英语词汇“spate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

spate

/speɪt

noun

1A large number of similar things coming in quick succession: a spate of attacks on holidaymakers...

After a spate of attacks in March and April this year, bookmakers have become increasingly successful in fending off attacks.
With greed left to take its course, a spate of scandals has erupted among foundations and charities.
Technology stocks took a fresh battering after a spate of US profit warnings spread gloom across world financial markets.

Synonyms

series, succession, run, cluster, string, outbreak, rash, epidemic, explosion, plague, wave, flurry, rush, flood, deluge, torrent, outpouring

2chiefly British A sudden flood in a river.As the river rapidly went into full spate, the ice blue turned chocolate brown and became unfishable.

Phrases

in (full) spate

Origin

Late Middle English (originally Scots and northern English in the sense 'flood, inundation'): of unknown origin.

单词	spate
释义	spate /speɪt / noun 1A large number of similar things coming in quick succession: a spate of attacks on holidaymakers... After a spate of attacks in March and April this year, bookmakers have become increasingly successful in fending off attacks. With greed left to take its course, a spate of scandals has erupted among foundations and charities. Technology stocks took a fresh battering after a spate of US profit warnings spread gloom across world financial markets. Synonyms series, succession, run, cluster, string, outbreak, rash, epidemic, explosion, plague, wave, flurry, rush, flood, deluge, torrent, outpouring 2chiefly British A sudden flood in a river.As the river rapidly went into full spate, the ice blue turned chocolate brown and became unfishable. Phrases in (full) spate Origin Late Middle English (originally Scots and northern English in the sense 'flood, inundation'): of unknown origin. Rhymes abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight
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