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单词

spate

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speɪt
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释义

n. 一连串(不愉快的事物);(河水)猛涨;洪水;大雨 [ 复数 spates ]

例句

The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks.
这次炸弹爆炸事件是一连串恐怖主义袭击中最近的一起。
A spate of strikes has thrown a spanner into the workshop of the world.
一连串的罢工已给这个世界工厂带来了麻烦。
After heavy rain, the river was in spate.
大雨过后,河水暴涨。

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You're probably aware that there have beena spate of those directed againstthe U.S. financial sector since 2012.
if you add police presence,you can curb the otherwise inevitable spateof assaults and robberies that would happen.
Along that same line, I have to tell youthat with the spate of Hollywood movies that came out last year,we have never seen monsters underground --
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