| 单词 | torrential |
| 释义 | torrential adjective uk/təˈren.ʃəl/us/tɔːˈren.ʃəl/C2 used to refer to veryheavyrain: （雨）倾泻似的，如注的torrentialrain倾盆大雨 a torrentialdownpour/storm如注的大雨／暴风雨 Precipitation: rain
Examplesoftorrentialtorrential Torrentialrain helped to disperse the large crowd, estimated at 150,000. From theCambridge English Corpus Ecologists describe strong ecosystems as resistant to catastrophic events, such astorrentialrains, and resilient-able to bounce back quickly when such events occur. From theCambridge English Corpus The farmers were encouraged to share their problems, and most of them mentioned loss of seeds and seedlings owing totorrentialrain. From theCambridge English Corpus These are cyclones from the north-east, accompanied by thunder-storms andtorrentialrains. From theCambridge English Corpus The rainy season is increasingly characterized by shorter periods withtorrentialrainfall (ibid.). From theCambridge English Corpus I believe here that the -al of colonial and industrial is exactly the same as that oftorrential, and should not be analysed separately. From theCambridge English Corpus Torrentialrainfall triggered assemblies of spawning toads on. two consecutive nights and successive samples of males demonstrated the pattern of invasion of the host's respiratory tract. From theCambridge English Corpus Sadly, 29 people lost their lives in the floods and landslides caused by thetorrentialrain. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English On two occasions there wastorrentialrain and a lot of water came into the shed in which he worked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thesetorrentialrains fell on land already saturated and, consequently, there was a very rapid runoff. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These countries were affected bytorrentialrainfall, in some cases, without precedent, extensive flooding, landslips and mudslides. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English This thundercloud will burst upon producers withtorrentialforce when the present arrangements cease at the end of this year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Following thetorrentialrain over the weekend it is difficult to appreciate that many parts of the country have been suffering severely from drought. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There were discontent, disillusionment, postwar weariness and slackness, largely due to climatic conditions, and particularly to thosetorrentialrains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Steps were taken to prepare it for the winter but before this could be donetorrentialrains set in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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