spate

中英词典：spate

形容词

名词

词语辨析

在形容词方面，spate与flooded或overflowing意思相近，表示水流的泛滥或者过多。在名词方面，spate与flood、deluge或surge意思相近，表示洪水或泛滥。

词汇扩充

词汇扩充部分省略。

近义词

形容词：flooded, overflowing

名词：flood, deluge, surge

反义词

形容词：dry, arid

名词：drought, dearth

柯林斯词典

spate (noun)

1. A spate of things, especially unpleasant things, is a large number of them that happen or appear within a short space of time.

2. A spate is a sudden, rapid outpouring of something such as words.

3. If a river is in spate, it has more water in it and is flowing more quickly than usual.

4. A spate is a flood of water.

spate (adjective)

1. Spate means happening or appearing in large numbers or amounts.

牛津词典

spate (noun)

1. A spate of things is a large number of them that happen or appear within a short period of time, often in an uncontrolled or unpleasant way.

2. A spate is a sudden flood of water, especially one caused by heavy rain.

spate (adjective)

1. (British English) Used to describe something that happens suddenly and in large quantities or numbers.

用法

1. A spate of protests swept through the city.

2. The river is in spate after days of heavy rain.

3. The company is facing a spate of lawsuits from disgruntled customers.

4. She launched into a spate of complaints about her boss.

5. The village experienced a spate of burglaries last month.

例句

1. The recent spate of attacks has left residents fearful. 最近一连串的袭击事件让居民感到害怕。
2. After days of heavy rain, the river is in spate. 经过连日的大雨，河水泛滥。
3. A spate of new restaurants have opened in the city center. 城市中心新开了许多餐馆。
4. He went on a spate of shopping and spent all his money. 他一连买了很多东西，把钱都花光了。
5. The town experienced a spate of power outages during the storm. 暴风雨期间，该镇频繁停电。
6. There has been a spate of car accidents on this road recently. 最近这条路上发生了一连串的车祸。
7. She received a spate of criticism for her controversial remarks. 她因为有争议的言论受到了一连串的批评。
8. The spate of new movies this summer has been disappointing. 这个夏天一连串的新电影令人失望。
9. The river is usually calm, but it can become a spate after heavy rain. 这条河通常很平静，但在大雨之后会变得泛滥。
10. The spate of books on the subject reflects its growing popularity. 关于这个主题的一连串书籍反映了它日益增长的受欢迎程度。
11. She unleashed a spate of insults at her opponent. 她对对手发起了一连串的侮辱。
12. The company has seen a spate of resignations in the past month. 过去一个月，公司发生了许多辞职。
13. The spate of new regulations is causing confusion among business owners. 新的法规的一连串出台使得企业主感到困惑。
14. We experienced a spate of bad luck during our trip. 我们在旅途中一连串的不幸。
15. The spate of recent scandals has damaged the politician's reputation. 最近一连串的丑闻损害了这位政治家的声誉。
16. There has been a spate of break-ins in the neighborhood. 这个社区近期发生了一系列的入室盗窃案。
17. The spate of heavy snowfall caused traffic chaos in the city. 大雪泛滥导致城市交通陷入混乱。
18. The spate of recent celebrity scandals has dominated the news. 最近一连串的名人丑闻在新闻界占据主导地位。
19. She received a spate of awards for her outstanding performance. 她因出色表现而获得了一连串的奖项。
20. The spate of layoffs has left many workers unemployed. 一连串的裁员导致许多工人失业。
21. After the heavy rain, the river was in spate and flowed rapidly. 大雨过后，河水泛滥，流速很快。