spate

spate
noun
  1. [usu. in sing.]a large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession
    大量;大批;一连串
    a spate of attacks on holidaymakers.
    对度假者一连串的袭击。
  2. (chiefly Brit.)a sudden flood in a river, especially one caused by heavy rains or melting snow
    (主英)(河水)猛涨,泛滥
常用词组
in (full) spate
  1. (of a river) overflowing due to a sudden flood
    (河水)泛滥
    ■(figurative)(of a person or action) at the height of activity
    (喻)(人,活动)在全盛期,在高潮
    work was in full spate.
    工作正在全速进行。
语源
  1. late Middle English (originally Scots and northern English in the sense 'flood, inundation'): of unknown origin
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