词汇 | spree |
释义 | spree noun[ C ] uk /spriː/ us /spriː/ a short period of doing a particular activity much more than is usual: (常指过分的)玩乐;短暂的放纵 I went on a drinking/shopping/spending spree on Saturday.我星期六痛痛快快地喝了一通/疯狂采购了一番/挥霍了一番。 20 people were shot dead in the city, making it the worst killing spree since the riots.20人在市内被枪杀,这是骚乱以来最可怕的杀戮行为。 After such a spree of wins, it seems unfair to talk too much about the team's weaknesses. Compare bingenouninformal He went on the defensive in an early morning social media spree. Do we know why the suspect went on this shooting spree? After a spree last year, spending on new computer systems has fallen dramatically. A thief stole my credit card and went on a spree. Events and occurrences -athon backstory be (all) part of life's rich tapestry/pageantidiom benefit binge car wash curve date night edition epiphenomenon episode goings-on occasion occurrence proceedings reoccurrence saga shoe synchronicity thing You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Periods of time - general words spree | American Dictionaryspree noun[ C ] us/spri/ a short period of doing something in an extreme way without control: a shopping/spending spree spree | Business Englishspree noun[ C,usually singular ] uk /spriː/us a period of time during which there is a lot of activity of a particular type, especially when this involves spending money: An ambitious public spending spree has created a huge hole in the Treasury's finances. Consumers continued their Christmas shopping spree into the New Year. on a spreeSeveral large corporations took advantage of the volatile stock market to go on an acquisition spree. Examples of spreespree He lies insensate on the couch after his binges; then he begins to pass out on the couch during his drinking sprees. As the coastal cities and urban consumers went on their spending spree, the rest of the country fell behind. The stoppages for a wake or a fair or a three-day drinking spree were an accepted part of the potter's life-and they proved the most difficult to uproot. While some squatters bemoaned drunken shepherds on their sprees, others despaired of their inability to rise above the squalor of shepherding to become thrifty yeomen farmers, even squatters. Are they also saying that the new buying spree on gas fired power stations will meet any problems which arise? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Admittedly, unemployment dropped a little between 1988 and 1990, but that was merely the result of that old-fashioned consumer spending spree. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is here, presumably, on yet another arms buying spree. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were making pledges and embarking on public expenditure sprees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This great spending spree is going on to achieve this end. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With the rise in wages, what may be called the "spending spree" continued. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It consists, roughly, of one year's spending spree and three years more or less of frustration and financial restriction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He pumped money into it and the public went on a spending spree as if there were no tomorrow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Boom or slump, recession or spending spree, there will always be relevant financial objections to such legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some harsh things have been said about the clearing and commercial banks who have indulged in a lending spree during the past seven years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no doubt that there has been a spending spree since devaluation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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