名詞 spate:

1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
   同義詞：batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
2. a sudden forceful flow
   同義詞：rush, surge, upsurge
3. the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
   同義詞：freshet

1. After the storm all the rivers were in spate.
   暴雨過後河水都上漲了。