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单词 spike
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spike

noun
/spaɪk/
/spaɪk/
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  1. [countable] a thin object with a sharp point, especially a pointed piece of metal, wood, etc.
    • a row of iron spikes on a wall
    • Her hair stood up in spikes.
    see also spike heel
  2. [countable, usually plural] a metal point attached to the sole of a sports shoe to prevent you from slipping while running compare cleat
  3. spikes
     [plural] shoes fitted with these metal spikes, used for running
    • a pair of spikes
  4. [countable] a long pointed group of flowers that grow together on a single stem
  5. [countable, usually singular] a sudden large increase in something
    • a spike in oil prices
    Topics Change, cause and effectc2
    6. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 and noun sense 5 Middle English: perhaps from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch spiker, related to spoke. noun sense 4 late Middle English (denoting an ear of corn): from Latin spica ‘spike, ear of corn’; related to spina ‘spine’.

spike

verb
/spaɪk/
/spaɪk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they spike
/spaɪk/
/spaɪk/
he / she / it spikes
/spaɪks/
/spaɪks/
past simple spiked
/spaɪkt/
/spaɪkt/
past participle spiked
/spaɪkt/
/spaɪkt/
-ing form spiking
/ˈspaɪkɪŋ/
/ˈspaɪkɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. [transitive] spike somebody/something (on something) to push a sharp piece of metal, wood, etc. into somebody/something; to injure something on a sharp point synonym stab
  2. [transitive] spike something (with something) to add alcohol, poison or a drug to somebody’s drink or food without them knowing
    • He gave her a drink spiked with tranquillizers.
    • (figurative) Her words were spiked with malice.
    • She suspected that her drink had been spiked.
  3. [transitive] spike something to reject something that a person has written or said; to prevent something from happening or being made public
    • The article was spiked for fear of legal action against the newspaper.
  4. [intransitive] spike (to something) (especially North American English) to rise quickly and reach a high value
    • The US dollar spiked to a three-month high.
    Topics Change, cause and effectc2
    5. Word Originverb Middle English: perhaps from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch spiker, related to spoke. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.
Idioms
spike somebody’s guns
  1. (British English) to cause the plans of an opponent to fail
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