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单词 sprees
释义

spree

noun

ˈsprē How to pronounce spree (audio)
: an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity
a buying spree
also : a drunken revel : binge

Synonyms

  • binge
  • fling
  • frisk
  • frolic
  • gambol
  • idyll
  • idyl
  • lark
  • ploy
  • revel
  • rollick
  • romp
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Example Sentences

went on a spending spree
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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

spree

noun

ˈsprē How to pronounce spree (audio)
: an outburst of an activity
They went on a buying spree.

Geographical Definition

Spree

geographical name

ˈshprā How to pronounce Spree (audio)
ˈsprā
river 247 miles (397 kilometers) long in eastern Germany flowing north into the Havel River

sprees

noun

plural of spree
1
as in binges
a time or instance of carefree fun went on a spending spree

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • binges
  • flings
  • larks
  • festivities
  • revels
  • romps
  • idylls
  • frolics
  • frisks
  • gambols
  • escapades
  • ploys
  • rollicks
  • pranks
  • enjoyments
  • idyls
  • capers
  • antics
  • benders
  • amusements
  • entertainments
  • shenanigans
  • diversions
  • carouses
  • merriments
  • indulgences
  • pleasures
  • souses
  • recreations
  • bums
  • toots
  • monkeyshines
  • merrymakings
  • busts
  • splores
  • self-indulgences
  • brannigans
  • field days
2
as in drunks
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking after a lifetime of self-destructive sprees, the poet Dylan Thomas died at last of an alcoholic overdose

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • binges
  • drunks
  • benders
  • busts
  • revels
  • carousals
  • jamborees
  • carouses
  • toots
  • wassails
  • orgies
  • jags
  • blowouts
  • revelries
  • keggers
  • bacchanalia
  • intoxications
  • keg parties
  • inebriations
  • inebrieties
  • bibberies
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