torrent

['tɔrənt]

n.激流, 山洪, 爆发
adj.奔流的,汹涌的

例句与用法：

The torrent scoured a gully down the hillside.

那激流顺山坡而下冲出一条水沟。

The rain fell in torrents.

大雨倾盆。

A torrent of water poured down the mountain.

洪水从山上奔流而下。

She attacked him with a torrent of abuse.

她用连珠炮似的谩骂来攻击他。

详细释义：

n.[C][(+of)]

1. (水、熔岩等的)奔流; 洪流

A torrent of water swept down the valley.

一股洪流冲下山谷。

2. (雨的)倾注[P1]

The rain fell in torrents.

大雨如注。

3. (话语等的)连发; (感情等的)迸发; 狂潮[S1]

His answer was a torrent of abuses.

他的回答是连珠炮式的漫骂。