torrid
词根词缀：
torrefaction n. 烘焙
torr 干 + efaction〔= faction〕做 → 把面团烤干 → 烘焙
torrefy v. 焙，烤
torr 干 + efy〔= fy 使…〕→ 使干 → 焙，烤
torrid adj. 酷热的
torr 干 + id 有…性质的，如…的，…的 → 干的 → 酷热的
数据来源：新东方英语词汇速记大全
相关例句：
He spent the torrid summer in Changchun, northeast China.
他在中国东北的长春度过炎夏。
Later, in the torrid Hainan, I had relative accurately foretold the date of my northward return.
后来，在炎热的海南，我相对准确地预言了自己向北的归期。
The London Stock Exchange confounded sceptics as it reported an 8 per cent rise in revenues for its first quarter, saying the result proved the resilience of its business model amid torrid trading conditions.
伦敦证交所（LSE）报告称，其第一季度的收入增长了8%，并称该业绩证明其商业模式在严酷交易环境下的弹性。这一报告对怀疑论者进行了有力的回击。
The forest was in the torrid zone and was a danger zone because there were many wild animals.
那片森林在热带，因为有很多野生动物，所以是个危险地带。
Of course, some of the torrid growth just before the crisis was caused by overheating.
当然，就在那次危机前出现的疾速增长是源于经济过热。
She had a torrid affair with a Hollywood movie star.
她与一位好莱坞明星发生过骇人听闻的风流韵事。