torrid
torrid 英 ['tɒrɪd] 美 ['tɔrɪd]
adj. 晒热的；热情的
There are only about 2, 500 in total -- and they are being snapped up at both a torrid rate and at jaw-dropping prices. 新加坡总共只有约2,500套高档洋房，它们正在以极快的速度和令人惊掉下巴的价格被抢购一空。
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- adj. 晒热的；热情的
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1. There are only about 2, 500 in total -- and they are being snapped up at both a torrid rate and at jaw-dropping prices.
新加坡总共只有约2,500套高档洋房，它们正在以极快的速度和令人惊掉下巴的价格被抢购一空。
- torrid (adj.) 1580s, in torrid zone "region of the earth between the tropics," from Medieval Latin torrida zona, from fem. of torridus "dried with heat, scorching hot," from torrere "to parch," from PIE root *ters- "to dry." Sense of "very hot" is first attested 1610s. Figurative sense from 1630s.
tor·rid / ˈtɒrɪd ; NAmE ˈtɔːrɪd ; ˈtɑːrɪd / adjective [usually before noun ] 1 full of strong emotions, especially connected with sex and love （尤指情爱）热烈的，狂热的，热情洋溢的 SYN passionate ◆ a torrid love affair 狂热的恋情 2 ( formal) (of a climate or country 气候或国家 ) very hot or dry 炎热而干燥的；酷热的；灼热的 ◆ a torrid summer 酷热的夏季 3 ( BrE) very difficult 艰难的 ◆ They face a torrid time in tonight's game. 他们在今晚的比赛中面临一场恶战。 tor·rid / ˈtɒrɪd ; NAmE ˈtɔːrɪd ; ˈtɑːrɪd /
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