spate/speɪt/

n 用作单

1. 大量，大批

• a spate of new orders 大量的新订单

2. 一阵；突然迸发

• a spate of flu 一阵流感

词组in full spate 全盛；处在高潮

• A migration into European countries continued in full spate. 移居欧洲国家的热潮一直在持续。

in spate (河水等)高涨

• All the rivers were in spate after the storm. 暴雨之后河水都涨高了。