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　

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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

• If a spate of new houses could guarantee growth, critics note, Spain and Ireland would be booming.
  评论家说，如果大规模建设房屋就一定能带来发展，西班牙和爱尔兰早就经济繁荣了。
• A UN spokesman, Farhan Haq said Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was concerned about the spate of killings.
  一名联合国发言人称，联合国秘书长潘基文对杀戮事件的泛滥表示担忧。
• However, a spate of unusual events.
  然而异常的事件接连发生了。
• 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。
• A trigger for the protests appears to have been a spate of unexplained stabbings using hypodermic syringes.
  一个触发的抗议似乎是一个无法解释的注射器使用刀刺事件。
• 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。
• Security remains a key concern in the country, with the UN Security Council condemning the recent spate of attacks in southern Afghanistan.
  安全仍然是该国的一项重要关切，联合国安理会也谴责了最近在阿富汗南方发生的大量攻击事件。
• The recent spate of food-related headlines has led to consumers questioning the safety of our food.
  最近和食物危险相关报导的泛滥，已经导致消费者开始怀疑食物的安全。
• After a recent spate of consolidation in the industry, many steelmakers are looking at acquisitions.
  在近期的钢铁行业整合大潮后，许多钢铁制造商正在考虑收购。
• Banks and retailers have sparred for years over transaction costs, but the latest spate of cyber attacks has heightened animosity between the two groups.
  银行和零售商围绕交易成本已争吵多年，但围绕网络攻击的最新口水战加剧了这两个群体之间的敌意。