spike
n. 尖狀物; (防滑)鞋釘; 穗; 猛增
vt. 加烈酒於; 用尖物刺入; 阻止…傳播;拒絕發表
A spike is a long piece of metal with a sharp point.
...a 15-foot wall topped with iron spikes...
頂端裝有鐵刺的 15 英尺高的牆
Yellowing receipts had been impaled on a metal spike.
發黃的收據被穿在一根金屬扦上。
Any long pointed object can be referred to as a spike .
Her hair stood out in spikes.
她的頭髮一簇簇豎立著。
...a long spike of white flowers.
一長枝尖尖的白花穗
If there is a spike in the price, volume, or amount of something, the price, volume, or amount of it suddenly increases.
Although you'd think business would have boomed during the war, there was only a small spike in interest.
人們會認為戰爭期間生意會很紅火,但實際上利息只有小幅上升。
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.
If your drink is spiked, someone has added alcohol or drugs to it without telling you.
They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked.
他們有些疑惑自己的飲料裡是否被偷偷攙了烈性酒。
...drinks spiked with tranquillisers.
被偷偷加了鎮靜劑的飲料
1. a transient variation in voltage or current
2. sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes;
3. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
4. (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
5. a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline;
6. a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall
7. a long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)
8. any holding device consisting of a long sharp-pointed object
9. a long metal nail
1. stand in the way of
2. pierce with a sharp stake or point;
3. secure with spikes
4. bring forth a spike or spikes;
5. add alcohol beverages
6. manifest a sharp increase;
spike someone's guns
挫敗某人的計劃
If no. 6 had set up better, Louis would have made a terrific spike.
如果6號隊員的二傳更好些, 路易斯就會扣個好球.
That could limit the next spike in commodity prices once the economy recovers.
這樣一來,一旦經濟復甦,能源價格再度急劇攀升的勢頭也會受到限制.
They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.
他們會使出各種手段來挫敗對手.
The probability curve would have collapsed to a narrow spike.
機率線則會縮成一條狹窄的峰.
The seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor.
地震儀對震動顯示一個對應的銳波.