1. Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the area. 警察正在调查这一地区发生的大量盗窃案。
2. He is particularly interested in the Chinglish he finds on a spate of signs, menus and the like in China. 他对在大量的招牌、菜单和中国的其他地方寻找发现中式英语有着特别的兴趣。
3. At the same time, few scientists agree with the idea that the recent spate of potent hurricanes, European heat waves, African drought and other weather extremes are, in essence, our fault. 然而，几乎没有科学家同意这一观点：近来由强力飓风而发的洪水、欧洲的热浪、非洲的干旱以及其它的极端天气，其实都是我们的过错。
英英解释
n.
1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
2. a sudden forceful flow
3. the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
