单词 | spate of something |
释义 | spate of something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishspate of somethingspate of somethingLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa large number of similar things that happen in a short period of time, especially bad things a spate of burglaries → spateExamples from the Corpusspate of something• The party lost power three years ago after a spate of political scandals.• The company has yet to respond to the recent spate of lawsuits filed against it. |
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