torrent

激流、奔流

水などの液体が勢いよく速く流れること。

やさしい英語で： A strong, fast flow of water or another liquid.

• Water rushed down in a torrent.
• The river became a raging torrent after the storm.
• Torrents of lava poured down the mountain.

使い方： torrent of something (A torrent of muddy water swept across the road.)

類義語： deluge, flood

反対語： trickle

よく使う表現： torrent of water, raging torrent, in a torrent

殺到、洪水

何かが大量に、速く、しばしば一度に押し寄せること。

やさしい英語で： A very large amount of something coming quickly, often all at once.

• She faced a torrent of questions.
• The decision brought a torrent of complaints.
• He answered with a torrent of angry words.

使い方： torrent of something (The announcement triggered a torrent of criticism.)

類義語： flood, stream, barrage

反対語： trickle

よく使う表現： torrent of abuse, torrent of questions, torrent of words

トレント

複数のコンピューターから部分ごとに受け取って取得できるファイル群。

やさしい英語で： A group of files that people can download by receiving parts from several other computers.

• I downloaded a torrent of the recordings.
• This torrent contains several large video files.
• Nobody is sharing the torrent anymore.

よく使う表現： download a torrent, torrent client, torrent files

トレントでダウンロードする

ネット上の複数の利用者から小さな部分を受け取り、ファイルを取得する。

やさしい英語で： To download a file by getting small parts of it from several other users online.

• You can torrent the file.
• She torrented a free documentary last night.
• Are you torrenting the software or downloading it directly?

よく使う表現： torrent a file, torrent a movie

激しく流れる

大量に、非常に速く落ちたり流れたりする。

やさしい英語で： To fall or flow very quickly in a large amount.

• Rain torrented down.
• Water torrented through the narrow gap.
• After the storm, muddy streams torrented down the hillside.

類義語： pour, gush

よく使う表現： torrent down, torrent past

激しく流れる

強い流れとなって、速く流れたり動いたりする。

やさしい英語で： Flowing or moving rapidly in a strong stream.

• Torrent waters raced through the gorge.
• They could not cross the torrent river.
• Torrent waves swept against the rocks below.

類義語： rushing

よく使う表現： torrent stream, torrent waters