| 词汇 | spate |
| 释义 | spate noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /speɪt/ us /speɪt/ a larger number of events than usual, especially unpleasant ones, happening at about the same time: （尤指不愉快的）大量突发事件 spate ofPolice are investigating a spate of burglaries in the Kingsland Road area.警方正在调查最近在金斯兰德路周边地区接连发生的多起入室盗窃案。 in (full) spateUK If a river is in (full) spate, it has more water in it and is flowing faster than it usually does: （河流）水位猛涨，泛滥 The stream was in full spate and we struggled to cross it. Masses and large amounts of things accumulation any number of thingsidiom armload backlog blood clot flood foam hyper-concentration inundation lion many pile sight stack the lion's shareidiom wadge wave after/upon waveidiom wedge welter wodge spate | American Dictionaryspate noun[ U ] us/speɪt/ an unusually large number of events that happen suddenly and at about the same time: We have had a spate of burglaries recently. Examples of spatespate When rain comes, the run-off is much faster, and the spates are bigger, and are followed by a lower height of water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, there were regular little spates that raised the water level from time to time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reduction in the size of spates in winter is caused partly by this controlled flow and partly by reafforestation which slows up the run-off of rainwater. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Her work comes in spates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Public dissent over the new tax system culminated in a spate of demonstrations and industrial action throughout the country. The canecutter chopping away at the crop bursts out in a spate of obscene words, a natural gush from the gut. Winter tends to be chilly and rainy, with occasional violent windstorms or spates of unusually-warm (6570 degree) temperatures. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A stir was caused in 1044 when two kings, in some dispute over the bell, went on spates of prisoner taking and cattle theft. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. How can an overlap figure in a spate of talk-in-interaction? Spates retired at the conclusion of the 201011 season. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The current spate of projects focused on the history and political valences of "civil society" form another. As soon as some mills increased wages, they unleashed a spate of wage demands and a deepening sense of grievance across the industry. We are yet to gain access to official papers on this spate of violence. Recently, however, there has been a spate of criticisms of oral interviews, which have in their turn generated a number of research studies. The river was in spate but all the same the bridge did not collapse. See all examples of spate These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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