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 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。
• 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。
• And no one yet knows how many new NPLs have been created by the latest lending spree.
  而且没人知道在最新一轮的放贷风潮中又增加了多少不良贷款。
• In the 10 months since Lehman imploded, Chinese companies have gone on an unprecedented buying spree.
  雷曼兄弟破产以后的10个月期间，中国公司掀起了一股规模空前的收购热潮。
• Movie brings the spree to vision, but the supremacy is an inescapable topic.
  电影的音画给人类带来了视觉的狂欢，然而电影话语霸权却是不可不说的话题。
• But the company had loaded up on debt to pay for the building spree.
  但大规模的建设让公司背上了沉重债务。
• Chinese companies have been on a buying spree, snapping up mineral and hydrocarbons resources around the world.
  中国企业近来在海外大举投资，忙着在世界各地收购矿产和油气资源。
• 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。
• 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。