spate
英 [speɪt]
美 [spet]
助记提示
一堆唾沫口水,能淹死你。
1. perhaps from spout => "flood".
2. 喷流、喷射、喷落而出的大水 => 洪水。
双语例句
- 1. The Thames was in spate, with flocks of Canada geese speeding downriver.
- 泰晤士河河水暴涨,成群的加拿大雁迅速游向下游。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks.
- 这次的爆炸事件是近期一连串恐怖主义袭击中最新的一起。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Doctors have suffered a loss of prestige following a spate of scandals.
- 接二连三的丑闻使医生名誉扫地.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The river is in spate.
- 河水猛涨.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. The spate of storms and hurricanes in recent years could be a statistical quirk.
- 从统计数字上看,近些年来暴风雨和飓风的频发非同寻常。
来自柯林斯例句