spree

英 [spriː]

美 [spriː]

n.  (常指过分)玩乐，作乐; 纵乐; 一阵，一通(犯罪活动)

复数：sprees　

Collins.1 / BNC.14800 / COCA.11222

牛津词典

noun

• （常指过分）玩乐，作乐；纵乐
  a short period of time that you spend doing one particular activity that you enjoy, but often too much of it
  1. a shopping/spending spree
     狂购一气；痛痛快快花一通钱
  2. He's out on a spree .
     他到外面潇洒去了。
• 一阵，一通（犯罪活动）
  a period of activity, especially criminal activity
  1. to go on a killing spree
     一阵杀戮

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 毫无节制;纵情
  If you spend a period of time doing something in an excessive way, you can say that you are goingona particular kind ofspree.
  1. Some Americans went on a spending spree in December to beat the new tax.
     一些美国人在 12 月疯狂花钱，以避开新税。

英英释义

noun

• a brief indulgence of your impulses
  Synonym:fling

verb

• engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping

双语例句

• Like Japan in the 1980s, China is going on a shopping spree of companies and real estate abroad.
  与上世纪80年代的日本一样，中国正在海外大举收购企业和房地产。
• The remarks triggered a buying spree for alternative reserve currencies, principally the euro.
  吴晓灵的言论引发了对替代储备货币主要是欧元的疯狂买盘。
• The killing spree in Tripoli and other Libyan cities in recent days puts a lie to that.
  但近日在利比亚首都的黎波里和其它城市发生的疯狂杀戮，揭穿了其中的谎言。
• The spending spree has helped steady China's economy while other major nations remained mired in the global downturn.
  在其他主要国家仍深陷全球经济下滑泥潭的时候，大举支出帮助中国经济实现了稳定。
• It's now been confirmed that the gunman's killing spree continued for an hour and a half.
  现在已经证实，持枪杀人狂魔的扫射持续了一个半小时。
• But halting the dollar buying spree seems unlikely.
  但是，要停止大量购买美元似乎不大可能。
• I know but I went on a shopping spree yesterday and spent it all.
  我知道，可是我昨天去大采购，全都花光了。
• Some Americans went on a spending spree in December to beat the new tax.
  一些美国人在12月疯狂花钱，以避开新税。
• Cash-rich Chinese companies are on a buying spree again, hoping to take advantage of low asset prices.
  目前，现金充裕的中国公司再次掀起收购潮，希望利用资产价格低企的时机。
• Old sebastian's on the spree again.
  老塞巴斯蒂安又狂欢了。