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***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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• In fact, it seems there's recently been a spate of articles, project management dashboards, and the like that apply health and wellness imagery to software development activities.
  事实上，似乎最近已经出现了许多文章、项目管理仪表板，和将健康和良好形象应用于软件开发活动的类似的东西。
• 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。