| 单词 | spiked | 
| 释义 | spikedadj.1 1.  Of plants: Having an inflorescence in the form of a spike; bearing ears, as grain. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > 			[adjective]		 > of cereal plants > having ears or in the ear eareda1398 eary1578 spiked1601 prick-eared1922 1601    P. Holland tr.  Pliny Hist. World II. 559  				Wheat and such like spiked corne withstand the winter cold better than Pulse. 1640    J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 1169  				This greatest sort groweth up with..stalkes two foot high, on which stand long round spiked heads. 1712    Philos. Trans. 1710–12 		(Royal Soc.)	 27 416  				Neither grows it upright and spiked, but procumbent and racemose. 1777    R. Potter tr.  Æschylus Supplicants in  tr.  Æschylus Tragedies 114  				Dogs..yield to the mast'ring wolves; And the soft reed to the firm spiked corn. 1830    J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 172  				Herbaceous dicotyledons, with..opposite leaves, spiked flowers. 1870    J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 315  				Clusters of flowers spiked.  2.  In specific names, as  spiked brome-grass,  spiked clover,  spiked liatris,  spiked loosestrife,  spiked mint, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > 			[adjective]		 > having particular shape, type, or arrangement > of a spike > bearing a spike spiked1597 spicate1668 spiculate1832 tristachyous1891 1597    J. Gerard Herball  i. 339  				The spiked Rose Plantaine hath very few leaues. 1731    P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Mentha  				Common Spik'd-Mint, usually call'd Spear-Mint. 1731    P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Veronica  				Narrow-leav'd spik'd Speedwell. 1731    P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Veronica  				Welsh spiked Speedwell. ?1768–9    Encycl. Brit. 		(1771)	 I. 681  				The pinnatus or spiked brome-grass. 1796    W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants 		(ed. 3)	 II. 350  				Spiked Rush. Near the summits of the Highland mountains. 1822    S. Clarke Hortus Anglicus II. 351  				Spiked Liatris;..spike leafy, dense above. 1828    J. E. Smith Eng. Flora 		(ed. 2)	 II. 343  				Spiked Purple-Loosestrife... Flowers in whorled leafy spikes. 1851    Rural Cycl. IV. 15/2  				The spiked rampion, Phyteuma spicatum, has sometimes been used as an article of food. 1855    A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. III. 345  				Spiked Rampion... This rare species has been found only in Sussex. 1888    Boston 		(Mass.)	 Jrnl. 6 Dec. 2/3  				A native forage plant, called ‘spiked clover’, is attracting attention in California. The plant puts out white blossoms on slender spikes. DerivativesThis entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2021). spikedadj.2 1.  Provided with spikes or sharp points. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > 			[adjective]		 > having (a) sharp projection(s) tootheda1387 tatteredc1394 beaked1589 toothy1611 beaking1679 spiked1681 sworded1681 pronged1707 spiky1720 teethful1729 sharp-pointed1748 spiculated1762 arrowy1791 nibbed1794 shark-toothed1794 tusky1830 spicant1867 spurry1875 1681    N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis  i. vi. i. 125  				The Spiked-Wilk. Murex Aculeatus. a1727    I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended 		(1728)	 iv. 319  				An archer..crowned with a spiked crown. 1763    Brit. Mag. 4 206  				Shot, of all sizes, from 28 pounders to four ounces... Grape ditto... Spiked [ditto]. 1830    S. R. Meyrick Engraved Illustr. Antient Arms & Armour II. Pl. 80  				The long spiked-rowel spur of Edward IV's time, of iron. 1849    ‘Bat’ Cricketer's Man. 		(ed. 3)	 104 		(advt.)	  				Spiked Soles for Cricket Shoes. 1884    W. S. B. McLaren Spinning Woollen & Worsted 		(ed. 2)	 182  				The three spiked workers..revolve above it in the opposite direction.  2.   spiked buck  n. a spike-buck. U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > 			[noun]		 > in its first year spike-buck1860 spike-horn1869 spiked buck1897 spiker1924 1897    Outing 29 439/1  				A strong, young, spiked buck.  3.   a.  Laced or fortified with alcohol. Also transferred and figurative.In some examples parsable as past participle of the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > 			[adjective]		 > with alcohol added spiritful1608 sprightful1615 spirituous1646 spirited1648 with a stick in it1808 well-laced1826 brandied1833 brandified1841 whiskied1850 spiked1909 needled1929 alcoholic1989 1909    Dial. Notes 3 374  				Spike, v.tr. 1. To mix an alcoholic with a non-alcoholic beverage. Chiefly in the pp. ‘This lemonade is heavily spiked.’ 1929    Detective Fiction Weekly 23 Mar. 161/2  				‘I can ditch a drink that I suspect of being spiked.’ This word ‘spiked’ was that year [sc. c 1899] the very newest slang, signifying ‘doped’. 1942    E. Paul Narrow Street i. 2  				Some of the early risers huddled round the counter to swallow their coffee, often spiked with cheap, watered rum or cognac. 1960    J. McNamee Florencia Bay 52  				Then the promoter who, on the strength of spiked assays, had floated a company. 1974    P. Cave Mama 		(new ed.)	 xi. 95  				The babble of conversation was liberally spiked with laughter, merriment and enthusiasm.  b.  transferred. Containing a small addition of a radioactive or otherwise distinctive material; enriched. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical properties > 			[adjective]		 > enriched spiked1959 1959    F. G. Foote in  Hausner  & Schumar Nucl. Fuel Elem. v. 78  				The best use of plutonium-spiked uranium fuels would be in fast neutron reactors. 1962    Analyt. Chem. 34 709/2  				Separate spiked and unspiked analyses must be made of the unknown uranium sample. 1975    Sci. Amer. Oct. 27/2  				The idea is to add about half a gram of plutonium 239 to each kilogram of uranium. Since a kilogram of natural uranium contains 7·2 grams of U-235, the ‘spiked’ fuel would contain a total of 7·7 grams of fissionable material. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  | 
	
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