spate
美 [spe?t]
英 [spe?t] 
- n.一連串
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)大量;洪水;泛濫
詞形變化
復(fù)數(shù):spates 同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | [ususing] ~ of sth 一連串,接二連三(通常指不愉快的事物)a large number of things, which are usually unpleasant, that happen suddenly within a short period of time |
| The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks. 這次炸彈爆炸事件是一連串恐怖主義襲擊中最近的一起。 |
習(xí)慣用語
in (full) spate
暴漲;發(fā)洪水containing more water and flowing more strongly than usual
| After heavy rain, the river was in spate. 大雨過后,河水暴漲。 |
| Celia was in full spate(= completely involved in talking and not likely to stop or able to be interrupted) . 西莉亞口若懸河,滔滔不絕。 |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
But Hollywood executives fear the glut created by the recent spate of overproduction is going to be felt for at least a couple more years.
不過,好萊塢高層人士擔(dān)心,最近幾年電影多產(chǎn)帶來的供應(yīng)過剩問題在未來幾年內(nèi)還將繼續(xù)存在。
U. S. officials are trying to speed up assistance in the wake of the spate of flooding and tornado disasters this spring.
今年春天美國發(fā)生了一系列洪災(zāi)和龍卷風(fēng)后,政府官員正設(shè)法加快援助步伐。
They need to know about it, in the same way that there was a spate of Holocaust films to remind people that this must never happen again.
用以前那種揭露納粹大屠殺的電影是一樣,是要用這種方式提醒人們絕不能讓類似事件再次發(fā)生。
The team's recent slippage in the Bundesliga is due to a spate of injuries, which have put some of its best players out of action.
該俱樂部最近在德甲的排名下滑是受傷病所累,許多優(yōu)秀的球員現(xiàn)在都無法上場(chǎng)比賽。
None of the U. S. requirements is enough to prevent fraud, as the spate of Chinese scandals demonstrates.
從中國公司接二連三的丑聞來看,美國的這些要求中沒有一個(gè)足以防止欺詐。
For now, a spate of rough weather in the southern Mediterranean seems to have slowed the rate of new arrivals.
現(xiàn)在,一個(gè)在地中海南部惡劣天氣一連串似乎減緩了新移民率。
There has been a recent spate of rulings against businesses, restricting their ability to open mines and build factories.
近期政府出臺(tái)了一批針對(duì)企業(yè)的新規(guī),限制企業(yè)開礦建廠。
Scientists believe that during the Cretaceous period, a spate of volcanic activity caused plant life to bloom on the surface of the oceans.
科學(xué)家認(rèn)為,在白堊紀(jì),一連串的火山活動(dòng)導(dǎo)致植物在海平面生長旺盛。
His highly image-conscious customers are bound to have been worried by the spate of horror stories about workers at Foxconn.
他那些具有高度品牌意識(shí)的顧客們正為那些鋪天蓋地的關(guān)于富士康員工們的可怕故事而憂心忡忡。
Share prices tumbled across the globe yesterday amid mounting fears over the financial health of banks and a spate of dividend cuts.
全球股市昨日全線下跌,因投資者對(duì)銀行財(cái)務(wù)狀況的擔(dān)憂不斷加劇,同時(shí)有一批企業(yè)減少派息。
In the last 18 months, there have been a spate of highly publicized suicides at Hon Hai facilities.
過去18個(gè)月里,鴻海工廠發(fā)生了一連串被高度曝光的自殺事件。
Although the market is in its infancy, it has been the subject of a spate of deals this year.
盡管煤層氣市場(chǎng)仍處于起步階段,但它是今年大批交易的主題。
Russia has imposed a ban on grain exports until the end of the year, after a severe drought and a spate of wildfires devastated crops.
在經(jīng)過幾次干燥和大量的野火使用農(nóng)作物受災(zāi)后,俄羅斯已經(jīng)實(shí)施禁止農(nóng)作物出口,直到今年底。
Thirty-eight countries have now signed up to the OECD's 1997 anti-corruption convention, leading to a spate of cross-border prosecutions.
38個(gè)國家已經(jīng)簽署經(jīng)合組織1997年的反腐敗會(huì)議,引發(fā)了大規(guī)模的跨境控告。
A spate of Chinese films, plays and television shows have raised the question: What is love in an age of breakneck economic growth?
A顯示了連串的中國電影,戲劇和電視已提出的問題是:愛情在這樣一個(gè)時(shí)代?
No longer able to carry out observations, Cricket uses the computer to find any articles about the recent spate of robberies.
不再能夠進(jìn)行觀測(cè),克里克使用電腦時(shí)找到有關(guān)最近一連串的劫案的任何文章。
Like Malo should not take over the investigation and present spate of homicide at the presence of his prize.
好像馬洛不該接手這宗調(diào)查似的,接二連三的兇殺案專候他的大駕光臨。
The announcement follows a spate of suicides at two Foxconn campuses in southern China and criticism of the company's labor practices .
這個(gè)決定源于位于中國南部在兩個(gè)富士康廠區(qū)內(nèi)發(fā)生的一系列的自殺事件公司,以及對(duì)該公司勞工事務(wù)的批評(píng)。
Given the frequency with which this column focuses on RDF, it's worth noting the recent spate of activity on this W3C specification.
考慮到本專欄關(guān)注RDF的頻率,有關(guān)這個(gè)W3C規(guī)范近來的大量活動(dòng)是值得一提的。
Top Form and Tsuen Lee are not the only manufacturers worried about safety issues after this summer's spate of recalls.
今年夏天的召回風(fēng)波后,并非只有黛麗斯和全利才擔(dān)心安全問題。
America has produced a spate of musical plays that have been phenomenally popular abroad as well as at home.
美國確實(shí)創(chuàng)作并上演了大量馳名國內(nèi)外的音樂劇。
There has been a spate of unsolved killings of gypsies, which has been widely blamed on rightwing vigilantes.
現(xiàn)在尚未破獲的殺害吉普賽人案件泛濫,這些案件被廣泛指責(zé)系右翼治安隊(duì)員所為。
Bush has inspired a spate of Internet games where the players hurl footwear at moving targets of the U. S. president.
受這一事件啟發(fā),數(shù)款向布什扔鞋彈的網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲應(yīng)運(yùn)而生。
America has produced a spate of musical plays that have been phenomenally popular abroad as well as at home.
美國確實(shí)創(chuàng)作并上演了大量馳名國內(nèi)外的音樂劇。
A spate of mysterious after-hours grenade attacks on banks and government buildings has stoked a sense of unease over what lies ahead.
營業(yè)結(jié)束后,銀行和政府建筑遭到大量神秘手榴彈襲擊,給人前途堪憂的感覺。
The death toll from a spate of tornadoes that hit southern states at the end of April rose to at least 340.
四月底南部地區(qū)接連襲來的龍卷風(fēng)使死亡人數(shù)上升到至少340人。
There has been a spate of denials from the Indian foreign ministry, the border guards and even the Indian air force.
已經(jīng)有來自于印度外交部、邊防部隊(duì)甚至是印度空軍的聲明。
But once that initial spate of spin-offs has occurred, where will budding hedge-fund managers be able to prove their mettle?
但是一旦有大量的復(fù)制品出現(xiàn)的話,這些剛剛展露頭角的對(duì)沖基金經(jīng)理們應(yīng)該到哪去展現(xiàn)他們的價(jià)值?
He will probably need all his charm as he tries to draw a line under the crisis at France Telecom that was unleashed by a spate of suicides.
里夏爾可能需要施展其全部魅力,才能盡力為員工自殺潮給法國電信帶來的危機(jī)劃上句號(hào)。
The bracing findings were one explanation for a spate of new burger, pizza and barbecue places that popped up this year, the survey noted.
調(diào)查指出,這些“鼓舞人心”的發(fā)現(xiàn)可以解釋為什么今年紐約冒出了很多漢堡店、皮薩店和烤肉店。
But with a spate of arrests of activists, lawyers and journalists in the past two years, China is moving in the opposite direction.
然而,在過去的兩年里,逮捕活躍人士,律師,新聞界人士的事件層出不窮地發(fā)生,中國顯然是在走倒退路。
This follows not a strike but a spate of suicides at a massive Foxconn plant in Guangdong's Shenzhen city.
這不是在一場(chǎng)罷工而是在廣東深圳市富士康工廠發(fā)生一連串自殺事件后宣布的。
The company's comments come after a spate of employee suicides at its main manufacturing facilities here.
此前,鴻海精密深圳主要制造廠發(fā)生了一系列員工自殺事件。
In 2004 a spate of violent incidents at schools prompted President Hu to call for better security measures.
2004年的一連串校園暴力事件促使胡主席要求制定更嚴(yán)格的安全措施。
It was the first of the spate of huge scandals that erupted after dotcom boom turned to bust.
這是互聯(lián)網(wǎng)泡沫破滅之后爆發(fā)大量驚人丑聞的頭一樁案件。
But shark scientist Rachel Robbins said this was "rubbish" and the spate of attacks was a "freak coincidence" .
但是鯊魚科學(xué)家RachelRobbins說這是“廢話”,而一連串的鯊魚襲擊事件只是“反常的巧合”而已。
Resentment toward the police has also grown amid the recent spate of overnight raids and perceptions of corruption.
由于近期突擊檢查增多,加上對(duì)腐敗現(xiàn)象的警覺,滯留者對(duì)警方的怨恨情緒也有所增長。
But officials clearly worry that protectionist forces in the United States could use the spate of quality problems to restrict trade.
但官方顯然擔(dān)心美國的貿(mào)易保護(hù)主義勢(shì)力會(huì)利用接二連三的質(zhì)量問題限制貿(mào)易。
A spate of bombings in Baghdad and Mosul in Iraq left at least 100 civilians dead and hundreds more wounded.
伊拉克巴格達(dá)與摩蘇爾地區(qū)的一連串爆炸致使至少100名平民死亡,數(shù)百人受傷。
This development is the latest in a spate of good news about solar power, a type of renewable energy.
這是一連串關(guān)于一種可再生能源太陽能的好消息的最新發(fā)展成果。
These news articles appeared in a spate during the plate tilting, another indication that tilting had occurred.
在板塊傾斜期間出現(xiàn)的這一連串文章,是傾斜發(fā)生的另一個(gè)跡象。