n.[C][(+of)]

1. （水、熔岩等的）奔流；洪流
   A torrent of water swept down the valley.

   一股洪流沖下山谷。

2. （雨的）傾注[P1]
   The rain fell in torrents.

   大雨如注。

3. （話語等的）連發；（感情等的）迸發；狂潮[S1]
   His answer was a torrent of abuses.

   他的回答是連珠砲式的漫罵。

n.

1. a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.
2. an overwhelming outpouring:
   a torrent of abuse.