torrid
英 [ˈtɒr.ɪd]
美 [ˈtɔːr.ɪd]
1. torr- + -id.
2. => dried with heat, scorching hot, very hot.
3. Torrid:太热的——酷热的
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.
- 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.
- 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. 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。
- 3. a torrid love affair
- 狂热的恋情
- 4. She was sitting on the rocks in the torrid sun.
- 她头顶灼热的骄阳坐在岩石上.
- 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。