单词 | pike |
释义 | pike (paɪk ) Word forms: pikes language note: The form pike is often used as the plural for meaning [sense 1]. 1. variable noun A pike is a large fish that lives in rivers and lakes and eats other fish. Pike is this fish eaten as food. 2. countable noun In former times, a pike was a weapon consisting of a pointed blade on the end of a long pole. 3. come down the pike phrase When something comes down the pike, it happens or occurs. [US, informal] There have been threats to veto any legislation that comes down the pike. Image of pike © DBtale, Shutterstock Idioms: come down the pike [US] to start to happen or to become available There may be some new treatments coming down the pike. There's a new medicine called tacrine or THA that was recently made available. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 狗鱼 Japanese: カワカマス |
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