名词
1. 大批，一连串，一阵(尤指令人不快之物)
A spate of things, especially unpleasant things, is a large number of them that happen or appear within a short period of time.
2. (河水)猛涨，泛滥
When a river is in spate it contains a lot more water than usual and is flowing very fast.
1. the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
Synonym: freshet
2. a sudden forceful flow
3. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
e.g. a batch of letters
a deal of trouble
a lot of money
he made a mint on the stock market
see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
it must have cost plenty
a slew of journalists
a wad of money
Synonym: batchdealflockgood dealgreat dealhatfulheaplotmassmessmicklemintmountainmucklepasselpeckpileplentypotquite a littleraftsightslewstacktidy sumwad