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

• The ashes under the grate were lit by the fire vertically, like a torrid waste.
  炉桥下的灰烬由炉火垂直地照亮了，就像一片炎热干燥的荒野。
• 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。
• 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%。
• The torrid rays of the sun parched the soil.
  太阳的热辐射使土壤干裂了。
• It was a torrid summer day.
  那是一个炎热的夏日。
• A jump in mortgage rates along with the torrid increases in home prices have hurt transaction volume some.
  抵押贷款利率的攀升以及住房价格的飙升已在一定程度上影响了成交量。
• Finally, investment demand has been torrid, as seen with the surge of capital into gold-backed ETFs.
  最后，投资需求一直非常狂热，正如我们在市场上所看到的那样：流入黄金ETF的资金出现激增。
• Fall under the influence of this torrid tropical tempo.
  受到热带的热情气候影响。
• The Phoenix Suns: The natural environment of Phoenix is a torrid desert.
  菲尼克斯太阳队：菲尼克斯所处的自然环境是热带沙漠气候。
• The London Stock Exchange confounded sceptics as it reported an 8 per cent rise in revenues for its first quarter, saying the result proved the resilience of its business model amid torrid trading conditions.
  伦敦证交所（LSE）报告称，其第一季度的收入增长了8%，并称该业绩证明其商业模式在严酷交易环境下的弹性。这一报告对怀疑论者进行了有力的回击。