| 单词 | spate |
| 释义 | spate (once / 6345 pages) n A spate is a large number. If a spate of new coffee shops open in your neighborhood, it’ll be easy for you to stay wide awake. You’ll have easy access to plenty of caffeine. Though it’s now used to describe a large number or unusually large amount of something, the word spate originally described a sudden flood of water, such as a river overflowing after a downpour. Thinking about being overwhelmed by a sudden rush of water will help you remember to use spate when you encounter an unexpected overflow of anything, whether it’s books, robberies, celebrity break-ups, or corporate mergers. WORD FAMILYspate: spates USAGE EXAMPLESA spate of suicide bombings and other attacks since 2015 was capped off by the June 28 attack on Istanbul Ataturk Airport, the country’s busiest. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) There's been a spate of pieces about whether or not Comey cost Clinton the election. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) For example, a spate of injuries compelled the Nittany Lions to use their fifth-team middle linebacker at one point this season. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1n a sudden forceful flow Syn|Hypo|Hyper rush, surge, upsurge debris storm, debris surge the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building onrusha forceful forward rush or flow flow, flowing the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) 2n (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent Syn|Hypo|Hyper batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, stack, tidy sum, wad deluge, flood, inundation, torrent an overwhelming number or amount haymowa mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude 3n the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow Syn|Hyper freshet flow, flowing the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) |
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