spike

noun

/spaɪk/

[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
[countable, usually plural] a metal point attached to the sole of a sports shoe to prevent you from slipping while running（防滑）鞋钉 compare cleat
spikes
[plural] shoes fitted with these metal spikes, used for running（赛跑用的）钉鞋
- a pair of spikes一双钉鞋
[countable] a long pointed group of flowers that grow together on a single stem穗；穗状花序
[countable, usually singular] a sudden large increase in something猛增；急升
- a spike in oil prices油价的急剧上涨
Topics Change, cause and effectc2

词源noun 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/

动词形式

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

[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用尖物刺入（或扎破） synonym stab
[transitive] spike something (with something) to add alcohol, poison or a drug to somebody’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。
- She suspected that her drink had been spiked.她怀疑她的饮料被掺了进去。
[transitive] spike something to reject something that a person has written or said; to prevent something 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。
[intransitive] spike (to something) (especially North American English) 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。
Topics Change, cause and effectc2

词源verb 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

(British English) to cause the plans of an opponent to fail打乱对手的计划