1·A spate of strikes has thrown a spanner into the workshop of the world.
一连串的罢工已给这个世界工厂带来了麻烦。
2·There has been a spate of robberies in the area recently.
最近这一地区接连发生了多起抢劫案。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks.
这次炸弹爆炸事件是一连串恐怖主义袭击中最近的一起。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·There's been a spate of muggings in the area.
这一地区出现了大量抢劫事件。
5·Hungary has witnessed a spate of especially nasty murders.
匈牙利接连发生了一连串极为恶劣的凶案。
6·A spate of food scandals is blamed for many of the conversions.
一连串的食品丑闻被指责为许多往素食的转换的原因。
7·A spate of other arrests last year suggests a wider clampdown.
而去年发生的一连串的逮捕事件表明这次言论限制行动比以往的范围更广。
8·A spate of English reading materials began to pour off the presses.
大量英语读物开始泛滥发行。
9·At least 100 Iraqis were killed in a spate of attacks in or near Baghdad.
至少100名伊拉克人在巴格达附近的一连串袭击中丧生。
10·In recent years there have been a spate of attacks in university dorm rooms.
近年来，中国大学宿舍里发生了许多袭击事件。