spate
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A spate of things, especially unpleasant things, is a large number of them that happen or appear within a short period of time. 一連串
...the recent spate of attacks on horses. …最近對(duì)馬的一連串襲擊。
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spate /spe?t/ (spates)
劍橋詞典
- a larger number of events than usual , especially unpleasant ones , happening at about the same time
（尤指不愉快的）大量突發(fā)事件
Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the Kingsland Road area . 警方正在調(diào)查最近在金斯蘭德路周邊地區(qū)接連發(fā)生的多起入室盜竊案。
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If a river is in (full ) spate, it has more water in it and is flowing faster than it usually does.
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