| 单词 | spate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英[speɪt] 美[spet] |
| 解释 | n.大量;发洪水，（河流）暴涨;大雨; |
| 例句 | N-COUNT 大批，一连串，一阵(尤指令人不快之物) A spate of things, especially unpleasant things, is a large number of them that happen or appear within a short period of time. 例：...the recent spate of attacks on horses.最近发生的一连串袭马事件 例：...the current spate of scandals.目前流传的大量谣言 PHRASE (河水)猛涨，泛滥 When a river is in spate it contains a lot more water than usual and is flowing very fast. 例：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。 |
| 变形 | pl:spates~ |
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