首页英语词典spatespate英英释意

spate

英[speɪt] 美[spet]
  • n. 洪水;一阵;大雨;突然迸发

英英释意


1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
"a batch of letters"
"a deal of trouble"
"a lot of money"
"he made a mint on the stock market"
"it must have cost plenty"
2. a sudden forceful flow
3. the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow