英语词汇“spike”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

spikenoun [ C ]

uk/spaɪk/us/spaɪk/

spike noun [ C ] (SHAPE)

a narrow, thin shape with a sharp point at one end, or something, especially a piece of metal, with this shape:

There were large spikes on top of the railings to stop people climbing over them.

Some types of dinosaur had sharp spikes on their tails.

spikes

a set of short, pointed pieces of metal or plastic, attached to the bottom of shoes worn for particular sports, that stop the person wearing the shoes from sliding on the ground, or shoes with these pointed pieces

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Sharp and blunt

blunt
hone
jaggy
keen
point
pointed
pointy
prickly
razor-sharp
sharp
sharpen
sharply
spiked
spiky
spiny
whet

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Shoes

spike noun [ C ] (LEVEL)

a very high amount, price, or level, usually before a fall:

If price spikes continue, people will not be able to afford the new houses they want.

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Increasing and intensifying

-ify
a snowball effect idiom
accretion
accumulate
accumulative
add fuel to the fire idiom
balloon
bump
dial
growing
heighten
hot up
increase
pile
rack
scale sth up
speed-up
spurt
step
step sth up

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spikeverb [ T ]

uk/spaɪk/us/spaɪk/

spike verb [ T ] (STOP)

informal to decide not to publish an article in a newspaper:

The story was deemed too controversial and so they spiked it.

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Preventing and impeding

avert
avoid
avoidable
bar
be a drag on sb/sth idiom
block sth out
bottleneck
derail
fireproof
hold out on sb
hold sb/sth back
hold/keep sb/sth at bay idiom
holding pattern
impede
prevention
prevention is better than cure idiom
preventive
prohibit
pull
scuttle

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spike verb [ T ] (MAKE STRONGER)

to make a drink stronger by adding alcohol, or to add flavour or interest to something:

She claimed that someone had spiked her drink with whisky.

The pasta was served in a cream sauce spiked with black pepper.

His writing is spiked with humour.

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Drinking alcohol

after hours idiom
bender
binge drinking
booze
booze-up
drinking
drinking-up time
drown your sorrows idiom
Dutch courage
hangover
happy hour
hatch
mud
on the booze idiom
out of hours idiom
piss-up
poison
pub crawl
put sth back
shout

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spike verb [ T ] (HIT)

in the sport of volleyball, to hit the ball so that it goes almost straight down on the other side of the net

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Basketball, netball & volleyball

airball
backboard
basket
basketball
beach volleyball
center circle
double-team
dunk
free throw
game ball
inbounds pass
netball
shoot
slam dunk
volleyball

spike verb [ T ] (POINT)

to push a sharp point into something or someone:

She got badly spiked when one of the runners trod on her heel.

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Cutting and stabbing

abrasion
bayonet
carve
carving
chisel
chop
cut sth down
laceration
lance
mow
nick
notch
saw sth down
scratch
slash
slice
transfix
trim
whittle
woodcarving

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spike verb [ T ] (LEVEL)

[ I ] to rise to a higher amount, price, or level, usually before going down again:

The jobless rate in October spiked to a five-year high.

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Increasing and intensifying

-ify
a snowball effect idiom
accretion
accumulate
accumulative
add fuel to the fire idiom
balloon
bump
dial
growing
heighten
hot up
increase
pile
rack
scale sth up
speed-up
spurt
step
step sth up

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Idiom(s)

spike sb's guns

单词	spike
释义	Contents noun (2) spike (SHAPE) spike (LEVEL) verb (5) spike (STOP) spike (MAKE STRONGER) spike (HIT) spike (POINT) spike (LEVEL) Contents noun (1) spike (POINT) verb (1) spike (MAKE STRONGER) Contents noun (1) spike (1) verb (1) spike (1) more…(1) spiking English American Business spikenoun [ C ] uk/spaɪk/us/spaɪk/ spike noun [ C ] (SHAPE) a narrow, thin shape with a sharp point at one end, or something, especially a piece of metal, with this shape: There were large spikes on top of the railings to stop people climbing over them. Some types of dinosaur had sharp spikes on their tails. spikes a set of short, pointed pieces of metal or plastic, attached to the bottom of shoes worn for particular sports, that stop the person wearing the shoes from sliding on the ground, or shoes with these pointed pieces Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Sharp and blunt blunt hone jaggy keen point pointed pointy prickly razor-sharp sharp sharpen sharply spiked spiky spiny whet You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Shoes spike noun [ C ] (LEVEL) a very high amount, price, or level, usually before a fall: If price spikes continue, people will not be able to afford the new houses they want. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Increasing and intensifying -ify a snowball effect idiom accretion accumulate accumulative add fuel to the fire idiom balloon bump dial growing heighten hot up increase pile rack *scale sth* up speed-up spurt step step sth up See more results » spikeverb [ T ] uk/spaɪk/us/spaɪk/ spike verb [ T ] (STOP) informal to decide not to publish an article in a newspaper: The story was deemed too controversial and so they spiked it. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Preventing and impeding avert avoid avoidable bar** be a drag on sb/sth idiom *block sth* out bottleneck derail fireproof hold out on sb hold sb/sth back hold/keep sb/sth at bay idiom holding pattern impede prevention prevention is better than cure idiom preventive prohibit pull scuttle See more results » spike verb [ T ] (MAKE STRONGER) to make a drink stronger by adding alcohol, or to add flavour or interest to something: She claimed that someone had spiked her drink with whisky. The pasta was served in a cream sauce spiked with black pepper. His writing is spiked with humour. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Drinking alcohol after hours idiom bender binge drinking booze booze-up drinking drinking-up time drown your sorrows idiom Dutch courage hangover happy hour hatch mud on the booze idiom out of hours idiom piss-up poison pub crawl put sth back shout See more results » spike verb [ T ] (HIT) in the sport of volleyball, to hit the ball so that it goes almost straight down on the other side of the net Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Basketball, netball & volleyball airball backboard basket basketball beach volleyball center circle double-team dunk free throw game ball inbounds pass netball shoot slam dunk volleyball spike verb [ T ] (POINT) to push a sharp point into something or someone: She got badly spiked when one of the runners trod on her heel. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Cutting and stabbing abrasion bayonet carve carving chisel chop cut sth down laceration lance mow nick notch saw sth down scratch slash slice transfix trim whittle woodcarving See more results » spike verb [ T ] (LEVEL) [ I ] to rise to a higher amount, price, or level, usually before going down again: The jobless rate in October spiked to a five-year high. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Increasing and intensifying -ify a snowball effect idiom accretion accumulate accumulative add fuel to the fire idiom balloon bump dial growing heighten hot up increase pile rack scale sth up speed-up spurt step step sth up See more results » Idiom(s) spike sb's guns spikenoun [ C ] us/spɑɪk/ spike noun [ C ] (POINT) a long metal nail used to hold something in place, or a shape that is long and narrow and comes to a point at one end: railroad spikes Spikes are also pointed pieces of metal fixed on the bottom of special shoes, used in some sports to catch in the ground and prevent falling or sliding, or the shoes themselves. A spike is also a sudden increase, often shown on a graph (= type of drawing) by a long, narrow shape that comes to a point at the top: The upward spike in prices was attributed to bad weather in farm areas. spikeverb [ T ] us/spɑɪk/ spike verb [ T ] (MAKE STRONGER) to add a strong or dangerous substance, usually to a drink or to food: In Hungary you would find yourself eating a local dish of goulash copiously spiked with paprika. fig. Their writing is spiked with a dry, cutting wit. spikenoun [ C ] uk/spaɪk/us a higher price, amount, etc., usually before a fall: a spike in sth Local florists saw a spike in business for Mother's Day. If price spikes continue, people will not be able to afford the new houses they want. spikeverb [ I ] uk/spaɪk/us to reach a higher price, amount, etc., usually before a fall: Cement prices are spiking**. spike to sth The jobless rate in October spiked to a five-year high. spiking adjective There are worries about the spiking interest rates.
随便看	be banging your head against a brick wall be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall be barking up the wrong tree be beautifully, well turned out be beautifully, well, etc. turned out be behind sb be behind sb be behind sb (all the way) be behind sb all the way be behind sb/sth be beneath sb be bent on sth/doing sth be bereaved be beside the point be beside yourself be better able to do something be better off be better than sex be between a rock and a hard place be between the devil and the deep blue sea be beyond description be beyond sb be beyond/past redemption be big of sb be big on sth

spikenoun [ C ]

spike noun [ C ] (SHAPE)

spike noun [ C ] (LEVEL)

spikeverb [ T ]

spike verb [ T ] (STOP)

spike verb [ T ] (MAKE STRONGER)

spike verb [ T ] (HIT)

spike verb [ T ] (POINT)

spike verb [ T ] (LEVEL)

Idiom(s)

spikenoun [ C ]

spike noun [ C ] (POINT)

spikeverb [ T ]

spike verb [ T ] (MAKE STRONGER)

spikenoun [ C ]

spikeverb [ I ]