spate /spelt; spet/ n 1 strong current of water at abnormally high level (in a river): (河中之)洪流; 洪水： After the storm the rivers were all in ~. 暴風(fēng)雨過后各河流河水暴深。 2 sudden rush of business, etc: 營(yíng)業(yè)等突然涌到： a ~ of orders; 訂單大量涌到; a ~ of new cars on the market. 市場(chǎng)犬量的. 新車。