| 单词 | spree |
| 释义 | Related topics: Leisurespree /spriː/ noun [countable] DLENJOY/LIKE DOING somethinga short period of time when you do a lot of one activity, especially spending money or drinking alcohol 作乐，狂欢〔尤指花钱或喝酒〕on a spree They went on a drinking spree. 他们去痛痛快快地喝了一通。 a shopping spree 疯狂购物Examples from the Corpusspree• Then, against the background of bitter, violent parental quarrels, Chester began a spree of delinquency.• Some stores were bright on reports of an eleventh-hour Christmas buying spree.• He had been sentenced after going on a two-month crime spree.• In contrast Stanley's usually made the inspired calculations of a good invitation side out for a scoring spree.• Jonathan Dyson started the scoring spree by making a 43-yard reception on the Eagles' second play from scrimmage.• This is my first shopping spree.• One was a stabbing spree in which 12 cabdrivers got knifed in one week by a lone assailant.• In the national betting holiday just past, teen-agers were full players in the spree.on a spree• In addition to the sugar cubes a large jelly had been made for the occasion, indicative of 1950s kids on a spree.• You took her pet lamb Joseph out on a spree, didn't you?• We had such great fun collecting the toys because we bought them on days off when we were out on a spree.From Longman Business Dictionaryspreespree /spriː/ noun [countable] spending/buying/takeover etc spree a short period of time during which someone spends a lot of moneyConsumers went on a spending spree.The company embarked on a takeover spree during the 1980s.Origin spree (1700-1800) Perhaps from Scottish English spreath “attack to steal cattle”, from Scottish Gaelic spreidh “cattle”spree nounChinese Corpus when Business short of a you do time period |
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