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spate

英 [speɪt] 美 [spet]

解释

n. 洪水；一阵；大雨；突然迸发

※ 提供单词"spate"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

spate 暴洪，发洪水，一连串，接二连三

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。

英文词源

spate (n.): early 15c., originally Scottish and northern English, "a sudden flood, especially one caused by heavy rains or a snowmelt," of unknown origin. Perhaps from Old French espoit "flood," from Dutch spuiten "to flow, spout;" related to spout (v.). Figurative sense of "unusual quantity" is attested from 1610s.

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例句和用法

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。

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。

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.

4. The river is in spate.: 河水猛涨.

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。