torrid

torrid
adjective

very hot and dry
灼热的，酷热的
the torrid heat of the afternoon.
下午的炎热。
■full of passionate or highly charged emotions arising from sexual love
（性爱引起的）激情的，狂热的
a torrid love affair.
狂热的风流韵事。
full of difficulty or tribulation
充满困难（或艰辛）的
Wall Street is in for a torrid time in the next few weeks.
随后几周，华尔街免不了困难重重。
(N. Amer.)(especially in financial contexts) characterized by intense activity; hard to contain or stop
(北美)（尤作为财经用语）活动剧烈的；势不可挡的
the Asian side of the Pacific Rim contains the world's most torrid economies.
亚洲太平洋沿岸地区拥有世界上发展势头最为强劲的经济。

派生
torridity
noun
torridly
adverb
语源

late 16th cent.: from French torride or Latin torridus, from torrere 'parch, scorch'

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