单词：spates
音标：[speɪts] ；
n. 大量( spate的复数形式 ); （河流）暴涨; 发洪水; （人）口若悬河
n. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
n. a sudden forceful flow
n. the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
n. a sudden forceful flow
n. the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow