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

• 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。
• 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。
• Given the spate of recent crashes, anger has mounted against the government-run system.
  由于近期的连续事故，人们对政府对铁路系统的管理很愤怒。
• 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。
• 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。
• While the run-up to polling day has been more peaceful than in previous elections, it has been marked by a spate of politically motivated killings and other alleged abuses, such as vote-buying and intimidation.
  尽管投票前的这段日子比过去几次选举都平静，但仍然发生了一些政治杀害事件和其它所谓滥用权力的事件，例如买票和恐吓。
• 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。
• The incident caused another spate of protests.
  这次事件又引起了一片抗议声。
• 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。
• 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。