美[spet] 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.
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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
1.(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
a batch of letters
2.a sudden forceful flow
3.the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
