音标:['tɒ:rid] ;
a. 晒热的, 酷热的, 炎热的
s. emotionally charged and vigorously energetic
s. extremely hot

考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
形容词100%

torrid的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. She almost can tolerate any kind of torrid days.她几乎能忍受各种酷热的天气。
  2. They carried on a torrid love affair.他们曾有过炙热的爱情。
  3. They faced a torrid time in tonight's game.在今晚的比赛中,他们面临了一段困难的时期。

词汇搭配

  • torrid zone热带
  • torrid environment热带环境

经典引文

  • The nights were torrid as in midsummer.

    出自:C. McCullers
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