단어 : spate / 발음 : 스페잇
뜻 : (보통 불쾌한 일의) 빈발 (~ of sth)
뜻(영어) : A spate of things, especially unpleasant things, is a large number of them that happen or appear within a short period of time.
예문 : 그 폭탄 공격은 빈발하던 테러 공격 행위들 중 가장 최근의 것이었다.
뜻 : The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks.