torrid
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tor·rid /ˈtɒrɪd $ ˈtɔː-, ˈtɑː-/ adjective 1 EMOTIONALinvolving strong emotions, especially of sexual love 〔尤指性爱〕热烈的，〔情欲〕炽烈的 a torrid love affair 狂热的风流韵事2 literaryHEM torrid weather is very hot 〔天气〕灼热的，炎热的 the torrid desert sun 沙漠烈日3 British English a torrid time is a very difficult one 艰难的 He had a torrid time out there on the racetrack. 他在跑道上经历了一场苦战。
Examples from the Corpus
torrid• Good judgement of conditions, an early start and a fast, efficient ascent are essential to avoid such torrid descent.• They took full advantage of the opportunity to unwind after a torrid few weeks.• the torrid heat of noon• Are we to believe that this pair was actually having a torrid love affair on the Nile?• Middlesbrough brothers Andy and John Green face a torrid night against Hull opponents.• Economies in these regions are growing at a torrid pace.• Still, the idea that they could have had the kind of torrid relationship that leads to murder was another matter.Origin torrid (1500-1600) Latin torridus, from torrere “to dry with heat, burn”tor·rid adjectiveChineseSyllable
emotions, love strong of Corpus sexual especially involving
torrid
tor‧rid /ˈtɒrəd, ˈtɒrɪd $ ˈtɔː-, ˈtɑː-/
adjective
a torrid love affair
2. literary torrid weather is very hot:
the torrid desert sun
3. British English a torrid time is a very difficult one:
He had a torrid time out there on the racetrack.
tor‧rid /ˈtɒrəd, ˈtɒrɪd $ ˈtɔː-, ˈtɑː-/
adjective Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: torridus, from torrere __to dry with heat, burn__
1. involving strong emotions, especially of sexual love:Language: Latin
Origin: torridus, from torrere __to dry with heat, burn__
2. literary torrid weather is very hot:
3. British English a torrid time is a very difficult one: