spate

英[speɪt] 美[spet]
  • n. 洪水;一阵;大雨;突然迸发

词态变化


复数: spates;

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一堆唾沫口水,能淹死你。
1. perhaps from spout => "flood".
2. 喷流、喷射、喷落而出的大水 => 洪水。

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.

双语例句


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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自《权威词典》

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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The river is in spate.
河水猛涨.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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。

来自柯林斯例句