a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid
(水等的)激流,急流,湍流
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rain poured down in torrents 大雨如注
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after the winter rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent .几场冬雨过后,溪水湍急。
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(尤指话语、情感的)迸发,爆发
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she was subjected to a torrent of abuse .她被痛骂一顿。
"late 16th cent.: from French, from Italian