Word · Frequency #7843
spike
猛增;急剧上升
To increase sharply.
- 1.
To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.
用长钉或大钉固定。
- 2.
To set or furnish with spikes.
设置或配备尖刺。
- 3.
To embed nails into (a tree) so that any attempt to cut it down will damage equipment or injure people.
在树上嵌入钉子,以便任何砍伐尝试都会损坏设备或伤害人。
- 4.
To fix on a spike.
固定在尖刺上。
- 5.
To discard; to decide not to publish or make public.
丢弃;决定不发表或公开。
- 6.
To increase sharply.
急剧增加。
- 7.
To add alcohol or a drug into a drink, especially if covertly.
在饮料中加入酒精或药物,尤其是偷偷地。
- 8.
To add a small amount of one substance to another.
在一种物质中加入少量另一种物质。
- 9.
To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.
从通常高于网的高度进行攻击,意图将球直接打到对方地板上或对方拦网手上。
- 10.
To render (a gun) unusable by driving a metal spike into its touch hole.
通过在枪的火门中插入金属钉使其无法使用。
在(饮料)里偷偷掺入(酒精或药物);扣球;猛扣;掺入少量;加入少量;撤下(稿件);不予发表;用尖钉固定;给…装尖钉
In use
Electricity prices spiked last summer when everyone used air conditioning.
Food prices often spike after a bad harvest.
The company's profits are spiking now that more people are buying online.
spike + noun + with + noun
用于物理固定或刺穿。
He spiked the board with nails.
他用钉子把木板钉牢。
spike + noun
表示阻止或放弃某事。
The government spiked the proposal.
政府否决了这项提议。
Verb forms
base spike · third person spikes · -ing spiking · past spiked · past participle spiked
常规变化,注意过去式与过去分词同形
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- spike the ball
- 扣球(排球等)
- She spiked the ball over the net to win the point.她把球扣过网,赢得了这一分。
- spike a drink
- 在饮料中偷偷加入酒精或毒品
- Someone spiked her drink at the party.有人在派对上往她的饮料里加了料。
- spike with a nail
- 用钉子钉牢
- He spiked the boards together with a nail gun.他用钉枪把木板钉在一起。
- spike a rumor
- 阻止谣言传播
- The manager spiked the rumor before it spread.经理在谣言扩散之前就阻止了它。
- spike a story
- 拒绝发表(报道)
- The editor spiked the controversial article.编辑拒绝了这篇有争议的文章。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个巨大的铁钉(spike)被锤子猛力钉入,发出'啪'的一声,从此记住它表示钉牢或刺穿。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:体育比赛、日常谈话 作为动词,多用于描述用尖物刺穿的动作,在体育中尤指排球扣球。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the 'ike' spelling and rhyme with 'spike' (pronounced /spaɪk/). Their stressed vowel is the diphthong /aɪ/ and they end in /k/, making them perfect rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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