torrid

tor·rid

T0281100 (tôr′ĭd, tŏr′-)adj. tor·rid·er, tor·rid·est 1. a. Parched with the heat of the sun; intensely hot: a torrid afternoon.b. Scorching; burning: the torrid noonday sun.2. Passionate; ardent: a torrid love scene.3. Hurried; rapid: set a torrid pace; torrid economic growth.

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[Latin torridus, from torrēre, to parch; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

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tor·rid′i·ty, tor′rid·ness n.tor′rid·ly adv.

torrid

(ˈtɒrɪd) adj1. so hot and dry as to parch or scorch2. arid or parched3. highly charged emotionally: a torrid love scene. [C16: from Latin torridus, from torrēre to scorch] torˈridity, ˈtorridness n ˈtorridly adv

tor•rid

(ˈtɔr ɪd, ˈtɒr-)

adj. 1. subject to parching or burning heat, esp. of the sun, as a geographical area. 2. oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air. 3. ardent; passionate: a torrid love story. [1580–90; < Latin torridus dried up, parched =torr(ēre) to parch, burn + -idus -id⁴] tor•rid′i•ty, tor′rid•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	torrid - characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervidpassionate - having or expressing strong emotions
	2.	torrid - emotionally charged and vigorously energetic; "a torrid dance"; "torrid jazz bands"; "hot trumpets and torrid rhythms"hot - extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument"
	3.	torrid - extremely hot; "the torrid noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert"hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"

torrid

adjective1. hot, tropical, burning, dry, boiling, flaming, blistering, stifling, fiery, scorched, scorching, sizzling, arid, sultry, sweltering, parched, parching, broiling the torrid heat of a Spanish summer2. passionate, intense, sexy (informal), hot, flaming, erotic, ardent, steamy (informal), fervent He is locked in a torrid affair with a mystery older woman.

torrid

adjective1. Marked by much heat:ardent, baking, blistering, boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, heated, hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling, sultry, sweltering.2. Fired with intense feeling:ardent, blazing, burning, dithyrambic, fervent, fervid, fiery, flaming, glowing, heated, hot-blooded, impassioned, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, scorching.

Translations

极热的热带的热情洋溢的热烈的狂热的

torrid

(ˈtorid) adjective1. very hot. the torrid zone (= the area of the world on either side of the equator). 炎熱的 极热的，热带的 2. passionate. a torrid love affair. 熱情的，狂熱的 热烈的，热情洋溢的，狂热的