a short period of time that you spend doing one particular activity that you enjoy, but often too much of it (常指过分)玩乐,作乐;纵乐 Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingc2She's out on a mad spending spree. 她外出疯狂花费去了。 a massive buying spree 大买特买
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- massive
- buying
- shopping
- …
- go on
- on a spree
(used especially in newspapers )尤用于报章 a period of activity, especially criminal activity 一阵,一通(犯罪活动) to go on a killing spree 一阵杀戮
Extra ExamplesHungry mobs went on a looting spree in the city. 饥饿的暴民在这座城市里大肆抢劫。 Vandals went on a £10 000 wrecking spree. 肇事者肆意破坏,损失达 1 万英镑。 Uruguay's scoring spree began in the fourth minute. 乌拉圭队的进球狂潮在第 4 分钟时拉开了序幕。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- massive
- buying
- shopping
- …
- go on
- on a spree
Word Originlate 18th cent.: of unknown origin.