| 释义 |
spate /speɪt/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 突然迸发，一阵
a spate of anger 突然迸发的怒火
2. 大量，一大批
The total deadlock produced a spate of rumour. 全面的僵持状态引得谣言满天飞。
We had a spate of bad luck. 我们碰到一连串厄运。
A small spate of visitors has been to this once forbidden region. 一小批访客去过这个一度禁止访问的地区。
3. 〈英〉大水，洪水；(河水的)猛涨；泛滥
The river is in spate. 河水猛涨。
4. 〈英〉暴雨，倾盆大雨
phr. in full spate 全盛；处在高潮 When I arrived, repair work on the walls and floor was in full spate. 当我到达时，墙壁和地板的修理工作正在紧张进行。It's xenophobia in full spate. 这是仇外情绪的大发作。A migration into the valley continued in full spate beyond the middle of the century. 移居到该峡谷的浪潮一直保持到本世纪中叶以后。 [?] |