[N-COUNT 可数名词]金属钉状物;尖锥;尖钉 A spike is a long piece of metal with a sharp point.
...a 15-foot wall topped with iron spikes...
顶端装有铁刺的 15 英尺高的墙
Yellowing receipts had been impaled on a metal spike.
发黄的收据被穿在一根金属扦上。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]细长的尖状物 Any long pointed object can be referred to as a spike .
[usu with supp]
Her hair stood out in spikes.
她的头发一簇簇竖立着。
...a long spike of white flowers.
一长枝尖尖的白花穗
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](价格、数量的)突然上升,剧增 If there is a spike in the price, volume, or amount of something, the price, volume, or amount of it suddenly increases.
[oft N in n]
Although you'd think business would have boomed during the war, there was only a small spike in interest.
人们会认为战争期间生意会很红火,但实际上利息只有小幅上升。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词](跑步运动员穿的)钉鞋,跑鞋Spikes are a pair of sports shoes with pointed pieces of metal attached to the soles. They help runners' feet to grip the ground when they are running.
[also a pair of n]
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[VERB 动词]偷偷往(饮料中)搀烈性酒(或毒品) If your drink is spiked, someone has added alcohol or drugs to it without telling you.
[be V-ed]
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[usu passive]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked.
他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。
...drinks spiked with tranquillisers.
被偷偷加了镇静剂的饮料
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spike/spaɪk; NAmEspaɪk/
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spikespikesspikedspikingnoun1[countable ]a thin object with a sharp point, especially a pointed piece of metal, wood, etc. 尖状物;尖头;尖刺◆a row of iron spikes on a wall墙头的一排尖铁◆Her hair stood up in spikes.她的头发一缕一缕地翘着。☞see also
spike heel
2[countable , usually plural ]a metal point attached to the soleof a sports shoe to prevent you from slipping while running (防滑)鞋钉☞compare
cleat
(2 ), (3 )3spikes[plural ]shoes fitted with these metal spikes,used for running (赛跑用的)钉鞋◆a pair of spikes一双钉鞋4[countable ]a long pointed group of flowers that grow together on a single stem穗;穗状花序5[countable , usually singular ]( informal) ( especially NAmE) a sudden large increase in sth 猛增;急升◆a spike in oil prices油价的急剧上涨verb1[transitive ]spikesb/sth (on sth) to push a sharp piece of metal, wood, etc. into sb/sth; to injure sth on a sharp point 用尖物刺入(或扎破)SYN
stab
2[transitive ]spikesth (with sth) to add alcohol, poison or a drug to sb's drink or food without them knowing 在…中偷偷掺入(烈酒、毒药或毒品)◆He gave her a drink spiked with tranquillizers.他给了她一杯偷偷放了镇静剂的饮料。◆( figurative) Her words were spiked with malice.她的话暗含恶意。3[transitive ]spikesth to reject sth that a person has written or said; to prevent sth from happening or being made public 拒绝发表;阻止…传播;阻挠◆The article was spiked for fear of legal action against the newspaper.因担心被提起诉讼,报社未发表那篇文章。4[intransitive ]spike(to sth) ( especially NAmE) to rise quickly and reach a high value 迅速升值;急剧增值◆The US dollar spiked to a three-month high.美元猛然升值到三个月来的最高价。IDIOMspike sb's ˈguns( BrE) to spoil the plans of an opponent 打乱对手的计划spike/spaɪk; NAmEspaɪk/
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spikespike1 /spaɪk/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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1something long and thin with a sharp point, especially a pointed piece of metal2[usually singular] a sudden large increase in the number or rate of somethingspike in a spike in interest rates3spikes [plural] shoes with metal points on the bottom, worn by people who run races, play golf etc4spike heels [plural] a pair of women’s shoes with very high thin heels
spike1 noun
spike2 verb
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1[transitive] to secretly add strong alcohol or a drug to someone’s drink or foodspike something with something The orange juice had been spiked with gin.2[intransitive] if the number or rate of something spikes, it increases quickly and by a large amount: New telephone orders have spiked in the last two years.3[transitive] to push a sharp tool or object into something4[transitive] to prevent someone from saying something or printing something in a newspaper: a clumsy attempt to spike rumours of a cabinet split5a)spike the ball American English to powerfully throw an American football down on the ground to celebrate a touchdownb)[intransitive, transitive] to powerfully hit a volleyball down over the net6spike somebody’s guns British English to spoil an opponent’s plans