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spate

/speyt/US // speɪt //UK // (speɪt) //

阵势,阵雨,阵痛,阵阵

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring: a spate of angry words.
    • : British. a flood or inundation.a river flooding its banks.a sudden or heavy rainstorm.

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Examples

  • The debate in Fairfax comes as a spate of school systems in the Washington region have begun adding Muslim and Jewish holidays to their calendars.

  • Roughly a year ago, Visa announced plans to acquire the fintech company, heralding a spate of deals in the financial technology space.

  • However, in the last decade, a spate of new research has demonstrated that treating the infected organ with a course of antibiotics can sometimes resolve the issue.

  • Rusenko says customers have been so pleased by the service that, in the case of another Mill Valley restaurant, they posted a spate of positive Yelp reviews.

  • In a normal year, this sudden spate of hiring would be extremely noticeable — several hundred thousand new government jobs could increase that month’s total number of jobs gained by an order of magnitude.

  • And then there was the crippling nerves that it would not be good, especially given the recent spate of really bad TV biopics.

  • What explains the recent spate of extreme weather events and other natural disasters?

  • The recent spate of acid attacks on women is only the latest manifestation of this dangerous trend.

  • In cases such as a spate of recent suicides by adolescents who were bullied on Facebook, the perpetrators were well known.

  • A bombing spate in Lebanon last year started to tail off in the winter.

  • It was about the first day of October, and we had enjoyed a “spate.”

  • Such holes are made by the swirling water of the floods, and may change their situation with every spate.

  • Annan has its moods—quiet and gentle in the pleasant summer days, given to violent outbursts in time of spate.

  • Then she turned to me in a sudden spate of passion, her face pleading, furrowed, wretchedly sad.

  • Give me better health and a little spate of energy, and I shall try conclusions with him yet.