Word · Frequency #22971
torrid
炎热干燥的;酷热的
核心释义
Very hot and dry.
- 1.
非常炎热干燥。
Very hot and dry.
- 2.
充满由性爱引发的强烈情感;热烈而激情。
Full of intense emotions arising from sexual love; ardent and passionate.
炽热的;热烈的;充满激情的;非常炎热干燥。;充满由性爱引发的强烈情感;热烈而激情。;晒热的;酷热的
用法In use
The torrid heat of the desert made the travelers seek shade.
用法提示:torrid 此处意为“酷热的,炎热的”,作定语修饰 heat,是形容词。
Their romance was torrid, full of passion and sudden quarrels.
用法提示:torrid 此处意为“炽热的,热烈的”,作表语形容恋情强烈。
She wrote a torrid letter expressing all her passion.
用法提示:torrid 此处意为“狂热的,充满激情的”,作定语修饰 letter,是形容词。
torrid + noun
用于名词前,表示“炎热干燥的”,常见搭配有 torrid desert、torrid climate 等。
The torrid desert stretched for miles.
酷热干燥的沙漠绵延数英里。
be + torrid
用作表语,描述天气或地方的状态。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- torrid heat
- 酷热;炎热
- The torrid heat of the summer afternoon was unbearable.夏日午后的酷热令人难以忍受。
- torrid climate
- 炎热干燥的气候
- Most of the country has a torrid climate.该国大部分地区气候炎热干燥。
- torrid sun
- 烈日;灼热的太阳
- They sought shade from the torrid sun.他们寻找阴凉处躲避烈日。
- torrid zone
- 热带;炎热地区
- Many exotic plants grow in the torrid zone.许多奇异植物生长在热带地区。
- torrid love affair
- 炽热的恋情;热烈的风流韵事
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想沙漠烈日:太阳把沙地烤得又热又干,正是 torrid 的“炎热干燥”;热恋的心也像这烈日一样炽热奔放。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:weather and climate descriptions、news or literary accounts of passionate relationships torrid 多用于书面语或较正式场合,可形容天气酷热干燥,也可形容恋情等炽热、充满激情;具体含义常需根据搭配判断,如 torrid weather 指炎热天气,torrid affair 指炽热恋情。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作定语或表语,不用于比较级。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Horrid (/ˈhɒrɪd/) and florid (/ˈflɒrɪd/) rhyme with torrid: the stressed vowel is /ɒ/ and the ending is /rɪd/. Arid (/ˈærɪd/) and solid (/ˈsɒlɪd/) only share the final /ɪd/ and have different consonants; sordid (/ˈsɔːdɪd/) differs in vowel and uses /dɪd/.
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