spate

英 [speɪt]

美 [speɪt]

n.  一连串，接二连三(通常指不愉快的事物)

复数：spates　

GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11439 / COCA.14718

习惯用语

n.

in (full) spate
• 暴涨；发洪水
  containing more water and flowing more strongly than usual
• After heavy rain, the river was in spate.
  大雨过后，河水暴涨。
• Celia was in full spate (= completely involved in talking and not likely to stop or able to be interrupted) .
  西莉亚口若悬河，滔滔不绝。

牛津词典

noun

• 一连串，接二连三（通常指不愉快的事物）
  a large number of things, which are usually unpleasant, that happen suddenly within a short period of time
  1. The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks.
     这次炸弹爆炸事件是一连串恐怖主义袭击中最近的一起。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 大批，一连串，一阵(尤指令人不快之物)
  Aspate ofthings, especially unpleasant things, is a large number of them that happen or appear within a short period of time.
  1. ...the recent spate of attacks on horses.
     最近发生的一连串袭马事件
  2. ...the current spate of scandals.
     目前流传的大量谣言
• PHRASE (河水)猛涨，泛滥
  When a river isin spateit contains a lot more water than usual and is flowing very fast.
  1. The Thames was in spate, with flocks of Canada geese speeding downriver.
     泰晤士河河水暴涨，成群的加拿大雁迅速游向下游。

英英释义

noun

• the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
  Synonym:freshet
• a sudden forceful flow
  Synonym:rushsurgeupsurge
• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  1. a batch of letters
  2. a deal of trouble
  3. a lot of money
  4. he made a mint on the stock market
  5. see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
  6. it must have cost plenty
  7. a slew of journalists
  8. a wad of money
  Synonym:batchdealflockgood dealgreat dealhatfulheaplotmassmessmicklemintmountainmucklepasselpeckpileplentypotquite a littleraftsightslewstacktidy sumwad

双语例句

• Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the area.
  警察正在调查这一地区发生的大量盗窃案。
• In recent days, the administration has conceived a spate of new approaches and initiatives.
  近些日子以来，奥巴马政府祭出了一连串新措施和新行动。
• The news follows a spate of more positive earnings news from apple, Intel and IBM.
  此前，苹果（apple）、英特尔（intel）和ibm接连发布了更为积极的业绩数据。
• But two years ago a spate of suicides led to a global outcry that shook the firm.
  两年前，连续不断的自杀事件让公司震惊，在全世界也引起一片哗然。
• Norway is coming to terms with the worst spate of killings it's suffered since the Second World War.
  挪威方面称，这是自第二次世界大战以来遇到的最严重的杀戮事件。
• The S& P's note arrived on the heels of a spate of troubling news.
  标准普尔的报告紧跟着大量的麻烦消息而来。
• He is particularly interested in the Chinglish he finds on a spate of signs, menus and the like in China.
  他对在大量的招牌、菜单和中国的其他地方寻找发现中式英语有着特别的兴趣。
• We turned on our television to hear about the day's spate of bans and detentions.
  我们打开了电视机，听到那天一连串的关于禁令和拘留的报道。
• It starts Friday and forecasters are predicting a spate of named storms.
  周五起，预报员预测了一系列命名的风暴。
• Foxconn's cost advantages from scale have waned as it works to improve factory conditions after a spate of high-profile worker suicides and accidents in recent years.
  近年来，在发生了一系列备受瞩目的员工自杀和事故之后，为了改善工厂条件，富士康的规模成本优势已经减弱。