torrential
英 [tə'renʃ(ə)l]
美[tə'rɛnʃl]
- adj. 猛烈的，汹涌的；奔流的
英英释义
- 1. relating to or resulting from the action of a torrent;
- "torrential erosion"
- "torrential adaptations seen in some aquatic forms"
- 2. resembling a torrent in force and abundance;
- "torrential applause"
- "torrential abuse"
- "the torrential facility and fecundity characteristic of his style"- Winthrop Sargeant
- 3. pouring in abundance;
- "torrential rains"
实用场景例句
- There was frequent thunder and lightning, and torrential rain.
- 雷电交加，大雨倾盆。
柯林斯例句
- The game was cancelled owing to torrential rain.
- 比赛因大雨取消了。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- The River Frome had burst its banks after torrential rain.
- 暴雨过后弗罗姆河决堤了.
《简明英汉词典》
- The torrential rain had plastered her hair to her head.
- 暴雨使她的头发紧贴头顶.
《简明英汉词典》
- The torrential rain may flood the low - lying land out.
- 这场骤雨有可能把低洼地淹没.
《简明英汉词典》
- Rescuers battled against torrential rain and high winds.
- 救援人员奋力抵御疾风暴雨.
《简明英汉词典》
- We got caught in a torrential downpour.
- 我们遇上一场瓢泼大雨.
《简明英汉词典》
- The torrential flood annihilated the village.
- 山洪冲毁了这个村落.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Torrential rain and a howling tempest cut a swathe of destruction across the country.
- 狂风暴雨横扫全国，所到之处，一片狼藉。
柯林斯例句
- Strong winds and torrential rain combined to make conditions terrible for golfers in the Scottish Open.
- 狂风暴雨一齐袭来，致使苏格兰高尔夫球公开赛的比赛条件变得异常糟糕。
柯林斯例句
- The flooding, caused by three days of torrential rain, is the worst in sixty-five years.
- 连续3天的倾盆大雨引发的洪水是65年来最严重的一次。
柯林斯例句
- Torrential rivers are rumbling deep underground.
- 急流在地下深处隆隆奔腾.
辞典例句
- Wind and rain are no strangers to Massachusetts, but this rain was torrential and unrelenting.
- 刮风下雨对马萨诸塞州人是司空见惯的, 但这一次却是风狂雨骤.
辞典例句
- We landed at the town in the middle of a torrential storm.
- 我们在一场大风暴肆虐的时候到达了那个小镇.
互联网
- Like how can planes take off and land torrential rain?
- 不畏狂风骤雨,飞机悠然下降.怎么可能?
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中文词源
torrential 倾泻的
来自 torrent,激流，-ial,形容词后缀。
助记提示
1. torr- + -ent + -ial.
2. It was used metaphorically as an adjective of streams that 'boil' or 'bubble' because of their strong current.
3. => 就像火山迸发、喷发，火山岩浆、火山熔岩迸发、沸腾一样。
4. 如今的含义是一种比喻、引申、泛化。
2. It was used metaphorically as an adjective of streams that 'boil' or 'bubble' because of their strong current.
3. => 就像火山迸发、喷发，火山岩浆、火山熔岩迸发、沸腾一样。
4. 如今的含义是一种比喻、引申、泛化。
双语例句
- 1. There was frequent thunder and lightning, and torrential rain.
- 雷电交加，大雨倾盆。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The game was cancelled owing to torrential rain.
- 比赛因大雨取消了。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The River Frome had burst its banks after torrential rain.
- 暴雨过后弗罗姆河决堤了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The torrential rain had plastered her hair to her head.
- 暴雨使她的头发紧贴头顶.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The torrential rain may flood the low - lying land out.
- 这场骤雨有可能把低洼地淹没.
来自《简明英汉词典》
英文词源
- torrential (adj.)
- 1849; see torrent + -ial. Perhaps by influence of French torrentiel. Related: Torrentially.