- A spike is a sharp point, often made of metal or wood, but not always. Hedgehogs have long skinny spikes that keep them from being eaten by predators.
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- n. 长钉，道钉；钉鞋；细高跟
- vt. 阻止；以大钉钉牢；用尖物刺穿
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1. He was a different person after that spike went through his brain.
从那根道钉穿过他的大脑之后他就完全变了一个人。
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2. Looking at a close-up of the temperature spike, we see distinct troughs right next to the spike.
观察对温度尖峰的特写，我们可以看到恰好在尖峰附近有一个明显的波谷。
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3. After each spike, including a big one in the summer of 2009 when she appeared on the cover of Playboy, the interest tapers off.
每一次停刊、包括2009年夏天一个大型的杂志——当时她出现在《花花公子》的封面上，人们的兴趣就会降低。
- spike (n.1) "large nail," mid-14c., perhaps from or related to a Scandinavian word, such as Old Norse spik "splinter," Middle Swedish spijk "nail," from Proto-Germanic *spikaz (source also of Middle Dutch spicher, Dutch spijker "nail," Old English spicing "large nail," Old English spaca, Old High German speihha "spoke"), from PIE root *spei- "sharp point" (source also of Latin spica "ear of corn," spina "thorn, prickle, backbone," and perhaps pinna "pin" (see pin (n.)); Greek spilas "rock, cliff;" Lettish spile "wooden fork;" Lithuanian speigliai "thorns," spitna "tongue of a buckle," Old English spitu "spit").
- spike (n.2) "ear of grain," c. 1300, from Latin spica "ear of grain," from PIE *spei-ko-, from suffixed form of root *spei- "sharp point" (see spine).
- spike (v.) 1620s, "to fasten with spikes," from spike (n.1). Meaning "to rise in a spike" is from 1958. Military sense (1680s) means "to disable guns by driving a large nail into the touch-hole." Figurative use of this sense is from 1823. Meaning "to lace (a drink) with liquor" is from 1889. Journalism sense of "to kill a story before publication" (1908) is from the metal spindle in which old-time editors filed hard copy of stories after they were set in type, or especially when rejected for publication. Related: Spiked; spiking.
spike / spaɪk ; NAmE spaɪk / noun , verb spike spikes spiked spiking noun 1 [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 2 [countable , usually plural ] a metal point attached to the soleof a sports shoe to prevent you from slipping while running （防滑）鞋钉 ☞compare cleat (2 ), ( 3 ) 3 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 4 [countable ] a long pointed group of flowers that grow together on a single stem 穗；穗状花序 5 [countable , usually singular ] ( informal) ( especially NAmE) a sudden large increase in sth 猛增；急升 ◆ a spike in oil prices 油价的急剧上涨 verb 1 [transitive ] spikesb/sth (on sth) to push a sharp piece of metal, wood, etc. into sb/sth; to injure sth on a sharp point 用尖物刺入（或扎破） SYN stab 2 [transitive ] spikesth (with sth) to add alcohol, poison or a drug to sb'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。 3 [transitive ] spikesth to reject sth that a person has written or said; to prevent sth 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。 4 [intransitive ] spike(to sth) ( especially NAmE) 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。 IDIOM spike sb's ˈguns ( BrE) to spoil the plans of an opponent 打乱对手的计划 spike / spaɪk ; NAmE spaɪk /
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