Spate
[ spet ]
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n. 大量;发洪水，（河流）暴涨;大雨;
📝 例句
Rudolph ate silently, waiting for the spate of approval to die down.
鲁道夫默默地吃着，等着这阵赞扬的潮水退去。
a spate of new cars on the market
突然上市的一批新汽车
a spate of orders
一大批定货单
The river is in spate.
河水猛涨。
Refugees crossed the border in full spate.
难民大量地越过了边境。
🌱 联想助记
【记】spat-小口角,e-拼音“饿”:两个人发生小口角,互相喷吐沫,喷的都饿了,说明喷得比较狠,形成洪水
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
spate
n
1 [sing] sudden fast rush (of business, etc) （生意等的）突然增多
a spate of orders 突如其来的一大批订货单
a spate of new cars on the market 突然上市的一批新汽车
a spate of (cases of) influenza in the winter 冬天的一阵流感.
2 (idm 习语) in `spate (of a river, etc) flowing strongly at a much higher level than normal （指河水等）高涨
After the storm all the rivers were in spate. 暴雨过後河水都上涨了.
🔁 扩展释义
*[speit]n. 泛滥, 洪水, 大雨, 大量, 一阵
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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Don't mention it.
别在意。
Jest with an ass and he will flap you in the face with his tail.
你跟驴子开玩笑，将被驴尾打耳光。
He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
然后换上工作服，当8个小时清洁工。