DailyEnglish Marathon英语马拉松

torrential

/təˈɹɛn.tʃəl/· adjective

天气/气候B2

Flashcard · tap to flip ↻

Chinese meaning

（雨）倾盆的；如注的

雨yǔ下xià得dé像xiàng激jī流liú一yī样yàng猛měng

In this story →

形xíng容róng当dāng地dì雷léi暴bào带dài来lái的de倾qīng盆pén暴bào雨yǔ

Example

smoky skies from Canadian wildfires giving way to severe thunderstorms that have already triggered a flash flood warning as torrential rain pounds parts of the region.

加拿大野火带来的烟霾天空正被剧烈雷暴取代，倾盆大雨已在该地区部分区域引发暴洪预警。

Source: The Guardian · 18 Jul 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó东dōng北běi部bù遭zāo加jiā拿ná大dà野yě火huǒ烟yān霾mái叠dié加jiā强qiáng雷léi暴bào，倾qīng盆pén大dà雨yǔ已yǐ触chù发fā暴bào洪hóng预yù警jǐng。

Roots · etymology

源自 torrent(激流) + -ial 后缀

  • torrent(激流) + -ial(形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • torrential rain / torrential downpour / torrential rainfall

Watch

torrential explainer clip

▶ Watch this word in the full episode (9:02)Watch the full 2026-07-20 →

Episodes featuring this word

News stories featuring this word