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

• 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。
• 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 torrents encountered obstacles as they flowed down.
  激流下泻不畅。
• Torrents of water rushed down the mountain.
  山洪暴发。
• Sometimes mountain torrents swept down, flooding the fields.
  有时山洪暴发，淹没农田。
• Suddenly it thundered and lightened, and then rain fell in torrents.
  突然雷电大作，已而大雨倾盆。
• Torrents of Spring rain late to acute Nowata no boat from the horizontal.
  春天的雨种子晚急性野渡从水平没有船了。
• Do not upload our torrents to other trackers.
  不要上传对其他的追踪者的我们奔流。
• The rain fell in torrents, insomuch that we were wet through.
  大雨滂沱，我们全身都湿透了。
• All these measures were calculated to prevent water-logging by rainstorm or mountain torrents.
  这些措施都是为了预防暴雨或山洪造成的涝灾。