torrid

英 [ˈtɒrɪd]

美 [ˈtɔːrɪd]

adj.  (尤指情爱)热烈的，狂热的，热情洋溢的; 炎热而干燥的; 酷热的; 灼热的; 艰难的

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BNC.22971 / COCA.22422

牛津词典

adj.

• （尤指情爱）热烈的，狂热的，热情洋溢的
  full of strong emotions, especially connected with sex and love
  1. a torrid love affair
     狂热的恋情
• 炎热而干燥的；酷热的；灼热的
  very hot or dry
  1. a torrid summer
     酷热的夏季
• 艰难的
  very difficult
  1. They face a torrid time in tonight's game.
     他们在今晚的比赛中面临一场恶战。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 炎热的;酷热的;灼热的
  Torridweather is extremely hot and dry.
  1. ...the torrid heat of a Spanish summer.
     西班牙夏天灼热的高温
• ADJ-GRADED 狂热的;火热的;(情欲)不能自已的
  Atorridrelationship or incident involves very strong emotions connected with love and sex.
  1. She began a torrid love affair with a theatrical designer.
     她和一位舞台设计师开始了一场狂热的恋情。
  2. …torrid bedroom scenes.
     火热的床戏
• ADJ-GRADED 艰难的;难熬的
  If someone or something has atorridtime, they experience a lot of difficulties.
  1. Seles, the victim of a death threat earlier this week, has had a torrid time during the Championships...
     塞勒斯在本周早些时候受到了死亡威胁，因此在锦标赛期间备受煎熬。
  2. The minister suffered yet another torrid day of criticism.
     在不绝于耳的批评声中，这位部长又挨过了难熬的一天。

英英释义

adj

• extremely hot
  1. the torrid noonday sun
  2. sultry sands of the dessert
• emotionally charged and vigorously energetic
  1. a torrid dance
  2. torrid jazz bands
  3. hot trumpets and torrid rhythms
• characterized by intense emotion
  1. ardent love
  2. an ardent lover
  3. a fervent desire to change society
  4. a fervent admirer
  5. fiery oratory
  6. an impassioned appeal
  7. a torrid love affair
  Synonym:ardentferventfervidfieryimpassionedperfervid

双语例句

• 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。
• We will ultimately run out of natural resources if we keep up this torrid pace of use.
  我们将最终耗尽自然资源，如果我们保持这样的热带速度使用。
• This, he hopes, will help counteract a torrid year for the equity markets run by SGX.
  他希望，此举将有助于新交所运行的股票市场摆脱一年来的窘境。
• torrid bedroom scenes.
  火热的床戏
• Mr Novak acknowledged that Yum had overestimated its ability to maintain its torrid pace of growth in China, where 2011 same-store sales rose nearly 20 per cent from the prior year.
  诺瓦克承认，百胜高估了自己保持在华业务高速增长的能力，2011年其在中国市场的同店销售额较上一年增长了近20%。
• 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。
• The torrid expansion of the early 1970s led to a period of inflationary turmoil.
  70年代初的经济飞速扩张，导致了一段通胀肆虐的混乱时期。
• And of course, many investors fear that torrid growth in emerging market countries is slowing quickly.
  当然，还有许多投资者担心新兴市场国家的强劲增长正迅速降温。
• ThePhoenixSuns: The natural environment of Phoenix is a torrid desert.
  凤凰城太阳队凤凰城所处的自然环境是热带沙漠。
• A torrid dance; torrid jazz bands; hot trumpets and torrid rhythms.
  热烈的舞蹈；热烈的爵士乐队；热烈的喇叭声和节奏。