spree

英 [spriː]

美 [spriː]

n.  (常指过分)玩乐，作乐; 纵乐; 一阵，一通(犯罪活动)

复数：sprees　

Collins.1 / BNC.14800 / COCA.11222

牛津词典

noun

• （常指过分）玩乐，作乐；纵乐
  a short period of time that you spend doing one particular activity that you enjoy, but often too much of it
  1. a shopping/spending spree
     狂购一气；痛痛快快花一通钱
  2. He's out on a spree .
     他到外面潇洒去了。
• 一阵，一通（犯罪活动）
  a period of activity, especially criminal activity
  1. to go on a killing spree
     一阵杀戮

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 毫无节制;纵情
  If you spend a period of time doing something in an excessive way, you can say that you are goingona particular kind ofspree.
  1. Some Americans went on a spending spree in December to beat the new tax.
     一些美国人在 12 月疯狂花钱，以避开新税。

英英释义

noun

• a brief indulgence of your impulses
  Synonym:fling

verb

• engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping

双语例句

• He was away on a buying spree.
  他出去狂购物了。
• And no one yet knows how many new NPLs have been created by the latest lending spree.
  而且没人知道在最新一轮的放贷风潮中又增加了多少不良贷款。
• Like Japan in the 1980s, China is going on a shopping spree of companies and real estate abroad.
  与上世纪80年代的日本一样，中国正在海外大举收购企业和房地产。
• With access to new credit lines, the Greek populace and its government went on a spending spree.
  新的信贷额度让希腊民众和政府开始了花钱如流水的日子。
• Some Americans went on a spending spree in December to beat the new tax.
  一些美国人在12月疯狂花钱，以避开新税。
• Old sebastian's on the spree again.
  老塞巴斯蒂安又狂欢了。
• It's now been confirmed that the gunman's killing spree continued for an hour and a half.
  现在已经证实，持枪杀人狂魔的扫射持续了一个半小时。
• The spending spree has helped steady China's economy while other major nations remained mired in the global downturn.
  在其他主要国家仍深陷全球经济下滑泥潭的时候，大举支出帮助中国经济实现了稳定。
• In the 10 months since Lehman imploded, Chinese companies have gone on an unprecedented buying spree.
  雷曼兄弟破产以后的10个月期间，中国公司掀起了一股规模空前的收购热潮。
• Chinese companies have been stepping up their global investment spree in the past 12 months.
  过去12个月里，中国企业的全球大举投资行动一直在加码。