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torrid

英 ['tɒrɪd] 美['tɔrɪd]
  • adj. 晒热的;热情的

TEM8GRE畅通词汇

助记提示


1. torr- + -id.
2. => dried with heat, scorching hot, very hot.
3. Torrid:太热的——酷热的

中文词源


torrid 火热的,酷热的,热烈的,狂热的

来自拉丁语 torrere,燃烧,使干燥,来自 PIE*ters,干的,词源同 terrain,toast.

英文词源


torrid (adj.)
1580s, in torrid zone "region of the earth between the tropics," from Medieval Latin torrida zona, from fem. of torridus "dried with heat, scorching hot," from torrere "to parch," from PIE root *ters- "to dry" (see terrain). Sense of "very hot" is first attested 1610s. Figurative sense from 1630s.

双语例句


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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. a torrid love affair
狂热的恋情

来自《权威词典》

4. She was sitting on the rocks in the torrid sun.
她头顶灼热的骄阳坐在岩石上.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. 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。

来自柯林斯例句