spate

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英 [speɪt] 美[spet]

释义

n. 洪水；一阵；大雨；突然迸发

词态变化

复数: spates;

近义词

sea

助记提示

一堆唾沫口水，能淹死你。
1. perhaps from spout => "flood".
2. 喷流、喷射、喷落而出的大水 => 洪水。

中文词源

spate 暴洪，发洪水，一连串，接二连三

来自拟声词根辅音丛 sp-,吐，喷出，比较 spate,spew,spit,spout,sputter.引申相关词义。

英文词源

spate (n.): early 15c., originally Scottish and northern English, "a sudden flood, especially one caused by heavy rains or a snowmelt," of unknown origin. Perhaps from Old French espoit "flood," from Dutch spuiten "to flow, spout;" related to spout (v.). Figurative sense of "unusual quantity" is attested from 1610s.

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。

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。

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.

4. The river is in spate.: 河水猛涨.

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。

英英释意

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"; "it must have cost plenty"

2. a sudden forceful flow

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

实用场景例句

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。

After heavy rain, the river was in spate.: 大雨过后，河水暴涨。

(figurative)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。

...the recent spate of attacks on horses.: 最近发生的一连串袭马事件

...the current spate of scandals.: 目前流传的大量谣言

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。

Refugees crossed the border in full spate.: 难民大量地越过了边境.

The reason for this sudden spate of spurious insinuation?: 突然爆发的这些恶意指责,原因是什么呢 ?

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.

What are the lessons to be learned from the recent spate of virile viruses?: 我们可以从最近的这几种病毒肆虐得到什么教训呢 ?

Hungary has witnessed a spate of especially nasty murders.: 匈牙利接连发生了一连串极为恶劣的凶案.

A spate of negative stories and the government may backtrack.: 一旦负面消息大量出现政府就会走回头路.

It issues a spate of words from the loudspeakers and the politicians ( Virginia Woolf ): 通过喇叭从政治家嘴里突然传出一大串话 ( 弗吉尼亚沃尔夫 )

A spate of refinery disruptions in the U.S. and Europe has also pushed prices higher.: 美国和欧洲炼油市场的混乱也是导致油价上升的因素之一.

This is the highest percentage increase I ever heard in recent spate of commodity prices moves.: 这是最近这一波商品涨价声中,我听到的最大涨幅.

A spate of English reading materials began to pour off the presses.: 大量英语读物开始泛滥发行.

The river is in spate.: 河水猛涨.

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.

In recent days, the administration has 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.

There's been a spate of accidents on this stretch of road recently.: 近来在这一路段上接连发生了源源不绝的事情.

After heavy rain, the river was in spate.: 大雨过后, 河水暴涨.

This lightning may be the real killer in a spate of baffling air disasters.: 资料显示超级雷电的电击高度可高达80公里,往往造成严重环境灾害的凶手就是如此强劲的超级雷电.

This prompted a spate of denials by other officials that any change was imminent.: 这引发了其他官员如潮水一般的否认,他们说,最近政策上没有任何变化.

But judging by the most recent spate of statistics, it is revving up again nicely.: 但根据最新的大量数据, 其经济再一次良好增长.

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

But a spate of scientific studies has raised doubts about artificial sweeteners.: 但是,大量的科研成果对之提出了质疑.

After a recent spate of consolidation in the industry, many steelmakers are looking at acquisitions.: 在近期的钢铁行业整合大潮后, 许多钢铁制造商正在考虑收购.

There has been a spate of mass protests and disorder in recent weeks.: 最近几周已发生不少群体性抗议和骚乱事件.

A spate of strikes has thrown a spanner into the workshop of the world.: 接二连三的罢工事件就像在“世界工厂”里扔了把扳手,造成了慌乱.

词组搭配

in (full) spate

(of a river) overflowing due to a sudden flood

（河水）泛滥