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2007.09.26(Review of 2004.06.10 edition)
If, as they say, “Too much of a good thing can be bad for you”, what about too much of a bad thing?
SPATE OF 大量の、多発する
- A spate of something - especially unpleasant events - is a large number of such things occurring within a short period of time.
- spate of は、(特に、好ましくない出来事について)短期間に数多く発生している状態を表します。
- It took three days to restore power to the area after the storm, and the long delay sparked off a spate of complaints from customers.
- There has been a spate of rumors among employees concerning a possible merger with the company's largest competitor.
- The government ordered a recall of the automobile in response to a spate of serious accidents linked to a transmission defect.
- This spate of bankruptcies and plant closings has shareholders very worried.
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