| 单词 | torrent |
| 释义 | torrent (once / 414 pages) n A torrent is a heavy rain, or the flooding or wildly-running streams it causes, like the torrent that soaks everyone unlucky enough to be out on the street at that moment. Because the noun torrent literally means "rushing stream," it is often describes fast-flowing water, like a rainstorm or creeks and rivers that overflow their banks. But the word can also describe any sudden inundation, like a deluge of words or thoughts, like when, in anger, you unleash a torrent of emotional words on your friend. Like a violent storm, you pour those words, not letting up in order to let him or her explain the other side of the story. WORD FAMILYtorrent: torrential, torrents+/torrential: torrentially USAGE EXAMPLESPrimarily from the hemmed-in backyard of his brick house he pours forth a torrent of rage, bitterness, pride and anguish. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) The huge missile spilled a torrent of flame over the launching pad. Washington Times(Dec 08, 2016) Reagan stuck to his promise to visit the cemetery in Bitburg despite a torrent of criticism from Jewish groups, U.S. veterans and others. Seattle Times(Dec 05, 2016) 1n an overwhelming number or amount a torrent of abuse Syn|Hyper deluge, flood, inundation batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent 2n a heavy rain Syn|Hyper cloudburst, deluge, downpour, pelter, soaker, waterspout rain, rainfall water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere 3n a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid) the houses were swept away in the torrent Syn|Hyper violent stream current, stream a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) |
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