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

• 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。
• It was payday, so we went out on a spree.
  发工资了，所以我们出外狂欢了一回。
• No one will lose sleep over a couple on a killing spree.
  在杀戮狂欢中没人会担心一对夫妇的。
• Chinese people will remain for many years after the current spree of buying behavior of heartache.
  中国人很多年后仍将会为目前这种无节制的狂热的购买行为感到心痛。
• 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。
• 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。
• They went on a wild$ 900 shopping spree.
  他们出去大买特买了900英镑的东西。
• 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。
• Chinese companies have been stepping up their global investment spree in the past 12 months.
  过去12个月里，中国企业的全球大举投资行动一直在加码。
• He was away on a buying spree.
  他出去狂购物了。