| 释义 |
| | | | NOUN usually singular | | | | | /speɪt/ | | | | | | +of: a large and sudden increase in something , usually something bad （通常指坏事的）突然增多 | a spate of bombings/thefts/violence 接连发生的轰炸/偷窃/暴力事件 | | | PHRASE | | - | in spate
| | if a river is in spate , it is much deeper than usual and the water in it is moving very fast , for example after snow melts in the spring | | （河水）猛涨 | | | | | | |