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spike

/spahyk/US // spaɪk //UK // (spaɪk) //

尖顶,尖峰,尖峰时刻,尖锐湿疣

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 inches long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track.
    • : something resembling such a nail; a stiff, sharp-pointed piece or part: to set spikes in the top of a cement wall.
    • : a sharp-pointed piece of metal set with the point outward, as on a weapon.
    • : an abrupt increase or rise: a chart showing a spike of unusual activity in the stock market; a sudden spike of electrical current.
    • : a rectangular or naillike metal projection on the heel and sole of a shoe for improving traction, as of a baseball player or a runner.
    • : spikes, a pair of shoes having such projections.
    • : the unbranched antler of a young deer.
    • : Botany. a flower stalk.
    • : a pointed portion of a continuous curve or graph, usually rising above the adjacent portion: a spike in the value of the voltage.
    • : Volleyball. a hard smash, hit close to the net, almost straight down into the opponent's court.
    • : Slang. a hypodermic needle.
v.有主动词 verb
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    spiked, spik·ing.

    • : to fasten or secure with a spike or spikes.
    • : to provide or set with a spike or spikes.
    • : to pierce with or impale on a spike.
    • : to set or stud with something suggesting spikes.
    • : to injure with the spikes of one's shoe, as in baseball.
    • : Volleyball. to hit with a powerful, overarm motion from a position close to the net so as to cause it to travel almost straight down into the court of the opponents.
    • : Football. to slam to the ground in the end zone, after scoring a touchdown.
    • : to render useless by driving a spike into the touchhole.
    • : to make ineffective; frustrate or thwart: to spike a rumor; to spike someone's chances for promotion.
    • : Informal. to add alcoholic liquor to.to add to: The cocoa was spiked with cyanide.
    • : Journalism Slang. to refuse by or as if by placing on a spindle.
v.无主动词 verb
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    spiked, spik·ing.

    • : to rise or increase sharply: Interest rates spiked up last week.

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Examples

  • It’s clear that there’s a big spike in unidentified search terms starting September 2nd.

  • In July, Disney World reopened amid a spike in Florida coronavirus cases.

  • Some other potential coronavirus vaccines now in testing use human adenoviruses to carry the spike protein.

  • Fryer said he was also struck to find that investigations not sparked by viral incidents also did not produce spikes in violent crime.

  • This is why in the lab, neural spikes are usually recorded offline and processed using computers, rather than with on-board electronics.

  • In a famous rant, Spike Lee blamed hipsters for the gentrication of his old neighborhood in Brooklyn.

  • On Friday evening, a crowd of Hollywood luminaries gathered to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Spike Lee classic.

  • “So Spike, thank you for helping me impress Michelle, and thank you for telling a powerful story,” added President Obama.

  • Both shows are still on the air (although Cops has since been sold to the Spike Network).

  • Spike Lee and The New York Times' A.O. Scott disagree on this.

  • He was soon chewing gum as Spike Brennon chewed it, and had his hair clipped in Brennon manner.

  • The only person he knew who had really worked hard to make something of himself was Spike Brennon.

  • He had seen his chance to step in and punish Spike, and he had stepped—and Spike's straight left had been there.

  • "You handed yourself that one, kid," Spike had said, applying raw beef to it after their rubdown.

  • Then he gripped an arm of Spike Brennon, who had stood by him against the wall, "looking 'em over," as Spike had put it.