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。
• Continuously rising gold prices have sparked a buying spree among individual investors throughout China this year.
  持续上升的黄金价格引发了今年中国各地个人投资者的购买热。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was away on a buying spree.
  他出去狂购物了。
• 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。
• Billionaires have been on a real estate buying spree.
  亿万富豪们掀起了一股购买房产的狂潮。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。