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spatespeItn [U]an unusually large number of events, esp. unwanted ones, happening at about the same time大量突发事件Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the Kingsland Road area.警察正在调查最近发生在金斯兰德路区域的大量盗窃案。(Br) If a river is in (full) spate it has more water in it and is flowing faster than it usually does.涨潮，猛涨After the storms the River Ganges was in full spate and thousands feared the possibility of flooding.暴风雨过后，恒河水猛涨，很多人担心河水会泛滥。
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