torrent

torrent
noun
  1. a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid
    (水等的)激流,急流,湍流
    rain poured down in torrents.
    大雨如注。
    after the winter rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent.
    几场冬雨过后,溪水湍急。
    ■(a torrent of/torrents of)a sudden, violent, and copious outpouring of (something, typically words or feelings)
    (尤指话语、情感的)迸发,爆发
    she was subjected to a torrent of abuse.
    她被痛骂一顿。
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from French, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrent- 'boiling, roaring', from torrere 'parch, scorch'
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