spate是什么意思_音标_用法_例句

简单释义：

n. 一连串

网络 大量；洪水；泛滥

变形：

复数：spates  

完整释义：

n.

1.大量
2.洪水,突然泛滥,猛涨;〔苏格兰〕倾盆大雨
3.时间
4.河水猛涨
5.突然爆发
6.涌来
7.暴雨
8.暴风雨

例句：

1. Scientists believe that during the Cretaceous period, a spate of volcanic activity caused plant life to bloom on the surface of the oceans.
   科学家认为，在白垩纪，一连串的火山活动导致植物在海平面生长旺盛。

2. Bush has inspired a spate of Internet games where the players hurl footwear at moving targets of the U. S. president.
   受这一事件启发，数款向布什扔鞋弹的网络游戏应运而生。

3. 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.
   在经过几次干燥和大量的野火使用农作物受灾后，俄罗斯已经实施禁止农作物出口，直到今年底。

4. None of the U. S. requirements is enough to prevent fraud, as the spate of Chinese scandals demonstrates.
   从中国公司接二连三的丑闻来看，美国的这些要求中没有一个足以防止欺诈。

5. No longer able to carry out observations, Cricket uses the computer to find any articles about the recent spate of robberies.
   不再能够进行观测，克里克使用电脑时找到有关最近一连串的劫案的任何文章。

6. There has been a recent spate of rulings against businesses, restricting their ability to open mines and build factories.
   近期政府出台了一批针对企业的新规，限制企业开矿建厂。

7. Although the market is in its infancy, it has been the subject of a spate of deals this year.
   尽管煤层气市场仍处于起步阶段，但它是今年大批交易的主题。

8. A spate of mysterious after-hours grenade attacks on banks and government buildings has stoked a sense of unease over what lies ahead.
   营业结束后，银行和政府建筑遭到大量神秘手榴弹袭击，给人前途堪忧的感觉。