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spate
英[speɪt] 美[speɪt]
核心词义
n. 泛滥;洪水;突然的一阵
速记技巧
万物拟声法
词源趣说来自拟声词根辅音丛sp-,吐,喷出,比较spate,spew,spit,spout,sputter.引申相关词义。
知识扩展
习语积累
习语 n. in (full) spate (especially BrE) (of a river 河流) 暴涨;发洪水 containing more water and flowing more strongly than usual After heavy rain, the river was in spate. 大雨过后,河水暴涨。 (figurative) Celia was in full spate (= completely involved in talking and not likely to stop or able to be interrupted) . 西莉亚口若悬河,滔滔不绝。
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高考
1、 There has been a spate of robberies in the area recently.
最近这一地区接连发生了多起抢劫案。
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