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- a thin, pointed piece of metal, wood, or another rigid material（金属、木头或其他硬质材料制的）尖状物。
1.1
- a large stout nail, especially one used to fasten a rail to a railway sleeper（尤指铁轨上的）道钉; 大钉。
1.2
- each of several metal points set into the sole of a running shoe to prevent slipping（跑鞋底上防滑的）鞋钉。
1.3
spikes
a pair of running shoes with such metal points（田径运动中穿的）钉鞋。
1.4
- chiefly Brit. a pointed metal rod standing on a base and used for filing paper items such as bills, or journalistic material considered for publication and rejected〈主英〉（账单、弃用的报刊文稿等存档用的）票插, 纸插。
1.5
- informal a hypodermic needle〈非正式〉皮下注射用的针头。
2
- a sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something（量或浓度）突增; 激增：
the oil price spike.
油价猛涨。
2.1
- Electronics a pulse of very short duration in which a rapid increase in voltage is followed by a rapid decrease【电子】脉冲尖峰。
3
- Brit. informal the casual ward of a hostel offering temporary accommodation for the homeless〈英, 非正式〉（廉价旅社中为无家可归的人提供的）临时简易床位。
with obj.
1
- impale on or pierce with a sharp point（用尖头）戳, 刺：
she spiked another oyster.
她又叉起了一个牡蛎。
1.1
- Baseball injure (a player) with the spikes on one's shoes【棒球】用钉鞋踩伤（对手）。
1.2
- (of a newspaper editor) reject (a story) by or as if by filing it on a spike（报纸编辑）弃置新闻稿不用：
the editors deemed the article in bad taste and spiked it.
编辑们认为这篇文章品位低下, 所以决定弃置不用。
1.3
- stop the progress of (a plan or undertaking); put an end to停止（计划, 任务）, 中止; 制止; 毁掉：
he doubted they would spike the entire effort over this one negotiation.
他怀疑他们会坏掉有关这次谈判的全部努力。
1.4
- historical render (a gun) useless by plugging up the vent with a spike〈史〉用大钉堵住火门使枪无用。
2
- form into or cover with sharp points形成尖状物; 以尖状物覆盖：
his hair was matted and spiked with blood.
他的头发结了块, 一簇簇尖尖的发梢上满是血迹。
2.1
- no obj. take on a sharp, pointed shape成尖形：
lightning spiked across the sky.
闪电划过天空。
2.2
- no obj. increase and then decrease sharply; reach a peak激增后猛降; 到峰顶：
oil prices would spike and fall again.
油价会先猛涨, 然后再回落。
3
- informal add alcohol or a drug to contaminate (drink or food) surreptitiously〈非正式〉秘密在（饮料, 食物）中加酒（或毒品）：
she bought me an orange juice and spiked it with vodka.
她给我买了一杯橙汁, 又悄悄地往里面掺了点伏特加。
ORIGIN: late 19th cent.: originally US slang.
3.1
- add sharp or pungent flavouring to (food or drink)（在食物, 饮料中）加辛辣刺激的调味料：
spike the liquid with lime or lemon juice.
在液体中加酸橙汁或柠檬汁。
3.2
- enrich (a nuclear reactor or its fuel) with a particular isotope在（核反应堆或燃料）中加某种放射性同位素。
4
- (in volleyball) hit (the ball) forcefully from a position near the net so that it moves downward into the opposite court（排球中）扣球。
4.1
- American Football fling (the ball) forcefully to the ground, typically in celebration of a touchdown or victory【美橄】摔（球）触地（多指为庆祝触地得分或比赛胜利）。
短语
spike someone's guns
- thwart someone's plans挫败某人的计划。
词源
Middle English: perhaps from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch spiker, related to SPOKE1. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.
- Botany a flower cluster formed of many flower heads attached directly to a long stem【植】穗, 穗状花序。比较CYME, RACEME.
词源
late Middle English (denoting an ear of corn)： from Latin spica （see SPICA）.