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大批，一连串，一阵(尤指令人不快之物)
A spate of things, especially unpleasant things, is a large number of them that happen or appear within a short period of time.
例句
...the recent spate of attacks on horses.
最近发生的一连串袭马事件
...the current spate of scandals.
目前流传的大量谣言