| 词汇 | torrential |
| 释义 | torrential adjective uk /təˈren.ʃəl/ us /tɔːˈren.ʃəl/ C2 used to refer to very heavy rain: （雨）倾泻似的，如注的 torrential rain倾盆大雨 a torrential downpour/storm如注的大雨／暴风雨 Precipitation: rain bucket bucket down cloud seeder cloud seeding cloudburst downpour drizzle heaven mizzle pelt piss puddle rain gauge seed shower sun shower torrentially wash wash (something) out wet Examples of torrentialtorrential Torrential rain helped to disperse the large crowd, estimated at 150,000. Ecologists describe strong ecosystems as resistant to catastrophic events, such as torrential rains, and resilient-able to bounce back quickly when such events occur. The farmers were encouraged to share their problems, and most of them mentioned loss of seeds and seedlings owing to torrential rain. These are cyclones from the north-east, accompanied by thunder-storms and torrential rains. The rainy season is increasingly characterized by shorter periods with torrential rainfall (ibid.). I believe here that the -al of colonial and industrial is exactly the same as that of torrential, and should not be analysed separately. Torrential rainfall 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. Sadly, 29 people lost their lives in the floods and landslides caused by the torrential rain. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English On two occasions there was torrential rain 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These torrential rains 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These countries were affected by torrential rainfall, in some cases, without precedent, extensive flooding, landslips and mudslides. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English This thundercloud will burst upon producers with torrential force 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Following the torrential rain 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were discontent, disillusionment, postwar weariness and slackness, largely due to climatic conditions, and particularly to those torrential rains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Steps were taken to prepare it for the winter but before this could be done torrential rains set in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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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