Torrential [təˈrenʃl]adj. 倾泻的; 如注的;It had been a night of stormy weather, with torrential rain and high winds.这是一个暴风雨之夜，大雨倾盆，强风呼啸。 Downpours [ˈdaʊnˌpɔrz]n. 倾盆大雨; 暴雨; 骤雨;Heavy downpours caused major flooding in Henan province.强降雨导致河南省发生严重洪灾。
Heavy Rain [ˈhevi reɪn] 大雨;大雨一般用heavy rain来形容，heavy在这里有“激烈的”的含义。Weeks of heavy rain have washed away roads and bridges.几周的大雨将道路和桥梁都冲垮了。 Rain cats and dogs [reɪn kæts ənd dɔːɡz] 下着倾盆大雨;-一种说法是在古老的英国以前伦敦的排水系统不好一场倾盆大雨后常常淹死许多迷路的猫和狗因此，雨停，水退后满街死猫死狗似乎天上落下了众多的猫和狗 In the middle of the picnic it started to rain cats and dogs, and we all got soaked.正野餐时开始下起了倾盆大雨，大家全身都湿透了。
