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单词 pike
释义
pikepike /paɪk/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINpike
Origin:
1 1300-1400 pike ‘sharp pointed object’ (11-20 centuries), from Old English pic2 1500-1600 French pique3-4 1800-1900 turnpike
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A 21-pound pike was caught there recently.
  • Authorities said they were sending biologists to Delliker Pond to determine whether pike were present there.
  • Imagine for a moment what easy pickings a huge shoal of small bream are to a pack of marauding pike.
  • Our image as a bunch of bumpkins who roll over for anything that comes down the pike?
  • The personal best pike measured a massive 45 inches with a girth of 24 inches and was returned alive.
word sets
WORD SETS
anchovy, nounbarracuda, nounbass, nouncarp, nouncod, nounconger eel, noundab, noundogfish, noundorsal, adjectivedory, nouneel, nounfin, nounfish, nounfish farm, nounflatfish, nounflounder, nounflying fish, noungill, noungoldfish, nounguppy, nounhaddock, nounhake, nounhalibut, nounherring, nounmarlin, nounminnow, nounmullet, nounpelagic, adjectiveperch, nounpike, nounpilchard, nounpiranha, nounplaice, nounray, nounroach, nounsalmon, nounsardine, nounschool, nounshark, nounskate, nounsnapper, nounsole, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsprat, nounsturgeon, nounsunfish, nountiddler, nountrout, nountuna, nountunny, nounturbot, nounwhitebait, nounwhiting, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
· I did catch the occasional pike, and to this day there is no fish for which I have such respect.
· Our image as a bunch of bumpkins who roll over for anything that comes down the pike?
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • Job opportunities like this don't come down the pike that often.
  • Our image as a bunch of bumpkins who roll over for anything that comes down the pike?
1pike (1) (plural pike) a large fish that eats other fish and lives in rivers and lakes2a long-handled weapon with a sharp blade, used in the past3come down the pike American English to happen or become known:  The world is being turned upside down by the string of multimedia technologies coming down the pike.4 American English spoken a turnpike
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