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Definition of pikestaff in English: pikestaffnoun ˈpʌɪkstɑːfˈpaɪkˌstæf historical The wooden shaft of a pike. 〈史〉矛柄，矛杆；枪柄，枪杆 Example sentencesExamples - Stick your head through and hey presto, it looks to have been impaled on a pikestaff above York's royal gateway.
- Skewered on a pikestaff high above the city, the silenced heads spoke eloquently of the fate awaiting those who dared plot against rulers of city and country.
- The judge will refrain from any references to his quill, or his gavel, or his pikestaff, and allow the defendant to be released to spread its insidious gospel.
Synonyms pole, stick, rod, staff, shank, upright
Phrases(as) plain as a pikestaff 1historical Very obvious. 显而易见的；一清二楚的 Example sentencesExamples - The reason for America's present activist foreign policy is as plain as a pikestaff and is known to everybody.
- It is characteristic of thoughtful people that they don't understand some things that to others are as plain as a pikestaff.
- Now there may be some at St. Blogs to whom it is plain as a pikestaff what the bishop needs to be doing.
- It is as plain as a pikestaff that you had too much to drink.
- But after the battering that it has taken this week, it is as plain as a pikestaff that most observers will be lining up with the Department of Finance on this one.
- The Attorney General filed an immediate petition to rehear saying "it is as plain as a pikestaff that a judge has no authority to impose a sentence above the presumptive minimum unless an enhancement factor is found."
- ‘It's as plain as a pikestaff,’ spokesman John Beyer told Private Aye, ‘that there's an attempt to influence public opinion.’
- Why Ireland scores poorly is as plain as a pikestaff.
- "It is plain as a pikestaff, is it not, say the Crown that this attack on Mr Turner was committed by men who had looked for and found weapons and had chosen a fence as a suitable source for those weapons.
- It is as plain as a pikestaff that we did not have all the relevant facts before us when we voted on March 18.
Synonyms clear, plain, plain to see, crystal clear, evident, apparent, manifest, patent, conspicuous, pronounced, transparent, clear-cut, palpable, prominent, marked, decided, salient, striking, distinct, bold, noticeable, perceptible, perceivable, visible, discernible, detectable, observable, tangible, recognizable 2historical Ordinary or unattractive in appearance. （长相）平凡的 Example sentencesExamples - "Queer child, that Hatty!plain as a pikestaff", and Mr. Lee took up his newspaper, and put his feet on the mantel.
- Good god, man, she's plain as a pikestaff with a wardrobe fresh out of the Salvation Army.
Synonyms unattractive, plain, plain-featured, plain-looking, plain as a pikestaff, ordinary-looking, unprepossessing, unlovely, ill-favoured, ugly
OriginLate 16th century: from pike2 + staff1. Definition of pikestaff in US English: pikestaffnounˈpaɪkˌstæfˈpīkˌstaf historical The wooden shaft of a pike. 〈史〉矛柄，矛杆；枪柄，枪杆 Example sentencesExamples - Stick your head through and hey presto, it looks to have been impaled on a pikestaff above York's royal gateway.
- The judge will refrain from any references to his quill, or his gavel, or his pikestaff, and allow the defendant to be released to spread its insidious gospel.
- Skewered on a pikestaff high above the city, the silenced heads spoke eloquently of the fate awaiting those who dared plot against rulers of city and country.
Synonyms pole, stick, rod, staff, shank, upright
Phrases(as) plain as a pikestaff 1historical Very obvious. 显而易见的；一清二楚的 Example sentencesExamples - Why Ireland scores poorly is as plain as a pikestaff.
- "It is plain as a pikestaff, is it not, say the Crown that this attack on Mr Turner was committed by men who had looked for and found weapons and had chosen a fence as a suitable source for those weapons.
- It is as plain as a pikestaff that you had too much to drink.
- But after the battering that it has taken this week, it is as plain as a pikestaff that most observers will be lining up with the Department of Finance on this one.
- The reason for America's present activist foreign policy is as plain as a pikestaff and is known to everybody.
- It is as plain as a pikestaff that we did not have all the relevant facts before us when we voted on March 18.
- The Attorney General filed an immediate petition to rehear saying "it is as plain as a pikestaff that a judge has no authority to impose a sentence above the presumptive minimum unless an enhancement factor is found."
- Now there may be some at St. Blogs to whom it is plain as a pikestaff what the bishop needs to be doing.
- ‘It's as plain as a pikestaff,’ spokesman John Beyer told Private Aye, ‘that there's an attempt to influence public opinion.’
- It is characteristic of thoughtful people that they don't understand some things that to others are as plain as a pikestaff.
Synonyms clear, plain, plain to see, crystal clear, evident, apparent, manifest, patent, conspicuous, pronounced, transparent, clear-cut, palpable, prominent, marked, decided, salient, striking, distinct, bold, noticeable, perceptible, perceivable, visible, discernible, detectable, observable, tangible, recognizable - 1.1Ordinary or unattractive in appearance.
（长相）平凡的 Example sentencesExamples - "Queer child, that Hatty!plain as a pikestaff", and Mr. Lee took up his newspaper, and put his feet on the mantel.
- Good god, man, she's plain as a pikestaff with a wardrobe fresh out of the Salvation Army.
Synonyms unattractive, plain, plain-featured, plain-looking, plain as a pikestaff, ordinary-looking, unprepossessing, unlovely, ill-favoured, ugly
OriginLate 16th century: from pike + staff. |