torrent

tor·rent

T0280300 (tôr′ənt, tŏr′-)n.1. A turbulent, swift-flowing stream.2. A heavy downpour; a deluge.3. A heavy, uncontrolled flow: a torrent of insults; torrents of information.

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[Latin torrēns, torrent-, from present participle of torrēre, to burn; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

torrent

(ˈtɒrənt) n1. (Physical Geography) a fast, voluminous, or violent stream of water or other liquid2. an overwhelming flow of thoughts, words, sound, etc3. (Computer Science) computing a file that controls the transfer of data in a BitTorrent system. See BitTorrentadjrare like or relating to a torrent[C17: from French, from Latin torrēns (noun), from torrēns (adjective) burning, from torrēre to burn]

tor•rent

(ˈtɔr ənt, ˈtɒr-)

n. 1. a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence. 2. a rushing or abundant stream of anything. 3. a violent downpour of rain. adj. 4. torrential. [1595–1605; < Latin torrent-, s. of torrēns seething, literally, burning, present participle of torrēre to burn]

Torrent

 an overflowing river, hence, a rapid flood.Examples: torrent of abuse, 1784; of eloquence; of ivy, 1864; of lace, 1880; of lava, 1858; of notes, 1826; of oaths; of passions, 1647; of rain, 1806; of smoke, 1821; of vices; of wind, 1782; of words.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	torrent - a heavy rain downpour, pelter, soaker, cloudburst, deluge, waterspoutrain, rainfall - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
	2.	torrent - a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"violent streamcurrent, stream - a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water"
	3.	torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"deluge, flood, inundationgood deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

torrent

noun1. stream, flow, rush, flood, tide, spate, cascade, gush, effusion, inundation A torrent of water rushed into the reservoir.2. downpour, flood, shower, deluge, rainstorm The rain came down in torrents.3. outburst, stream, barrage, hail, spate, outpouring, effusion He directed a torrent of abuse at me.

torrent

nounAn abundant, usually overwhelming flow or fall, as of a river or rain:alluvion, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, downpour, flood, freshet, inundation, Niagara, overflow.Chiefly British: spate.

Translations

不断谩骂倾盆大雨激流

torrent

(ˈtorənt) noun a rushing stream. The rain fell in torrents; She attacked him with a torrent of abuse. 湍流，謾駡，傾盆(大雨) 激流，倾盆（大雨），不断谩骂 torrential (təˈrenʃəl) adjective of, or like, a torrent. torrential rain; The rain was torrential. 傾瀉而下的(雨) 倾泻的（雨）