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- a spell or sustained period of unrestrained activity of a particular kind一段时间(或长时间)的无节制行为:
he went on a six-month crime spree
他连续六个月疯狂犯罪
a shopping spree.
疯狂购物。
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- a spell of unrestrained drinking狂饮, 暴饮。
(sprees, spreed, spreeing)no obj.
1- dated take part in a spree〈旧〉疯狂地无节制地干; 狂饮。
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- with obj. spend (money) recklessly乱花钱, 无节制地花钱:
it was his custom to spree his money in a single night.
他的风格是挥金如土度一夜。
短语
on the spree
- dated engaged in a spell of unrestrained drinking〈旧〉狂饮中。
词源
late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.