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a spate of + noun
后接可数名词复数或不可数名词，常指不愉快的事情突然大量发生。
We have seen a spate of violent incidents.
我们看到了一系列暴力事件。
大量；一阵
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大量；一阵
a large number or amount or extent (often followed by 'of')
We have seen a spate of violent incidents.
我们看到了一系列暴力事件。
(常接“of”)大量
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
突然的强流
a sudden forceful flow
因骤雨或融雪而导致的水流
the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
The city has seen a spate of new restaurants opening this year.
今年这座城市涌现了大量新餐馆。
After a spate of rainy days, the river finally returned to its normal level.
在一阵连日降雨之后，河水终于恢复到正常水位。
There has been a spate of accidents at that intersection recently.
最近那个十字路口发生了一连串事故。
后接可数名词复数或不可数名词，常指不愉快的事情突然大量发生。
We have seen a spate of violent incidents.
我们看到了一系列暴力事件。
常用动词包括trigger, cause, prompt等。
The announcement triggered a spate of protests.
该公告引发了一阵抗议。
Not this
The problems spate in the city.
Use this
A spate of problems hit the city.
spate 是名词，不能作动词使用；应使用 'a spate of + 名词' 结构表示'大量的...'。
Not this
There was a spate accidents.
Use this
There was a spate of accidents.
spate 后需接介词 of 才能接名词，表示'一连串的...'。去掉 of 会导致语法错误。
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一连串暴力事件
The city has seen a spate of violence in recent weeks.
近几周这座城市发生了一连串暴力事件。
一连串袭击
There was a spate of attacks on tourists last summer.
去年夏天发生了一连串针对游客的袭击。
一连串厄运
After a spate of bad luck, things finally started to improve.
在一连串厄运之后，情况终于开始好转。
一连串新法律
The government introduced a spate of new laws to tackle the crisis.
政府出台了一连串新法律来应对危机。
一连串伤病
The team suffered a spate of injuries before the final.
决赛前该队遭遇了一连串伤病。
一连串；大量
A spate of accidents on the highway caused long delays.
高速公路上接连发生多起事故，导致长时间延误。
（河水）暴涨；泛滥
After the heavy rain, the river was in spate.
暴雨过后，河水暴涨。
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spate 以 sp 开头，联想 splash（水花）：暴雨后水花四溅、河水泛滥，突然涌来一大串。
语域：neutral 常见场景：news headlines、written reports、flood announcements spate 通常用于书面语或新闻报道，常构成 a spate of + 名词，指短时间出现的一连串不好的事；口语中较少见。in spate（河水上涨/泛滥）也是较正式或书面化的用法。
这些词都以 /eɪt/ 结尾，与 spate 押韵。注意：spat /spæt/、spite /spaɪt/、spade /speɪd/ 拼写近似但发音不同，不押韵。
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