spate

英[speɪt] 美[speɪt]
  • n. 泛滥；洪水；突然的一阵
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星级词汇:
  • spa n.矿泉；温泉浴场；水疗

详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 洪水
    2. 大量
    3. 一阵
    4. 突然迸发
    5. 突然泛滥
    6. 猛涨
    7. 倾盆大雨
    8. 河水猛涨
    9. 突然爆发
    10. 一连串
    11. 接二连三
    12. 泛滥
    13. 口若悬河

英英释义

Noun:
  1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;

    "a batch of letters"
    "a deal of trouble"
    "a lot of money"
    "he made a mint on the stock market"
    "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"
    "it must have cost plenty"
    "a slew of journalists"
    "a wad of money"

  2. a sudden forceful flow

  3. the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

双语例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks.
这次的爆炸事件是近期一连串恐怖主义袭击中最新的一起。

来自《权威词典》

3. Doctors have suffered a loss of prestige following a spate of scandals.
接二连三的丑闻使医生名誉扫地.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The river is in spate.
河水猛涨.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. The spate of storms and hurricanes in recent years could be a statistical quirk.
从统计数字上看，近些年来暴风雨和飓风的频发非同寻常。

来自柯林斯例句

    1. After the storm all the rivers were in spate.
      暴雨过后河水都上涨了。

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