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单词 torrent
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torrent

[ tawr-uhnt, tor- ]
/ ˈtɔr ənt, ˈtɒr- /
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noun

a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
a rushing, violent, or abundant and unceasing stream of anything: a torrent of lava.
a violent downpour of rain.
a violent, tumultuous, or overwhelming flow: a torrent of abuse.

adjective

torrential.

Origin of torrent

1595–1605; <Latin torrent- (stem of torrēns) seething, literally, burning, present participle of torrēre to burn, parch; see torrid, -ent

SYNONYMS FOR torrent

4 outburst, deluge, flood, spate.
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Words nearby torrent

Torremolinos, Torrence, Torrens, Torrens system, Torrens title, torrent, torrential, Torreón, Torres Bodet, Torres Strait, Torre's syndrome
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British Dictionary definitions for torrent

torrent
/ (ˈtɒrənt) /

noun

a fast, voluminous, or violent stream of water or other liquid
an overwhelming flow of thoughts, words, sound, etc
computing a file that controls the transfer of data in a BitTorrent systemSee BitTorrent

adjective

rare like or relating to a torrent

Word Origin for torrent

C17: from French, from Latin torrēns (noun), from torrēns (adjective) burning, from torrēre to burn
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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