(often followed by `of\\\') a large number or amount or extent;
\\\"a batch of letters\\\"
\\\"a deal of trouble\\\"
\\\"a lot of money\\\"
\\\"he made a mint on the stock market\\\"
\\\"see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos\\\"
\\\"it must have cost plenty\\\"
\\\"a slew of journalists\\\"
\\\"a wad of money\\\"
a sudden forceful flow
the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
造句
After the storm all the rivers were in spate. 暴雨過后河水都上漲了。