Torrid
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj.酷热的
- ［英］ adj.酷热的 ( giving off intense heat;scorching)
- ［类］ 反义词: arctic ( 北极的; 极寒的)
- ［记］ torr ( 热) +id -> 炎热的;
- ［同］ 同根词: torrefy ( 焙烧)
- ［例］ the torrid heat of the summer ( 夏天的炎热)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Latin torridus, from torrēre
- Date: 1545
- 1.
- a. parched with heat especially of the sun ; hot <torrid sands>
- b. giving off intense heat ; scorching
- 2. ardent, passionate <torrid love letters>
- ? torridity noun
- ? torridly adverb
- ? torridness noun
