spree

• n. 狂欢；无节制的狂热行为；欢闹
• vi. 狂欢；狂饮
• n. (Spree)人名；(德)施普雷

词态变化

中文词源

俚语，可能来自法语 espirt,精神，生机勃勃，词源同 spirit.引申词义玩乐，狂欢。

英文词源

spree (n.)

"a frolic, drinking bout," 1804, slang, earliest use in Scottish dialect works, of uncertain origin. Perhaps [Barnhart] an alteration of French esprit "lively wit" (see esprit). According to Klein, Irish spre seems to be a loan-word from Old Norse sprakr. Watkins proposes a possible origin as an alteration of Scots spreath "cattle raid," from Gaelic sprédh, spré, "cattle; wealth," from Middle Irish preit, preid, "booty," ultimately from Latin praeda "plunder, booty" (see prey (n.)).

The splore is a frolic, a merry meeting. In the slang language of the inhabitants of St Giles's, in London, it is called a spree or a go. [Note in "Select Scottish Songs, Ancient and Modern," vol. II, London, 1810]

In Foote's comedy "The Maid of Bath" (1794) the word appears as a Scottish dialect pronunciation of spry: " 'When I intermarried with Sir Launcelot Coldstream, I was en siek a spree lass as yoursel; and the baronet bordering upon his grand climacteric;' " etc.

双语例句

1. They went on the spree and spent a lot of money.

他们大吃大喝,花了一大笔钱.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. After her shoplifting spree she lived in mortal dread of being found out.

在商店连番行窃之后,她惶恐终日,害怕给人发现.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Old Sebastian's on the spree again.

老塞巴斯蒂安又狂欢了.

来自辞典例句

5. He went on a drinking spree.

他狂饮作乐.

来自辞典例句