"torrent" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 急流
• 洪流 (比喻)

Definition

急流是指快速而猛烈的水流，尤其是突然增多的水。也可指大量快速出现的事物，如言语或情感。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要指水流很急的情形，如“a torrent of water”。比喻用法很常见，如“a torrent of criticism”（一连串批评）。一般不用来形容缓慢流动的东西。

Examples

After the dam broke, a torrent of water rushed through the village.

大坝决口后，一股**急流**冲进了村庄。

He poured out a torrent of words when he was angry.

他生气时倾泻出一连串的**洪流**话语。

A torrent of rain flooded the streets.

一场**急流**般的大雨淹没了街道。

She was hit by a torrent of criticism after her comment online.

她在网上评论后遭到了**洪流**般的批评。

The river turned into a roaring torrent during the storm.

暴风雨中，河流变成咆哮的**急流**。

Questions came in a torrent, and the speaker could barely answer them all.

问题如同**洪流**般涌来，演讲者几乎回答不过来。