tor·rent /ˈtɔrənt, ˈtɑr-/
奔流,傾盆大雨,傾注,迸發
Tor·rent, a. Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. “Waves of torrent fire.”
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Tor·rent n.
1. A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
The roaring torrent is deep and wide. --Longfellow.
2. Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.
At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . .
Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. --Pope.
torrent
n 1: a heavy rain [syn: downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout,
pelter, soaker]
2: a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the
houses were swept away in the torrent" [syn: violent
stream]
3: an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a
torrent of abuse" [syn: flood, inundation, deluge]