Front | pike |
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Back | pikenoun, verbBrE /paɪk/NAmE /paɪk/ noun 1 (pl. pike) a large freshwater fish with very sharp teeth 狗鱼; 梭子鱼 2 a weapon with a sharp blade on a long wooden handle, used in the past by soldiers on foot 3 (NAmE) = turnpike 4 (dialect) a pointed top of a hill in the north of Englandthe Langdale Pikescome down the ˈpike (NAmE, informal) to happen; to become noticeableWe're hearing a lot about new inventions coming down the pike. verb (AustralE, NZE, informal)ˌpike ˈoutto decide not to do sth that you had agreed to doˈpike on sbto fail to help or support sb as they had hoped or expected |
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