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

Alibaba is essentially locking-in cool and bright brands to expand its ecosystem with its investment spree.
实际上，阿里巴巴斥巨资锁定了一些很酷、很抢眼的品牌，以扩张自己的生态系统。
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。
The remarks triggered a buying spree for alternative reserve currencies, principally the euro.
吴晓灵的言论引发了对替代储备货币主要是欧元的疯狂买盘。
With access to new credit lines, the Greek populace and its government went on a spending spree.
新的信贷额度让希腊民众和政府开始了花钱如流水的日子。
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。
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。
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。
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。
It's not that I'm so giddy, I've been on a shopping spree.
不是我太轻浮，我刚沉醉在购物的喜悦中。
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。