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spate[speit]n. 泛滥, 洪水, 大雨, 大量, 一阵 spate spate AHD: [sp³t] D.J. [spe!t]K.K. [spet]n.（名词）1. A sudden flood, rush, or outpouring:倾泻：一场突发的洪水、拥挤或倾泻：“It issues a spate of words from the loudspeakers and the politicians”(&b{Virginia Woolf})“通过喇叭从政治家嘴里突然传出一大串话”(弗吉尼亚·沃尔夫)2. Chiefly British 【多用于英国】 3. A flash flood.洪水4. A freshet resulting from a downpour of rain or melting of snow.河水猛涨：因暴雨或融雪造成的河水猛涨或泛滥5. A sudden heavy fall of rain.突然的暴雨或降水语源:Middle English 中古英语 |