经建在受山洪威胁的地方的，应当采取防御措施。
• The torrents encountered obstacles as they flowed down.
  激流下泻不畅。
• Sudden rainstorms would bring the mountain torrents rushing down.
  突然的暴雨会使山洪暴发。
• It's raining in torrents.; The rain poured down in torrents.
  大雨滂沱。
• Suddenly it thundered and lightened, and then rain fell in torrents.
  突然雷电大作，已而大雨倾盆。
• Overcrowding and flimsy construction meant that houses perched on steep slopes were no match for the torrents.
  过度拥挤，脆弱的建筑意味着位于陡坡上的房屋禁不起湍流的冲击。
• The Pirate Bay logo and the links to the latest movie torrents are obviously not supposed to be there.
  并在旁边显示了大大的海盗湾图标。
• The glazed roof and the roof louvre window let the natural optical fiber fall in torrents under.
  玻璃屋顶和天窗让自然光线倾泻而下。